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.