Director of Engineering — Remote-First Tech Leader

Egreenservices; Bridgeport (CT); Remote; USD 169,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Sears is seeking a Director of Engineering in a temporary, remote-first capacity to tackle engineering challenges with autonomy. You will work from Bridgeport, CT, delivering data integration via Git APIs and building observability to catch failures early, while backfilling test coverage in Node.js and replacing fragile Ruby solutions.

You will influence the technology roadmap and collaborate across teams to ship robust, scalable features.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to deliver solutions in a temporary role.
• Willingness to own outcomes end-to-end.
• Experience bridging product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Wire Git APIs to Customer Service consumers so data lands where Bridgeport teams expect it.
• Establish observability so Sears detects failures before customers in CT.
• Backfill Node.js test coverage on high-risk areas of Sears codebase.
• Replace brittle Ruby hack with a scalable solution for Bridgeport scale.
• Deliver Ruby features aligned with Sears' technology roadmap.
• Revive flaky Customer Service tests to restore Bridgeport CT suite reliability.
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions.
• Challenge the Git pattern used by teams and propose cleaner approaches.

Skills

Curiosity

Accountability

Reliability

Strategic perspective

Job description

Sears is seeking a Director of Engineering in a temporary, remote-first capacity to tackle engineering challenges with autonomy. You will work from Bridgeport, CT, delivering data integration via Git APIs and building observability to catch failures early, while backfilling test coverage in Node.js and replacing fragile Ruby solutions.

You will influence the technology roadmap and collaborate across teams to ship robust, scalable features.