Lead Software Engineer – Productivity Tools

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) • Pullman, WA

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About The Position

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 will 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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees