Software Engineer II

JobNimbus; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JobNimbus in Salt Lake City is seeking a software engineer who owns features end-to-end, applies AI to optimize coding, testing, and monitoring, and contributes to subsystems of moderate complexity.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate across teams, and set the standard for engineering quality and responsible AI use while balancing speed and quality in delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering features end-to-end and ownership of subsystems of moderate complexity.
• Proven track record using AI tools to accelerate coding, testing, debugging, and monitoring.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across teams.
• Ability to balance speed and quality under delivery pressure.
• Strong problem-solving skills and proactive learning mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own features end-to-end, from technical design through production
• Apply AI for optimization, debugging, feasibility checks, and regression coverage
• Contribute meaningfully to technical designs before code gets written
• Understand and optimize subsystems of moderate complexity
• Use AI-driven monitoring and anomaly detection to catch problems early
• Mentor new hires and junior engineers
• Collaborate across team boundaries and set engineering standards
• Improve testing, monitoring, and delivery practices with AI-enhanced automation
• Balance speed and quality—ship often, ship safely
• Shape design and implementation choices at the team level
• Share learnings about AI-assisted development across teams
• Make thoughtful trade-offs, not just deliver what's asked

Skills

End-to-end ownership

AI in development

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Job description

We are obsessed with the hero's journey at JobNimbus. Every person has a hero's journey—Hermione Granger, James T. Kirk, Frodo Baggins, Anna & Elsa, Nacho Libre, and even YOU! This is our “call to adventure” to come check out JobNimbus. What do you have to lose? You might make a few new friends, learn about a sick new company doing some amazing things, and maybe even land a new job!

Mission

Your guiding vision: You deliver features end-to-end with predictability and quality. You apply AI to optimize coding, testing, and monitoring, and own subsystems of moderate complexity. The BHAG you're working toward: Own features end-to-end, leveraging AI to deliver high-quality solutions faster — consistently producing features that solve real customer problems, improve their workflows, and inspire customer confidence and loyalty. This is not a ticket-clearing role. This is a seat where your code, your judgment, and your AI fluency directly shape what customers experience.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own features end-to-end, from technical design through production
• Apply AI for optimization, debugging, feasibility checks, and regression coverage
• Contribute meaningfully to technical designs before code gets written
• Understand and optimize subsystems of moderate complexity
• Use AI-driven monitoring and anomaly detection to catch problems before customers do
• Mentor new hires and junior engineers
• Collaborate across team boundaries rather than staying in your lane
• Set the standard for engineering quality and responsible AI use
• Improve testing, monitoring, and delivery practices with AI-enhanced automation
• Balance speed and quality — ship often, ship safely
• Shape design and implementation choices at the team level
• Share what you learn about AI-assisted development across teams
• Make and defend thoughtful trade-offs, not just deliver what's asked

What Makes You The Hero For This Job

• A track record of shipping features end-to-end, not just tickets closed
• Proven experience using AI tools to accelerate coding, testing, debugging, and monitoring — and the judgment to know where AI helps and where it doesn't
• Real experience owning a subsystem of moderate complexity, including the trade-offs that come with it
• A track record of mentoring junior engineers and collaborating well outside your immediate team
• Deep instincts for balancing speed and quality under real delivery pressure
• Comfort being measured — you want to see your KPIs, not avoid them
• A growth mindset that shows up in action: you're already looking for the next skill to pick up

Superpowers

• Extreme Ownership. You own the outcomes, drive initiatives, and solve problems proactively. If you need direction and someone to hold your hand, this job is not for you.
• Customer Obsessed. Everything we build should leave our customers saying, “Aw dip. This product is off the charts cool. Whoever wrote that code deserves a raise!”
• Proactive Learning. You stay ahead of the curve, continuously learning and implementing cutting-edge technologies.
• Team Commitment. You show up for your teammates, raise blockers early, and deliver results together.
• Self Awareness. You know your strengths, weaknesses, and how to surround yourself with the right talent to succeed.

Mentor (Hit us up to get more information)

Dustan Halbach - Specialist in hiring amazing people for Product & Engineering, avid outdoorsman, and a better poker player than you probably think.