Director of Engineering

Retail Plus Inc; Lubbock (TX); Remote; USD 141,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Retail Plus Inc. seeks a Director of Engineering fluent in Django to lead high-availability platforms from Lubbock, TX. The role emphasizes trust, strategic oversight, and a remote-first approach with a salary range of $141,000–$207,000, plus tools and parental leave.

You will guide sprint planning, technology roadmaps, and Python-based tradeoffs while mentoring engineers and ensuring robust build processes across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with Jenkins, Git, and Ansible in production environments.
• Strong Django experience and Python fluency for web platforms.
• Ability to prioritize under pressure and drive engineering roadmaps.
• Resilience across long technology cycles and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Translate outages and incidents into durable fixes to prevent repeat issues.
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning.
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and roadmap discussions.
• Explain Python/Django tradeoffs to executives and stakeholders.
• Translate compliance rules into build guardrails and processes.
• Sketch Django sequence diagrams to clarify system flows.

Skills

Django

Jenkins

Ansible

Git

Prioritization

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Git

Python

Job description

We engineer high-availability platforms, and we are searching for a Director of Engineering fluent in Django to keep them humming. Everything about this Director of Engineering post says trust — $141,000 - $207,000, freelance flexibility, and 10 years rewarded with real say.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate the high-energy Ansible outage into fixes that make the next Lubbock launch dull
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within Retail Plus Inc
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
• Walk technology stakeholders through Python tradeoffs in language Retail Plus Inc execs grasp
• Translate technology compliance rules into Process Improvement guardrails baked into the build
• Sketch Django sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
• Document the Jenkins system so the next director engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Build the Delegation tooling that makes every other Lubbock engineer faster

What You'll Bring

• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• Real Jenkins chops, plus the Django curiosity to keep growing
• Ruthlessly-focused problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• Strong working knowledge of Ansible and Git
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• Resilience measured across 10 years of technology cycles

Our Lubbock, TX headquarters is home to an endlessly-iterating group of builders, designers, and problem-solvers at Retail Plus Inc. We hold space for disagreement, then commit fully once the technology call is made.

Count on $141,000 - $207,000, remote-first flexibility, parental leave, and a stipend for the tools and courses you need.

This role is being actively staffed, with offers expected before the quarter closes.