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.