Director of engineering, product

About the Role

Lead multiple product engineering squads at a growing K-12 education technology company focused on helping schools create schedules for teachers and students. Reporting to the CTO, you will guide technical direction and product delivery while initially remaining hands-on.

What You'll Do

• Own delivery across product squads focused on scheduling, visibility and reporting, and elementary school experiences.
• Contribute code, review work, and pair with engineers, with an initial balance of roughly half hands-on work and half leadership.
• Make and implement architecture decisions that support platform reliability and future growth.
• Partner with product and school-facing teams to set squad goals and align engineering priorities with business outcomes.
• Deliver high-value product features ahead of the school scheduling season, including AI-enabled capabilities.
• Develop the engineering organization, shifting over time toward a primarily leadership-focused role.

What We're Looking For

• At least 3 years of engineering management experience, including managing multiple teams and experience leading other managers.
• Strong hands-on engineering ability and backend architecture experience, including navigating technical trade-offs.
• Experience scaling teams and owning product or business outcomes such as speed, quality, growth, or retention.
• Proficiency in TypeScript or Python, with experience in AWS and MongoDB; the broader stack includes React.
• Background in K-12 EdTech or related education and learning fields, ideally with experience in mission-driven work.
• Comfort working in a high-growth environment, communicating technical decisions in business terms, and learning to apply AI.
• 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.