Safety Engineer (Backend) - Scale-Driven, Flexible Schedule

Valero Energy; Kailua (HI); On-site; USD 138,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Flexible schedule

Benefits

Job summary

Valero Energy in Kailua, Hawaii seeks a Safety Engineer to design, build, and maintain backend services using REST APIs and Swift. You’ll prototype Angular ideas, replace brittle REST with Spring Boot, and evaluate Laravel libraries while matching Google Cloud models to real behavior. Mentorship and a flexible schedule support Kailua life.

The role emphasizes clean, scalable code and cross-team collaboration with a focus on reliability and real-world impact.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented professionals who spot what others miss.
• Candor-rich, action-oriented mindset with balanced judgment.
• Ability to translate jargon into clear English.
• Curiosity to challenge assumptions and ask why.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services using REST and Swift.
• Prototype Angular ideas quickly to decide stack relevance.
• Replace brittle REST with a Spring Boot solution that scales in Kailua.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Laravel libraries.
• Collaborate with analysts so Google Cloud models reflect real behavior.
• Design Attention Management APIs for Kailua, HI teams.
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with user growth.

Skills

Attention to detail

Bias toward action

Clear communication

Problem solving

Tools

Swift

REST API

Angular

Spring Boot

Laravel

Google Cloud

Job description

Valero Energy in Kailua, Hawaii seeks a Safety Engineer to design, build, and maintain backend services using REST APIs and Swift. You’ll prototype Angular ideas, replace brittle REST with Spring Boot, and evaluate Laravel libraries while matching Google Cloud models to real behavior. Mentorship and a flexible schedule support Kailua life.

The role emphasizes clean, scalable code and cross-team collaboration with a focus on reliability and real-world impact.