Director of Engineering

Energy Innovation Corp; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 190,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartTech Solutions, based in Hartford, CT, seeks a Director of Engineering to own the technical roadmap and execution across teams. The role emphasizes Rust API work, Kubernetes-scale challenges, and mentoring a growing engineering organization.

The ideal candidate will bring about a decade of hands-on tech experience, proven leadership with cross-functional teams, and a track record of shipping complex systems while balancing product and customer needs.

Qualifications

• About 10+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a director capacity.
• Curiosity about why SmartTech Solutions customers do what they do.
• Ability to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire.
• Self-direction that thrives in a distributed work environment.

Responsibilities

• Wire Rust APIs to Kubernetes consumers so data lands where Hartford teams expect it.
• Build the Cypress feature to win back CT accounts SmartTech Solutions lost.
• Advance the Rust integration to prevent events from dropping at midnight.
• Trim cloud spend by right-sizing Kubernetes infrastructure in Hartford, CT.
• Apply Cypress and Stakeholder Management to tackle quality-driven engineering challenges.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Mentorship

Problem solving

Leadership

Tools

Rust

Kubernetes

React

Cypress

Job description

If clean APIs give you a small private thrill, the Director of Engineering role at SmartTech Solutions in Hartford, CT was practically written for you. Plainly put, SmartTech Solutions wants 10 years of Decision Making, will pay $190,000 - $254,000, and expects you to own the result.

Key Responsibilities

• Wire Rust APIs to Kubernetes consumers so data lands where Hartford teams expect it
• Build the generously-mentoring Cypress feature that wins back the CT accounts SmartTech Solutions lost
• Chase down the Rust integration that silently drops SmartTech Solutions events at midnight
• Trim SmartTech Solutions's cloud bill by right-sizing the Kubernetes infrastructure in Hartford, CT
• Apply Cypress and Stakeholder Management to solve quality-focused engineering challenges

What You’ll Bring

• Real curiosity about why SmartTech Solutions customers do what they do
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• Proven follow-through, measured in shipped things rather than good intentions
• Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel
• Around 10+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a director capacity

SmartTech Solutions sits at the intersection of React and Stakeholder Management, quietly powering technology workflows from its Hartford base. Feedback flows in every direction, so good ideas reach the table no matter who voices them.

What sits behind the $190,000 - $254,000 offer is a SmartTech Solutions culture built on real mentorship, generous benefits, and schedules that bend toward family.

Marked current today, the temporary opportunity at SmartTech Solutions is accepting candidates.