Director of Engineering, Product

About the Role

Lead and scale multiple product engineering squads at a mission-driven K-12 education technology company. You will shape the engineering organization, guide technical direction, and help deliver tools that support school scheduling and learning.

What You'll Do

• Lead multiple product squads, supporting engineers and managers while driving delivery across their work.

• Contribute code, review changes, and pair with engineers, with an initial balance of hands-on work and leadership that shifts toward leadership over time.

• Make architecture decisions that strengthen platform reliability and support future growth.

• Partner with product and other cross-functional teams to set squad goals and connect engineering priorities to business outcomes.

• Deliver high-value product improvements, including AI-powered capabilities.

What We're Looking For

• At least 5 years of engineering experience and 3 or more years in engineering management, including experience leading multiple teams and managers.

• Experience scaling engineering teams and owning product or business outcomes such as speed, quality, growth, retention, or margins.

• Strong backend architecture and design skills, including the ability to weigh technical trade-offs, with an interest in staying hands-on.

• Proficiency in TypeScript or Python, with experience using AWS and MongoDB; familiarity with React is also relevant.

• Experience in K-12 education technology or a related learning and teaching field, ideally with a connection to mission-driven education work.

• Ability to communicate technical decisions in terms of business outcomes and align cross-functional partners.

• Comfort learning and applying AI capabilities, working in a fast-growing environment, and traveling for occasional retreats and business needs.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual base salary: $210,000 to $240,000. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

Remote within the United States.