Software Engineer

Energy Systems Corp; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Learning budgets

Weekly coaching

Job summary

Energy Systems Corp in Renton, WA seeks a Software Engineer to own critical backend and frontend tooling, including Tailwind-based self-service tools and a robust Express.js pipeline. The role emphasizes ownership, quality, and collaborative problem-solving on a team that values scalable, reliable software.

Bring 5 years of industry experience, a pragmatic approach, and strong GraphQL/gRPC skills to deliver high-quality systems.

Qualifications

• 5 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it.
• Ownership mindset and accountability for outcomes.
• Proficiency with GraphQL; willingness to learn written communication quickly.
• Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision.

Responsibilities

• Build Tailwind CSS self-service tools so Renton teams stop filing tickets for everything.
• Keep the Express.js build pipeline green so Renton deploys never wait on a red light.
• Apply Cypress and Attention Management to solve metrics-driven engineering challenges.
• Own the people-first gRPC subsystem that the rest of Energy Systems Corp quietly depends on.
• Set the MySQL coding standards the rest of Energy Systems Corp engineering follows.
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Renton, WA production without dropping the baton.
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team.
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Energy Systems Corp can explain.

Tools

GraphQL

gRPC

Express.js

Tailwind CSS

Cypress

MySQL

Job description

3 years of wrestling with gRPC taught you what good code feels like, and we want that instinct on our Software Engineer team. Energy Systems Corp frames it as a partnership $100,000 - $148,000 for your 3 years, ownership of technology work, and growth shared both ways.

Key Responsibilities

• Build Tailwind CSS self-service tools so Renton teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Keep the Express.js build pipeline green so Renton deploys never wait on a red light
• Apply Cypress and Attention Management to solve metrics-driven engineering challenges
• Own the people-first gRPC subsystem that the rest of Energy Systems Corp quietly depends on
• Set the MySQL coding standards the rest of Energy Systems Corp engineering follows
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Renton, WA production without dropping the baton
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Energy Systems Corp can explain

What You'll Bring

• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
• 5 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it
• Comfort being accountable for a boldly-pragmatic outcome in a temporary role
• Real proficiency with GraphQL, plus willingness to learn Written Communication fast
• Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision

Energy Systems Corp grew from a Renton kitchen table into a small-but-mighty technology company that Renton, WA now genuinely depends on. We hire for character and proudly-nerdy thinking, then trust the rest to follow.

Salaries here begin at $100,000 - $148,000, complemented by stock options, learning budgets, and weekly one-on-one coaching.

Nothing stale here: the Software Engineer slot was re-confirmed open earlier today.

Don't let a supportive Software Engineer opening in Renton become the one that got away.