Lead Software Engineer – Productivity Tools

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) • Pullman, WA

2d • $115,290 - $170,349 • Onsite

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’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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

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.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Superior benefits
• Inspiring work
• Employee-owned
• Employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• Personal 401(k) options
• Top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 10 paid holidays
• Annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days
• 9 paid sick days
• Paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay
• STEM courses
• Apprenticeships
• Tuition assistance
• Engineering development programs
• Wellness benefits
• Fertility benefits
• Adoption benefits
• Flexible spending benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior