Lead Software Engineer - Productivity Tools
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

SEL has ambitious goals for developing products that make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. When open-source or off-the-shelf development tools don't meet the unique needs of our engineering domains, we'll call on you to rapidly create and scale high-quality, custom solutions. As a Lead Software Engineer joining a new productivity tools team, you'll be responsible for improving existing tools, collaborating on a roadmap of new tools, training users, and shaping team culture. In 6-12 months, you'll be exceeding the expectations of internal customers and improving their productivity by 2-10x.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive R&D quality and productivity through innovative, custom software tools.
• Define, collect, and report on measures aligned with productivity outcomes.
• Lead the full application lifecycle of those tools and document its artifacts.
• Strategize automated test, release readiness, and post-release support.
• Define, adopt, and continuously improve development processes.
• Mentor software engineers, associate engineers, and interns.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent
• Six years of full-stack development experience
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Excellent writing, documentation, and speaking skills
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Enterprise systems and data pipelines
• AI assistants, such as GitHub Copilot
• AI-powered tool/workflow integration
• CI/CD automation tools, like Jenkins
• Windows development frameworks
• Python or other scripting languages
• Database design and administration
• Open-source software development

Location: Pullman, WA

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.

• We're 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
  
• We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  
• We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
  
• We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
  
• Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.
  

Pay Range Data:

Lead Software Engineer - $115, 290 - 170,349

We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location. We base our starting pay offer and title on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.

Communication with Applicants

We communicate with all applicants. If you do not receive a response about your application, please check your SPAM filter or reach out to us at careers@selinc.com.

SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.

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