Director of Engineering (Contract) — Cloud, CI/CD & Uptime

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

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.