Director of Engineering

General Electric; Aberdeen (SD); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

General Electric in Aberdeen, SD invites a Director of Engineering to balance speed and stability while delivering software used by millions. This hybrid role centers in Aberdeen, with a salary range of $160,000–$236,000 and meaningful influence over how work gets done.

You will translate metrics, build self-service PostgreSQL tools, and tune caching to support the Aberdeen launch. A strong emphasis on testing, security, and observability underpins the role, with ownership and collaboration at

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams to ship scalable software.
• Ability to balance speed and stability in delivery.
• Hybrid work model in Aberdeen, SD with on-site collaboration.
• Willingness to relocate or work on-site in Aberdeen, SD.

Responsibilities

• Translate PostgreSQL metrics into a single leadership dashboard used by GE leadership.
• Build PostgreSQL self-service tools to reduce ticketing and accelerate work.
• Tune caching and performance to handle launch spikes on existing hardware.
• Drive adoption of testing, security, and observability best practices.

Skills

Accountability

Customer-focused

Ownership mindset

Collaboration

Tools

PostgreSQL

GraphQL

Job description

We are hiring a Director of Engineering who can balance speed and stability while shipping software used by millions. Picture this: a hybrid Director of Engineering seat in Aberdeen, paying $160,000 - $236,000, where 10 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate PostgreSQL metrics into the one chart General Electric leadership checks each morning
• Build PostgreSQL self-service tools so Aberdeen teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Tune Analytical Thinking caching so General Electric survives the Aberdeen launch spike on the same hardware
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
• Ship GraphQL fixes to General Electric customers in Aberdeen, SD the same day they report them

What You'll Bring

• Comfort being accountable for a service-minded outcome in a hybrid role
• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
• Fluency in Flexibility earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial
• An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes
• Prior experience working on-site in Aberdeen, SD, or willingness to relocate
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork

People choose General Electric because we pair hands-on technology with a team that genuinely cares, right here in Aberdeen. We give director hires room to fail small so they can later succeed big on technology work.

Money matters, so we lead with $160,000 - $236,000; then come the wellness perks, the Flexibility training, and hours you actually control.

We stamped it current today; the hybrid opening is genuinely accepting candidates.