Software Engineer

  • Portland, ME
  • Full-time
  • POSTED 1 MONTH AGO

About the job

This opportunity is located within our EnviroLogix business that develops and manufactures testing solutions for detecting GMOs, mycotoxins, plant pathogens, natural toxins and chemical contaminants in multiple agricultural matrices. Click here to learn more.

Job Description

General Summary:

The principal responsibility of the Software Engineer is to develop and maintain applications that support our QuickScan platform and the diagnostic tests that use them. QuickScan is a series of integrated hardware and software reader systems used to interpret lateral flow test results for operational decision-making at detection points all along the food and feed supply chain.

The Software Engineer is responsible for the development and maintenance of QuickScan software, including the addition of new features, debugging, and cross-platform support. This position will also collaborate with back-end and front-end developers to support integration of QuickScan software with the cloud-based data management system TotalHub. There may be opportunities for hardware development. The Software Engineer brings a customer-first approach to product development, investigation, and manufacturing support with internal and external users. This is a continuing growth position in software engineering and product technology with opportunities to explore and deepen enterprise-level skills on a wide variety of software and hardware systems.

Responsibilities Include:

Own the development and maintenance of QuickScan, including new features, refactoring, and defect resolution

Build and release engineering, including toolchain setup, build outputs and release management

Maintain project dependencies to ensure stable, repeatable builds across development environments

Write and maintain developer documentation including build/run SOPs and troubleshooting playbooks

Diagnose and resolve production issues reported by manufacturing, field teams, and customers

Follow change management best practices to maintain high product quality through the lifecycle

Collaborate with TotalHub integration partners to support workflows, data transport, and customer UX

Participate in formal problem solving and continuous improvement activities to reduce process waste

Contribute to design and troubleshooting discussions to gather voice-of-customer feedback

Create and maintain development documentation to preserve knowledge across the product lifecycle

Take ownership of communication including consistent follow-up with internal and external customers

Skills Required:

Strong experience building and supporting production C++ applications

Strong Qt experience with Qt Widgets/Qt Quick, UI tooling, and model/view patterns

Strong Windows native development/build experience, including MSVC toolchain and CLI builds

Experience with JavaScript in production environments is required

Strong debugging expertise, with proven ability to isolate failures across code, libraries, and dependencies

Superb and timely written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Experience with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools, including Teams

Demonstrated ability to create clarity through standard work and documentation

Agility to move from feature engineering to field support without losing quality

Commitment to repeatable execution across build, test, and release processes

Experience with Agile (Plan, Sprint, Review), formal problem solving, and continuous improvement is a plus

Experience using modern AI-assisted tools for debugging, documentation, and test acceleration is a plus

Experience with cloud integrations including Amazon Web Services and client-to-cloud data flows is a plus

Experience with Elixir and/or React programming or troubleshooting is a plus

Qualification Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/CE/EE (or related field) preferred

Minimum 3 – 4 years of experience developing and supporting C++ software in production environments

Additional skills training and certifications are welcome but not required

Physical Requirements:

Ability to lift up to 25 pounds

Ability to work in manufacturing, office, and laboratory environments

The anticipated range for this position is: $90,000 - $135,000 per year. Salary is determined in good faith based on factors such as the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, requirements of the position, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

EnviroLogix is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.