Director of Engineering (Remote)
- Compensation
- $210K–$240K
- Work mode
- Remote
- Location
- USA (Remote)
- Industry
- Education Technology
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The mandate
We are looking for a Director of Engineering (Product) with 5+ years of engineering experience and 2-3+ years of multi-team management experience to lead and scale multiple product squads at a fast-growing edtech company transforming how schools build schedules for teachers and students. You'll report directly to the CTO and co-founder, taking ownership of the product engineering organization as the organization enters its next phase of growth — serving half a million students across 20+ states.
Key responsibilities
- Taking direct ownership of multiple product squads (scheduler experience, visibility/reporting, and elementary school), managing engineers and driving delivery across all of them
- Being hands-on early — contributing code, doing code reviews, and pairing with engineers (\~50/50 initially, shifting to 80/20 leadership over time)
- Making and landing key technical architecture decisions to ensure the platform is robust and scalable for the next two years of growth
- Partnering with Product, School Success, and other cross-functional stakeholders to define squad goals and align engineering priorities to business outcomes
- Shipping high-value product features ahead of the March–August scheduling season, including advancing AI-powered capabilities
- 2-3+ years managing multiple engineering teams (6+ engineers), ideally with experience scaling teams and managing other managers
- Hands-on technical ability — must be able to read, review, and write code; not a pure people manager
- Strong backend architecture experience with the ability to ramp on new stacks (current stack: React, TypeScript, Python, AWS, MongoDB)
- Startup or high-growth environment experience — comfortable with ambiguity, able to independently prioritize and drive work without heavy support structures
- Strong communication skills with the ability to connect technical decisions to business outcomes and drive cross-functional alignment
What you bring
- 2-3+ years managing multiple engineering teams (6+ engineers), ideally with experience scaling teams and managing other managers
- Hands-on technical ability — must be able to read, review, and write code; not a pure people manager
- Strong backend architecture experience with the ability to ramp on new stacks (current stack: React, TypeScript, Python, AWS, MongoDB)
- Startup or high-growth environment experience — comfortable with ambiguity, able to independently prioritize and drive work without heavy support structures
- Strong communication skills with the ability to connect technical decisions to business outcomes and drive cross-functional alignment
Location & engagement details
USA (Remote) · Remote
$210K–$240K base salary plus competitive equity in a fast-growing Series A edtech startup. Comprehensive benefits include health insurance, parental leave, 401(k), unlimited PTO, and access to coworking.; Equity: Competitive equity; Visa sponsorship details: Open to visa transfers (e.g. OPT, H1B transfers); Remote work policy: US-based working East Coast hours preferred. Company retreats twice a year plus occasional travel to Boston/New York (2-4 additional trips per year).
About this mandate
This is a live director search with direct introductions to the hiring team. The role sits in education technology and is located in USA (Remote) on a remote basis, with compensation of $210K–$240K.
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- Proven scale-up, venture-backed or enterprise leadership experience
- Track record of building and leading teams in the relevant function
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