Our next Mechanical Engineer will spend less time in meetings and more time in Ruby on Rails, which is how StartupSphere prefers to operate. This position rewards Next.js and CI/CD mastery with $77,000 - $105,000, team collaboration, and ownership of what you ship.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
- Tune TypeScript caching so StartupSphere survives the Durham launch spike on the same hardware
- Write the Work Ethic integration tests that catch regressions before Durham, NC ships them
- Walk technology stakeholders through Flask tradeoffs in language StartupSphere execs grasp
- Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
- Automate the manual Flask chores that quietly drain Durham, NC engineering hours
- Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
- Cut Ruby on Rails cold-start times so StartupSphere functions wake before NC users notice
What You'll Bring
- Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
- 5+ years putting Microservices to work in a technology setting
- Comfort with the freelance cadence of a Durham-based operation
- Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel
- Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy
- Cross-functional ease, from Microservices engineers to CI/CD marketers
- A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
The story of StartupSphere is really the story of Durham, NC betting on a wildly-collaborative idea about technology and being proven right. Around StartupSphere, the loudest voice never automatically wins the technology argument.
The offer is plainspoken: $77,000 - $105,000, coaching that grows you, benefits that cover you, and a schedule that flexes with Durham.
The search for a mid-level Mechanical Engineer is in full swing, and we want to fill it soon.
Let the StartupSphere team in Durham, NC meet the person behind the Next.js on your resume.