At Mechanical Orchard, we specialize in safely rewriting the most critical and complex business applications—the software that runs the world as we know it today—so they’re ready to adapt quickly and easily to market challenges and opportunities. Our approach emerged from observing the decades-long failure patterns in modernization efforts and is designed to eliminate the risks and disruptions that characterize most projects.

Our background in software development and the impact on the industry is well known: we've literally helped write the book on XP and other impactful Agile practices. We’re applying the same thoughtfulness and rigor in applying AI pragmatically where it helps. 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’re bringing joy to beleaguered IT teams everywhere. Together, we’re seeing how applying craft, expertise, and technologies we’re building can fundamentally transform the way companies operate, innovate, and win. Our values are: Do the right thing. Do what works. Be 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 DevSecOps 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
You may be asked to participate in your team’s 24/7 on-call rotation for incident response and management needs

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.