Director of Engineering, Product

About the Role

Lead and scale multiple product engineering teams at a mission-driven education technology company. Reporting to the CTO, you will shape technical direction and product delivery as the platform grows.

What You'll Do

• Lead multiple product squads, managing engineers and driving delivery across their work.

• Contribute code, review changes, and pair with engineers while balancing hands-on work with team leadership.

• Make and implement architecture decisions that support a robust, scalable platform.

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

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

What We're Looking For

• At least 5 years of engineering experience and 3 or more years in engineering management.

• Experience managing and scaling multiple engineering teams, including engineers and other managers, and owning product or business outcomes.

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

• Experience with TypeScript or Python, AWS, and MongoDB; the product stack also includes React.

• Background in K-12 education technology or related learning and teaching fields, ideally with experience on mission-driven education initiatives.

• Comfort working in a high-growth environment, communicating technical decisions in terms of business outcomes, and learning to apply AI.

• Ability to travel for company retreats and occasional business trips.

Compensation & Benefits

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

Location

Fully remote within the United States.