Safety Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Benefits plan

Growth opportunities

Job summary

BKD is hiring a Safety Engineer on a contract basis in Beaverton, OR. The role focuses on delivering Python features, identifying bottlenecks, and refining the BKD tech stack with PostgreSQL/MongoDB expertise. Strong comms and gRPC experience are essential as you collaborate with stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

The position offers $124,000–$179,000 annually, mentorship, a benefits plan, and room to grow your AWS and Python capabilities alongside BKD’s engineering team.

Qualifications

• Experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB in production environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• 7+ years of professional experience.
• Experience with gRPC.
• Familiarity with BKD-scale workflows or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Ship fast-moving Python features that move BKD's technology roadmap forward.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively.
• Decode the undocumented Next.js service nobody at BKD remembers writing.
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the BKD stack.
• Explain tradeoffs to BKD execs in clear, executive-ready language.
• Wrangle PostgreSQL config across environments so Beaverton staging mirrors production.

Skills

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Communication skills

gRPC

7+ years experience

Tools

RabbitMQ

Next.js

AWS

Python

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

gRPC

Job description

We are assembling a world-class technology team and want a Safety Engineer who can write RabbitMQ that performs under pressure. We're hiring a senior Safety Engineer to join BKD on a contract basis, with $124,000 - $179,000 on offer and genuine room to advance.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship the fast-moving Python features that move BKD's technology roadmap forward
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Decode the undocumented Next.js service nobody at BKD remembers writing
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the BKD stack
• Walk technology stakeholders through Stakeholder Management tradeoffs in language BKD execs grasp
• Wrangle PostgreSQL config across environments so Beaverton staging mirrors production

What You'll Bring

• Enough PostgreSQL to be dangerous, enough MongoDB to be trusted
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 7 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it
• Proven aptitude for gRPC, ideally near Beaverton, OR
• Familiarity with BKD-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them

BKD is the make-it-better company technology professionals across OR reach for when the cheap option finally breaks. Our Beaverton team would rather over-communicate than leave a teammate guessing at midnight.

Yours for the taking: $124,000 - $179,000, a mentor, a benefits plan, and the room to grow your AWS and Python side by side.

The freshness clock just ticked over, and this Safety Engineer slot stays open.

The version of you that already works at BKD is just one application ahead.