Director of Engineering

About the Role

Lead and scale multiple product engineering teams at a mission-driven K-12 education technology company focused on helping schools create schedules for teachers and students. You will partner with product and school-facing teams to connect engineering priorities with business outcomes, while remaining hands-on as the organization grows.

What You'll Do

• Own delivery across multiple product squads, including scheduling, reporting and visibility, and elementary school experiences.

• Contribute code, review work, and pair with engineers, with an initial focus split of roughly half hands-on work and half leadership.

• Make and guide technical architecture decisions to support platform reliability and future growth.

• Partner with product and school-facing stakeholders to set squad goals and align engineering priorities with business outcomes.

• Deliver valuable product features ahead of the school scheduling season, including AI-powered capabilities.

What We're Looking For

• At least 3 years of engineering management experience and 5 or more years of engineering experience, including management of multiple teams and experience scaling engineering organizations.

• Experience leading engineering teams and other managers, owning product or business outcomes, and guiding teams through significant technical decisions.

• Strong backend architecture and design skills, with the ability to assess trade-offs and remain hands-on with code.

• Experience in K-12 education technology or related learning and teaching fields, ideally in a mission-driven environment.

• Proficiency with TypeScript or Python and experience with React, AWS, and MongoDB; able to ramp up on new technologies.

• Strong communication skills, comfort with ambiguity, and experience translating technical decisions into business outcomes.

• Ability to travel for periodic company retreats and business needs.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $210,000 to $240,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

Remote within the United States.