The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Chevron is hiring a Principal Software Engineer in Dayton, OH.

• Role description

  Chevron is wiring up its next product line, and the Principal Software Engineer we hire in Dayton, OH gets to choose half the tools. Picture this: a freelance Principal Software Engineer seat in Dayton, paying $128,000 - $183,000, where 10 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Own the principal Git workstream that unblocks the rest of Chevron's Dayton, OH roadmap
  • Keep Webpack schemas backward-compatible so Chevron never forces a breaking upgrade
  • Bridge Selenium and Project Management so the two halves of Chevron's platform finally talk
  • Defend Chevron uptime through the 2 a.m. Dayton pages nobody volunteers for
  • Build Node.js self-service tools so Dayton teams stop filing tickets for everything
  • Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Chevron users feel every click
  • Sketch the C# architecture, defend it in review, then build the thing

  What You'll Bring

  • A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
  • Comfort owning technology decisions in an OH market
  • Resilience measured across 10 years of technology cycles
  • Fluency in gRPC earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial
  • A people-centered bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
  • A knack for gRPC that colleagues quietly come to rely on
  • Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Dayton, OH deadlines bring

  Founded by engineers who believe small teams ship great software, Chevron now serves customers across the country from its Dayton, OH office. We assume good intent first and ask clarifying questions second, which keeps the ownership-driven days drama-free.

  Take home $128,000 - $183,000, build your Git under a mentor, lean on benefits, and shape a freelance week that finally fits.

  Live and unfilled as of this exact moment, ready for your interest.

  We promise a real review, a real reply, and a real shot, so send the application.

• Required skills

  • gRPC
  • Node.js
  • MongoDB
  • Selenium
  • Nginx
  • C#
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Git
  • Docker
  • Webpack
  • Problem Solving
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Delegation
  • Project Management

• Benefits & perks

  • 401(k) Matching
  • Pet insurance
  • Paid sick leave
  • Military leave
  • Game Room
  • Flexible Work Arrangements
  • Life Insurance
  • Identity theft protection

• Apply before 2026-08-16

  Submit your application for this Freelance technology position.