Safety Engineer

Dollar General; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar General in Boston, MA is seeking a Safety Engineer who can passionately advocate for Linux and then align with the team's decisions. The role requires sharp time management and REST API expertise developed over 5 years, with a clear path for growth.

You will collaborate across teams to own Linux workstreams, integrate services, and develop RESTful APIs powering core Dollar General products, while translating metrics for leadership reviews.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of real-world engineering experience.
• Excellent teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to craft clear emails with appropriate tone.
• Deadline-driven approach with attention to feedback-driven detail.

Responsibilities

• Question the flat-and-fast Redis pattern and propose something cleaner.
• Trace a technology number through Customer Service services until it adds up.
• Trace a bug across three REST API services to the one bad line.
• Own the mid-level Linux workstream that unblocks the Boston roadmap.
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the Dollar General stack.
• Own the Linux release that Boston leadership has circled on the calendar.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Dollar General products.
• Translate Customer Service metrics into the chart leadership checks each morning.

Skills

Linux

REST API

Time management

Team player

Email tone

4+ years experience

Cross-functional

Rapport-building

Deadline-driven

Job description

Dollar General needs a Safety Engineer in MA who can argue passionately about Linux, then commit to whatever the team decides. Bring Time Management and REST API sharpened over 5 years, and Dollar General answers with $113,000 - $154,000 plus a clear path up.

Key Responsibilities

• Question the flat-and-fast Redis pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner
• Trace a technology number back through Customer Service services until it finally adds up
• Trace a heads-down-and-happy technology bug across three REST API services to the one bad line
• Own the mid-level Linux workstream that unblocks the rest of Dollar General's Boston, MA roadmap
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the Dollar General stack
• Own the Linux release that Boston leadership has circled on the calendar
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Dollar General products
• Translate Customer Service metrics into the one chart Dollar General leadership checks each morning

What You'll Bring

• A team player who lifts up colleagues and shares credit
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Judgment seasoned by at least 4 years of real consequences
• An eye for the feedback-driven detail that separates fine from finished
• Cross-functional ease, from Customer Service engineers to .NET Core marketers
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
• Experience thriving in a steady-handed, deadline-driven setting like Dollar General

Dollar General is an empowering engineering shop in Boston, MA where Linux and Customer Service are treated as the same discipline. We keep our process light so engineers can spend their energy on Linux and Customer Service, not bureaucracy.

Beyond the $113,000 - $154,000 base, Dollar General invests in your growth through paid certifications, conferences, and dedicated learning time.

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