Engineering Director: APIs, Microservices & Architecture Lead

Public Affairs Institute; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 145,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness perks

Kafka training

Flexible hours

Job summary

Public Affairs Institute in Memphis, TN is seeking a Director of Engineering. You will own technology outcomes with a focus on architecture, microservices, and resilient systems, paired with a team of engineers.

The role emphasizes driving impact while guiding Kotlin, Python, and .NET Core initiatives. You will translate business requirements into technical tasks, manage competing priorities, and ensure dependencies are patched.

Qualifications

• 10+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks.
• Director fluency in Kotlin; Cypress on your roadmap.
• Hands-on proficiency with RabbitMQ.
• Experience with .NET Core models and APIs.
• Ability to translate impact-driven business requirements into technical specs.
• Strong prioritization and deadline management.

Responsibilities

• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively.
• Watch Innovation error budgets and pump the brakes before Memphis, TN burns through them.
• Translate impact-driven business requirements into technical specifications and tasks.
• Refine and maintain microservices that support Public Affairs Institute customers in Memphis, TN.
• Keep Public Affairs Institute's Organization dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents.
• Pair with technology analysts so Public Affairs Institute's .NET Core models match real behavior.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

RabbitMQ

Cypress

Flask

Leadership

Tools

.NET Core

Job description

Public Affairs Institute in Memphis, TN is seeking a Director of Engineering. You will own technology outcomes with a focus on architecture, microservices, and resilient systems, paired with a team of engineers.

The role emphasizes driving impact while guiding Kotlin, Python, and .NET Core initiatives. You will translate business requirements into technical tasks, manage competing priorities, and ensure dependencies are patched.