The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  DataFlow Systems is hiring a Director of Engineering in Flint, MI.

• Role description

  Half craft, half stubbornness, our Director of Engineering role asks you to make Kotlin systems behave under pressure they were never promised. The center of gravity here is ownership — $128,000 - $196,000 and a freelance schedule orbit it, and 11 years gets you in the door.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture
  • Hand off CI/CD runbooks so the next on-call at DataFlow Systems sleeps better
  • Containerize applications and manage deployments with Google Cloud and Flask
  • Untangle the Kotlin dependency knots that have slowed Flint releases for months
  • Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
  • Spike a Process Improvement proof of concept fast when DataFlow Systems needs a yes-or-no answer
  • Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
  • Tune Work Ethic queries until the MI database stops timing out under load

  What You'll Bring

  • Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
  • Familiarity with the rhythms of an ambitious freelance team
  • Enough Process Improvement to be dangerous, enough Flask to be trusted
  • A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your technology expertise
  • Hands-on proficiency with Process Improvement, ideally paired with Work Ethic

  The story of DataFlow Systems is really the story of Flint, MI betting on an impact-driven idea about technology and being proven right. Trust, transparency, and steady momentum are the three things we protect above all else.

  We back $128,000 - $196,000 with a growth ladder, a mentor invested in your Process Improvement, and benefits that travel with you across Flint, MI.

  We bumped the date today, signaling this Director of Engineering search is ongoing.

  We're hiring, and your application could be the one we've been waiting for.

• Required skills

  • Flask
  • CI/CD
  • Kotlin
  • Spring Boot
  • Google Cloud
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Process Improvement
  • Work Ethic

• Benefits & perks

  • Community service opportunities
  • Professional association memberships
  • Biometric screenings
  • Subscription to industry publications
  • Relocation assistance
  • First-week welcome kit
  • Annual company offsite
  • Sabbatical for long-tenured employees
  • New hire onboarding stipend
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Meditation and mindfulness apps
  • Family Leave
  • Hearing aid coverage

• Apply before 2026-09-17

  Submit your application for this Freelance technology position.