The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Walgreens is hiring a Director of Engineering in Iowa City, IA.

• Role description

  Our technology stack is growing faster than our team, so Walgreens is bringing on a Director of Engineering to keep the architecture honest. You supply 12 years and Multitasking; Walgreens supplies $178,000 - $268,000, an Iowa City home, and growth that does not flatten out.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Translate technology compliance rules into Emotional Intelligence guardrails baked into the build
  • Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within Walgreens
  • Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early
  • Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Conflict Resolution and Docker
  • Translate fuzzy product wishes from Walgreens stakeholders into shippable Microservices services

  What You'll Bring

  • Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy
  • Hands-on proficiency with Elasticsearch, ideally paired with Emotional Intelligence
  • Proven track record delivering results as a Director of Engineering
  • The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
  • A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
  • Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Iowa City, IA

  The mission-soaked minds at Walgreens have made Iowa City, IA an unlikely hub for serious C# and Docker work. We move fast on Docker but slow down whenever someone says they feel rushed past good judgment.

  Here is the deal: $178,000 - $268,000, a mentor who answers, benefits that hold up, and a flexible part-time schedule that fits real life.

  New applicants this week join a hiring cycle that is already in motion.

  Apply now and a real person from Walgreens will get back to you, not an autoresponder.

• Required skills

  • Microservices
  • Docker
  • Ruby
  • Jest
  • Terraform
  • .NET Core
  • Go
  • Redis
  • Elasticsearch
  • C#
  • Multitasking
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Conflict Resolution

• Benefits & perks

  • Service anniversary awards
  • Discounts on company products
  • Employer-paid health premiums
  • Equipment and hardware allowance
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Disaster relief assistance
  • Assistive technology support
  • Open and transparent culture
  • Free laptop and tech setup
  • Commuter benefits

• Apply before 2026-08-12

  Submit your application for this Part-time technology position.