Director of Engineering

ByteStream Solutions; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 119,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth plan

Mentor

Benefits for life beyond Topeka office

Job summary

ByteStream Solutions is seeking a Director of Engineering on a contract basis in Topeka, KS. You will lead critical engineering efforts, drive cloud migrations, and oversee CI/CD infrastructure across local teams. The role demands senior leadership, deep technical judgment, and a track record of reliable delivery.

The package includes a substantial salary range, a growth plan, mentorship, and benefits tailored for life beyond the Topeka office.

Qualifications

• Senior engineering leadership experience at director level or higher.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams and drive outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving with candor and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Read Kotlin stack traces and trace bugs to root cause.
• Support migration of on‑prem services to cloud-native architecture.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across KS teams.
• Defend uptime and handle late-night pager duties in Topeka.
• Pair PHP and Django in scalable pipelines.
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix user-reported issues.

Skills

10+ years experience

Cross-functional leadership

Risk awareness

Director capacity

Detail-oriented

Market familiarity (Topeka)

Candor under pressure

Cultural awareness

Express.js experience

Tools

Kotlin

Express.js

Django

PHP

CI/CD tooling

Job description

We need someone who reads stack traces the way other people read headlines, and we're calling that someone a Director of Engineering. Set against the usual technology listings, this contract role at ByteStream Solutions stands out for one reason — it pays $119,000 - $179,000 and trusts you.

Key Responsibilities

• Read the Kotlin stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across KS engineering teams
• Defend ByteStream Solutions uptime through the 2 a.m. Topeka pages nobody volunteers for
• Pair PHP and Django in a pipeline ByteStream Solutions can extend without your help later
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools

What You'll Bring

• Enough Cultural Awareness to be dangerous, enough Express.js to be trusted
• 10+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a director capacity
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy
• Familiarity with the Topeka market and local technology landscape
• Candor-rich problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission

The hardworking minds at ByteStream Solutions have made Topeka, KS an unlikely hub for serious Growth Mindset and Django work. Every voice in the KS office gets airtime, especially the ones still finding their volume.

You will see $119,000 - $179,000 on the offer, plus a growth plan, a mentor, and benefits tuned for life beyond the Topeka office.

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