Safety Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Monroe (LA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 74,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor in your corner

Full benefits

Flexible hours

Job summary

Public Policy Institute is seeking a Safety Engineer to join our Monroe, LA team on internship hours, delivering practical engineering solutions with a focus on reliability and speed.

You will tune microservices, build Docker self-service tools, and develop Python tooling to accelerate the work of Monroe engineers, while aggregating React telemetry into actionable dashboards for leadership. Expect a collaborative, fast-moving environment with flexible hours in Monroe.

Qualifications

• Fluency across Prioritization and Python for tooling and automation.
• Solid Microservices grounding with Docker you can pick up quickly.
• Hands-on Docker experience that survives a whiteboard interview.

Responsibilities

• Tune Microservices queries until the LA database stops timing out under load.
• Build Docker self-service tools so Monroe teams stop filing tickets for everything.
• Build the Python tooling that makes every other Monroe engineer faster.
• Pull React telemetry into dashboards Public Policy Institute leaders actually open.
• Re-architect the technology flow so Prioritization handles ten times Monroe's current load.
• Ship incremental improvements to Public Policy Institute's Monroe platform on a regular cadence.
• Coordinate releases with stakeholders across Monroe, LA and remote teams.

Skills

Prioritization

Python

Microservices

Docker

Deadline pressure

Tools

Docker

React

Job description

Public Policy Institute pairs purpose-led engineering challenges with the autonomy to solve them, and we need a Safety Engineer to dive in. Strip away the buzzwords and here's the deal — $47,000 - $74,000, internship hours, and a technology team at Public Policy Institute that actually hands you the keys.

Key Responsibilities

• Tune Microservices queries until the LA database stops timing out under load
• Build Docker self-service tools so Monroe teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Build the Python tooling that makes every other Monroe engineer faster
• Pull React telemetry into dashboards Public Policy Institute leaders actually open
• Re-architect the technology flow so Prioritization handles ten times Monroe's current load
• Ship incremental improvements to Public Policy Institute's Monroe platform on a regular cadence
• Coordinate releases with stakeholders across Monroe, LA and remote teams

What You'll Bring

• Fluency across Prioritization and Python, with strong opinions on both
• Solid Microservices grounding, plus Docker you can pick up on the fly
• Hands-on Docker experience that survives a whiteboard interview
• Track record that proves you can detail-loving ship under deadline pressure

Our Monroe, LA headquarters is home to a mission-soaked group of builders, designers, and problem-solvers at Public Policy Institute. We assume good intent first and ask clarifying questions second, which keeps the slow-to-anger days drama-free.

What you get for saying yes: $47,000 - $74,000,

• a mentor in your corner
• full benefits
• hours that flex toward what matters in Monroe.

The search is live, the seat is funded, and we are interviewing this week.