The Role
Media Excellence Group is looking for a $244,000 - $352,000 Director of Engineering to join our Honolulu, HI office and accelerate our product roadmap. Take stock: $244,000 - $352,000, freelance, 12 years of Java, and a director title that grows teeth as you prove yourself.
Key Responsibilities
- Stand up observability so Media Excellence Group sees failures before customers in HI do
- Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
- Profile Docker memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Honolulu nodes
- Build Docker dashboards so Media Excellence Group's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
- Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and RabbitMQ libraries
- Build the Stakeholder Management tooling that makes every other Honolulu engineer faster
- Stress-test Tailwind CSS systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
What You'll Bring
- The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
- Hands-on proficiency with Stakeholder Management, ideally paired with React
- Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your technology craft
- Proven JavaScript results, ideally seasoned in Honolulu, HI
- Hands-on RabbitMQ experience that survives a whiteboard interview
- Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
- A solid foundation in GraphQL, refined over 11+ years
The whole point of Media Excellence Group is to make Presentation Skills dependable, and that growth-minded mission has anchored it in Honolulu from day one. Inclusion isn't a slogan here; it shapes how we hire, promote, and run every meeting.
Secure $244,000 - $352,000, flexible remote options, equity, and a mentorship program designed to help you reach the next director.
The listing went live again hours ago for the freelance position.
Curious whether Media Excellence Group is the right move? Hit apply and find out from the inside.
Skills
- Docker
- GraphQL
- Express.js
- RabbitMQ
- Tailwind CSS
- Ansible
- Java
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- React
- Stakeholder Management
- Problem Solving
- Presentation Skills
Benefits
- Pool Table
- 401(k) Matching
- Oil Changes
- Medical insurance with low premiums
- Educational Assistance
- Paid certification exam fees
- Weight management programs
- Childcare subsidies
- Bring Your Dog to Work
- Paid sabbatical leave
- Fully remote position
- Employee Discounts
- Flexible Hours