Director of Engineering - Mentorship-Driven Tech Leader

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

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.