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Salary

$136,000 - $223,000

Type

Freelance

Level

Director

Location

Fargo, ND

Posted

2026-10-08

Apply deadline

2026-11-21

The role

Somewhere between the whiteboard sketch and the green deploy badge is the Director of Engineering role we're opening in Fargo, ND. What lands on the table: 11-plus years behind you, $136,000 - $223,000 for it, and a runway at KyKR that keeps climbing.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Emotional Intelligence and Node.js
  • Prototype rough Docker ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in KyKR's stack
  • Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Jest and Docker
  • Translate Microservices metrics into the one chart KyKR leadership checks each morning
  • Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early
  • Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production
  • Map data flow across KyKR's Microservices services and spot the leaks

What You'll Bring

  • Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support director teammates
  • Comfort with a KyKR pace that rarely sits still
  • The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
  • A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame

KyKR has made Fargo, ND synonymous with detail-focused, dependable technology work that outlasts the hype cycles. At KyKR we hire people we can trust with real decisions and then give them the room to make them.

Open with $136,000 - $223,000, grow your Jenkins under a mentor, lean on full benefits, and flex your hours the way grown-ups should.

The posting clock reset today, so the Director of Engineering window is wide open.

We're keeping this Director of Engineering search short, so put your hat in the ring this week.

Required skills

Perks

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KyKR in Fargo, ND. Freelance, Director. Closes 2026-11-21.

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