Director of Engineering

Ali Aydi; United States; Remote; USD 210,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ali Aydi is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to guide multiple product squads and set the technical direction for our education technology platform serving schools, teachers, and students.

Reporting to the CTO, you will balance coding with leadership, shape architecture, and partner with product teams to deliver AI-powered features at scale across the K-12 domain. This is a full-time role based in the United States with visa sponsorship available.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multiple teams and managing other managers.
• Experience scaling engineering teams and owning products, goals and outcomes.
• Strong backend architecture and design skills with code review mindset.
• Proficient in TypeScript or Python, AWS and MongoDB; React familiarity is a plus.
• Background in education technology or learning domains with impact-driven work.
• Excellent communication and ability to thrive in a fast-growing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple product squads focused on scheduling, reporting, and user experiences.
• Balance coding, code reviews, and pairing while growing leadership responsibilities.
• Make architecture decisions to support a robust, scalable platform.
• Partner with product and cross-functional teams to align engineering with business goals.
• Deliver high-value features, including AI-powered capabilities.

Skills

Engineering management

Team leadership

Platform architecture

TypeScript

Python

AWS

MongoDB

React

K-12 ed tech

Tools

TypeScript

Python

AWS

MongoDB

React

Job description

Lead and scale multiple product engineering teams at a mission-driven K-12 education technology company. Reporting to the CTO, you will guide product delivery and technical direction as the platform grows to support schools, teachers, and students.

What You'll Do

• Lead multiple product squads focused on scheduling, reporting and visibility, and elementary school experiences.
• Start with a hands-on balance of coding, code reviews, and pairing, then shift toward a greater focus on leadership as the organization grows.
• Make architecture decisions that support a robust, scalable platform and guide teams through technical change.
• Partner with product and other cross-functional teams to set goals and connect engineering priorities to business outcomes.
• Deliver high-value product features, including AI-powered capabilities.

What We're Looking For

• At least 3 years of engineering management experience, including experience leading multiple teams and managing other managers.
• Experience scaling engineering teams and owning products, business goals, and outcomes such as quality, growth, retention, or delivery speed.
• Strong backend architecture and design skills, including the ability to weigh technical trade-offs while remaining comfortable writing and reviewing code.
• Experience with TypeScript or Python, AWS, and MongoDB; familiarity with React is useful.
• Background in K-12 education technology or related learning and teaching fields, with a commitment to education-focused work.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-growing environment.
• Ability to travel for occasional company retreats and business needs.

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

AWS Communication Leadership MongoDB Python React TypeScript

Tags

Full-Stack Programming AWS MongoDB Python React and TypeScript

Details

Who may apply USA Only As the board states it — check the description for country or time-zone limits.