Lead Software Engineer

You can write Jest that works or Git Hub Actions that lasts; our Lead Software Engineer role at Nestle is for engineers who insist on both. Lay it bare: contract Lead Software Engineer, $153,000 - $219,000, 8 years of Type Script, and a seat where Nestle decisions get shaped.

• Sketch Jest sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
• Keep Nestle's Jest CI under ten minutes so Newark, NJ engineers stay in flow
• Translate the experiment-friendly Ruby outage into fixes that make the next Newark launch dull
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Nestle products
• Defend Nestle uptime through the 2 a.m. Newark pages nobody volunteers for
• Cut RabbitMQ cold-start times so Nestle functions wake before NJ users notice
• Bridge Ruby and Kubernetes so the two halves of Nestle's platform finally talk

• Hands-on proficiency with Creativity, ideally paired with RabbitMQ
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• Jest fundamentals plus the Mentoring polish clients notice
• Sound instincts for reading a room you've never been in before
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
• Proven Type Script judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• The discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter

Long before technology was fashionable, Nestle was already solving it for businesses scattered across NJ. Feedback flows in every direction at Nestle, from the newest hire to the people signing the $153,000 - $219,000 checks.

You will grow fastest here, with $153,000 - $219,000, a mentor, benefits, and flexible Newark, NJ hours clearing the runway in front of you.

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