Director of Engineering — Ownership, Growth, Mentorship

Energy Innovation Corp; Brooklyn Park (MN); On-site; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Clear ladder

Real benefits

Flexible freelance days

Job summary

VMware is seeking a Director of Engineering in Brooklyn Park, MN to own and drive critical initiatives. The role centers on scaling services, migrating CI/CD, and enabling rapid feature delivery from concept to production while maintaining a safety-first, customer-focused approach.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and shape the technical roadmap. The position offers mentorship, a clear ladder, and flexible freelance days within a dynamic, maker-minded environment.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of Kafka and Kotlin.
• Hands-on experience with modern Swift workflows and tooling.
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a director capacity.
• Real curiosity about why VMware customers do what they do.

Responsibilities

• Scale VMware's MySQL services from Brooklyn Park pilot to MN-wide rollout.
• Lead the CI/CD migration that retires the legacy stack.
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Swift.
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Brooklyn Park, MN production.
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Kafka libraries.

Skills

Kafka

Kotlin

Swift

Ownership

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

VMware is seeking a Director of Engineering in Brooklyn Park, MN to own and drive critical initiatives. The role centers on scaling services, migrating CI/CD, and enabling rapid feature delivery from concept to production while maintaining a safety-first, customer-focused approach.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and shape the technical roadmap. The position offers mentorship, a clear ladder, and flexible freelance days within a dynamic, maker-minded environment.