Work as part of small, cross functional XP team building infrastructure as code for our product teams to build and release Imogen, our Generative AI platform
Pair program with other engineers and collaborate closely with other roles such as product managers and designers
Work with client infrastructure, security, and network teams to deploy Imogen to their cloud infrastructure
Lead and collaborate on technical discovery efforts for existing customer systems cloud infrastructure and adapt Imogen to their public cloud estate
Apply and evolve XP engineering practices such as pair programming, test-driven development, refactoring, continuous integration and continuous delivery
Adapt XP practices for working with AI—whether co-writing code, managing agents and their context, or knowing when to push back and trust your own instincts
Operate and support production applications as a team in the context of the agile DevSecOps model
Help onboard client developers and/or new Mechanical Orchard team members with practices and techniques
Continuously learn about relevant emerging technologies or practices and foster the growth of the organization through mentorship, tech talks, and other means
Participate in a “follow the sun” on-call rotation for incident response and management of cloud infrastructure.
Requirements
Applicant must be a US citizen and reside in the United States
Experience working on projects for the United States government
Experience as a software engineer in a professional, team based environment, with exposure or demonstrated passion for XP practices such as pair programming and test driven development
Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software/Computer Engineering, or a related field or possess equivalent foundational experience such as completion of a coding bootcamp or similar technical training
Strategic thinking, technical skills, attention to detail
Ability to learn new software and technologies quickly
Strong communication and collaboration skills as well as empathy are essential for working closely with the development team, customers, and others at Mechanical Orchard
Comfortable with pair programming, Mechanical Orchard’s default mode of working together
Experience or demonstrated passion for cloud infrastructure and related tooling
Benefits
Equal Employment Opportunity
Reasonable accommodation for employees with protected disabilities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
infrastructure as codepair programmingtest-driven developmentrefactoringcontinuous integrationcontinuous deliverycloud infrastructureDevSecOpssoftware engineeringAI programming
Soft skills
strategic thinkingattention to detailstrong communicationcollaborationempathymentorshipadaptabilitylearning agilityteamworktechnical discovery
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Software EngineeringMaster’s degree in Computer Engineeringcoding bootcamp completion