Software Engineer @ Mechanical Orchard (2024-05-16)

Company: Mechanical Orchard (Small) Location: San Francisco, Remote, Onsite Role Type: Permanent Sentiment: Having started my career in 2012 at Pivotal Labs SF (Hi, Tyler 👋), everything in the role description is a key aspect of what I recognize as a functioning software development process, from pairing and testing to collective ownership and cross-functional teams. Rating: 4

Description

Mechanical Orchard is a fast-growing startup that takes a fresh view on old problems. We replace legacy computing systems for the Global 2000, with a focus on mitigating risk and creating a genuinely solid foundation for innovating and adapting. 

Our background in software development and the impact on the industry is well known, and we've literally helped write the book on XP and other impactful agile practices. We’re applying the same thoughtfulness and rigor in weaving AI into everything we do. We believe in the durable principles behind agile, and embrace the power of cross-functional teams, collective ownership, test driven development, short feedback loops, and continuous improvement.

We are Generous, Ethical, Effective, and Kind.

As a Software Engineer at Mechanical Orchard, you will be expected to:

- Work as part of small, cross functional XP teams building production applications for customers or for Mechanical Orchard using Elixir or other modern programming languages
- Pair program with other engineers and collaborate closely with other roles such as  product managers and designers
- Apply and evolve XP engineering practices such pair programming, test-driven development, refactoring, continuous integration and continuous delivery
- Operate and support production applications as a team in the context of the agile DevOps model
- Help onboard client developers and/or new Mechanical Orchard team members with practices and techniques
- Lead and collaborate on technical discovery efforts for existing customer systems including legacy applications
- Continuously learn about relevant emerging technologies or practices and foster the growth of the organization through mentorship, tech talks, and other means

The ideal candidate has worked as a software engineer in a professional, team based environment, with some exposure or demonstrated passion for  XP practices such as pair programming and test driven development. 

They are comfortable as a full stack developer, and have expertise in at least one modern programming language and application framework.

Strong communication and collaboration skills as well as empathy are essential for working closely with the development team, customers, and others at Mechanical Orchard.

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Hey, I saw your post about MO. Rob is, so far as I can tell, currently handling all recruiting. So it's like the early days at Pivotal. I interviewed about a month ago. I have an offer contingent on their closing additional clients. I know others who were in this situation previously. Rob is preparing for future expected work, but as far as I know no new big client has signed (yet). I'm pretty excited to join the team, there are some incredible folks there. Just know that they aren't hiring right this instant, but this worked great for me as I was able to leave my job and will join whenever they can bring me on. Any delay in response is likely due to this, but I'm certain no resume with former Pivotal experience will be ignored. Best of luck!

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