Software Engineer

Manufacturing Advantage; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 73,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Manufacturing Advantage in Madison is seeking a Software Engineer who thinks in Stress Management and dreams in TypeScript, with ownership of the codebase. The role offers a base salary of $73,000–$106,000 and standard temporary hours, along with benefits and flexibility.

You will refactor legacy Python modules, mentor mid-level engineers, and build CI tooling to speed up the team. Madison-based hiring continues as reviews proceed for this exciting software leadership opportunity.

Qualifications

• Experience in Madison, WI is preferred.
• Strong Python and Vue.js knowledge.
• Hands-on coding and debugging ability.
• Ability to mentor junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Mentor the mid-level cohort through their first real Stress Management on-call at Manufacturing Advantage
• Reach into legacy Python modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Reverse-engineer the bias-to-action GitLab CI format Manufacturing Advantage inherited and never documented
• Wire up Go feature flags so Manufacturing Advantage can test on Madison traffic risk-free
• Build the GitLab CI tooling that makes every other Madison engineer faster

Skills

Python

Vue.js

Go

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

GitLab CI

Job description

The Software Engineer we're after in Madison thinks in Stress Management, dreams in TypeScript, and argues about naming conventions for sport. Honestly, the draw is the ownership: $73,000 - $106,000 and temporary hours come standard, but the technology reins are the real prize.

Key Responsibilities

• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Mentor the mid-level cohort through their first real Stress Management on-call at Manufacturing Advantage
• Reach into legacy Python modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Reverse-engineer the bias-to-action GitLab CI format Manufacturing Advantage inherited and never documented
• Wire up Go feature flags so Manufacturing Advantage can test on Madison traffic risk-free
• Build the GitLab CI tooling that makes every other Madison engineer faster

What You'll Bring

• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain
• Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Madison, WI
• Strong working knowledge of Python and Vue.js
• Sound instincts for reading a room you've never been in before
• Hands‑on technology experience that holds up to follow‑up questions
• The kind of empathy that makes hard feedback land softly

At the heart of Manufacturing Advantage is an autonomy‑rich belief that great technology software should feel effortless. The fastest way to earn standing at Manufacturing Advantage is to make a teammate's hard problem disappear.

Earn a $73,000 - $106,000 base while a mentor accelerates your jump from mid-level to lead, with benefits and flexibility along for the ride.

Hiring as we speak in Madison, with daily reviews still underway.