Software Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 73,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinder Morgan is seeking a Software Engineer in Portland to build robust Java/Express.js solutions, with a base salary of $73,000–$105,000. The role targets mid-level engineers with at least 3 years of experience and a contract schedule.

Expect a growth path, mentorship, and a team that values practical, reliable software. The posting notes steady contract work and a stable environment where collaboration and accountability are prized.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Practical Linux skills sharpened in a contract setting.
• Experience thriving in a deadline-driven, contracting environment.
• A ME work history or strong reasons you’ll thrive in this market.

Responsibilities

• Keep the Creativity service humming through Portland’s holiday traffic surge.
• Translate business requirements into technical specs and tasks.
• Mentor mid-level engineers through their first Elasticsearch on-call.
• Carry an Elasticsearch feature through code freeze without destabilizing the system.
• Backfill test coverage on risky areas of the codebase.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Linux-based apps.
• Spike a Creativity proof of concept quickly when a decision is needed.

Skills

Deadline-driven mindset

Team mentorship

Contract work experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Linux

Elasticsearch

Job description

You can write Java that works or Express.js that lasts; our Software Engineer role at Kinder Morgan is for engineers who insist on both. Stack the numbers: $73,000 - $105,000, 3 years required, contract schedule, and a mid-level seat that grows as fast as you do.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep the technology Creativity service humming through Portland's holiday traffic surge
• Translate customer-obsessed business requirements into technical specifications and tasks
• Mentor the mid-level cohort through their first real Elasticsearch on-call at Kinder Morgan
• Carry a supportive Elasticsearch feature through code freeze without breaking Kinder Morgan stability
• Backfill Professionalism test coverage on the riskiest corners of Kinder Morgan's codebase
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Linux-based applications
• Spike a Creativity proof of concept fast when Kinder Morgan needs a yes-or-no answer

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Practical Linux skills sharpened in a contract setting
• Experience thriving in a deadline-driven, deadline-driven setting like Kinder Morgan
• A ME work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
• A ME sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market

Kinder Morgan is the kind of warm-yet-rigorous Portland company that technology engineers leave their old jobs to join. Disagreement is welcome here, but once we decide, the whole Kinder Morgan team rows in the same direction.

Expect a $73,000 - $105,000 base, a growth path with milestones, a mentor who shows up, and benefits that make staying at Kinder Morgan easy.

We bumped this posting hours ago because the role is still very much open.

If steady contract work with real stakes appeals to you, the Software Engineer chair is waiting.