The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Dollar General is hiring a Mechanical Engineer in Gaithersburg, MD.

• Role description

  This junior Mechanical Engineer opening is for someone who treats Collaboration documentation as a first draft they intend to improve. The junior Mechanical Engineer role rewards range — Java, Tailwind CSS, 1 years — with $70,000 - $100,000 and a seat that grows beyond it.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver contract projects
  • Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
  • Catch the forward-thinking Cross-Functional Collaboration regression in staging before it ever reaches Gaithersburg customers
  • Refine and maintain microservices that support Dollar General customers in Gaithersburg, MD
  • Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Java and PHP
  • Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Dollar General's growing user base
  • Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Cross-Functional Collaboration

  What You'll Bring

  • Experience translating C# complexity for a non-technical audience
  • Judgment seasoned by at least 1 years of real consequences
  • A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume
  • A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads

  Dollar General is a data-honest engineering shop in Gaithersburg, MD where Kubernetes and Collaboration are treated as the same discipline. Inclusion isn't a poster on the Gaithersburg, MD wall; it's who gets pulled into the room and heard.

  Beginning at $70,000 - $100,000, your growth is mentored, your benefits are full, and your hours flex to match life in Gaithersburg, MD.

  Our recruiters are reaching out to qualified Mechanical Engineer applicants every day this month.

  Click apply, tell your story, and let Dollar General be the place it finally clicks.

• Required skills

  • Kotlin
  • Redis
  • C#
  • GitLab CI
  • PHP
  • Java
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Kubernetes
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Collaboration

• Benefits & perks

  • Technology Stipend
  • Subscription to industry publications
  • Paid maternity leave
  • Stock Options
  • Paid business travel
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Tenure-based rewards
  • Cell phone plan discounts
  • Parking Allowance
  • Happy hours and social events
  • Nutrition counseling
  • Paid bereavement leave
  • Free coffee and espresso bar

• Apply before 2026-09-10

  Submit your application for this Contract technology position.