Director of Engineering

Energy Innovation Corp; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Production Systems Inc is seeking a Director of Engineering in Sterling Heights, MI, to lead advanced projects and own the People Management release.

You'll mentor engineers, drive features from ideation to production, optimize legacy MySQL modules, and tune queries under load, while shaping a team culture that values reliability and growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a technology leadership role with hands-on engineering.
• On-site work in Sterling Heights, MI preferred or willing to relocate.
• Experience with gRPC, Django, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to own the People Management subsystem and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own the People Management release that Sterling Heights leadership has circled on the calendar.
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Sterling Heights, MI production without dropping the baton.
• Reach into legacy MySQL modules and leave them cleaner than you found them.
• Tune Negotiation queries until the MI database stops timing out under load.
• Own the employee-centric People Management subsystem that the rest of Production Systems Inc quietly depends on.

Skills

gRPC

Django

CI/CD

People management

On-site

Tools

MySQL

Job description

Work alongside talented engineers in Sterling Heights to ship calmly-fast-moving features that delight users at every scale. Step into a Director of Engineering position at Production Systems Inc where $150,000 - $200,000, team support, and career growth come standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the People Management release that Sterling Heights leadership has circled on the calendar
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Sterling Heights, MI production without dropping the baton
• Reach into legacy MySQL modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Tune Negotiation queries until the MI database stops timing out under load
• Own the employee-centric People Management subsystem that the rest of Production Systems Inc quietly depends on

What You'll Bring

• Prior experience working on-site in Sterling Heights, MI, or willingness to relocate
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• 10+ years putting gRPC to work in a technology setting
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your technology expertise
• Hands-on familiarity with Django, sharpened by CI/CD side projects
• Calm under the remote-native chaos a director role tends to generate
• Willingness to commute to Sterling Heights, MI or work flexibly as needed

Production Systems Inc is the steady-handed MI company that built its name on technology work nobody else wanted to do properly. Inclusion isn't a slogan here; it shapes how we hire, promote, and run every meeting.

Here is the deal: $150,000 - $200,000, a mentor who answers, benefits that hold up, and a flexible contract schedule that fits real life.

Updated today, this Director of Engineering req has fresh dates and an open invitation.