Director of Engineering

Egreenservices; Bridgeport (CT); Remote; USD 169,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Sears is seeking a Director of Engineering in a temporary, remote-first capacity to tackle engineering challenges with autonomy. You will work from Bridgeport, CT, delivering data integration via Git APIs and building observability to catch failures early, while backfilling test coverage in Node.js and replacing fragile Ruby solutions.

You will influence the technology roadmap and collaborate across teams to ship robust, scalable features.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to deliver solutions in a temporary role.
• Willingness to own outcomes end-to-end.
• Experience bridging product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Wire Git APIs to Customer Service consumers so data lands where Bridgeport teams expect it.
• Establish observability so Sears detects failures before customers in CT.
• Backfill Node.js test coverage on high-risk areas of Sears codebase.
• Replace brittle Ruby hack with a scalable solution for Bridgeport scale.
• Deliver Ruby features aligned with Sears' technology roadmap.
• Revive flaky Customer Service tests to restore Bridgeport CT suite reliability.
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions.
• Challenge the Git pattern used by teams and propose cleaner approaches.

Skills

Curiosity

Accountability

Reliability

Strategic perspective

Job description

Sears pairs scrappy-but-steady engineering challenges with the autonomy to solve them, and we need a Director of Engineering to dive in. Set against the usual technology listings, this temporary role at Sears stands out for one reason — it pays $169,000 - $261,000 and trusts you.

Key Responsibilities

• Wire Git APIs to Customer Service consumers so data lands where Bridgeport teams expect it
• Stand up observability so Sears sees failures before customers in CT do
• Backfill Node.js test coverage on the riskiest corners of Sears's codebase
• Replace the brittle Ruby hack with a Facilitation solution that survives Bridgeport scale
• Ship the solutions-focused Ruby features that move Sears's technology roadmap forward
• Resurrect flaky Customer Service tests until the Bridgeport, CT suite is trustworthy again
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
• Question the service-minded Git pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner

What You'll Bring

• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• Comfort being accountable for a solutions-focused outcome in a temporary role
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• A point of view on Sears's space, sharpened by your own reading

Run from a single floor in Bridgeport, CT, Sears is a slow-to-anger reminder that technology breakthroughs still start small. Mentorship goes both ways at Sears, and seniority never means having all the answers.

With $169,000 - $261,000 as the anchor, expect mentorship, a benefits package worth bragging about, and the latitude to work remote-first.