The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Fortive is hiring a Software Engineer in West Covina, CA.

• Role description

  From prototype to production, our Software Engineer role puts you at the center of building software people rely on. This senior opening gives you $135,000 - $197,000, hands-on ownership, and the mentorship to keep growing in technology.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver part-time projects
  • Own the senior Professionalism workstream that unblocks the rest of Fortive's West Covina, CA roadmap
  • Own the service-minded edge cases in Fortive's Initiative billing nobody else wants to touch
  • Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within Fortive
  • Sketch MongoDB sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
  • Ship Git experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
  • Spot the fast-paced Creativity anti-pattern in review before it spreads through Fortive
  • Write the Rust integration tests that catch regressions before West Covina, CA ships them

  What You'll Bring

  • A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
  • Around 6+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role
  • Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a part-time project
  • 6+ years navigating the politics that technology work attracts

  Fortive has become the entrepreneurial name technology buyers across CA bring up when someone asks who actually knows MongoDB. Here, ownership means you're empowered to fix what's broken without waiting for permission.

  We combine $135,000 - $197,000 with flexible remote work, paid volunteer days, and clear opportunities for advancement.

  We are filling this Software Engineer seat now, with onboarding planned for the near term.

  This senior role won't stay open long, so apply while you can.

• Required skills

  • Go
  • REST API
  • Redis
  • Rust
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Laravel
  • JavaScript
  • Git
  • Terraform
  • MongoDB
  • Initiative
  • Professionalism
  • Creativity

• Benefits & perks

  • Employee resource groups (ERGs)
  • Career transition support
  • Snacks and Beverages
  • Bring Your Dog to Work
  • Technology Stipend
  • Online course subscriptions
  • Community service opportunities
  • Pet-Friendly Office

• Apply before 2026-09-03

  Submit your application for this Part-time technology position.