Director of Engineering

Royper Royco LLC; United States; Remote; USD 210,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Royper Royco LLC is seeking a senior engineering leader to guide multiple product squads in a mission-driven K-12 education technology company. Reporting to the CTO, you will shape engineering direction and ensure deliveries align with school scheduling needs.

This role balances hands-on coding with leadership, driving architecture decisions, partnering with product, and delivering AI-powered features. Remote within the United States with occasional travel and visa sponsorship available.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on engineering management, including leading multiple teams and managers.
• Experience scaling engineering teams and owning product or business outcomes.
• Strong backend architecture and design skills with able to balance trade-offs while remaining hands-on.
• Experience with TypeScript or Python, AWS, and MongoDB; familiarity with React.
• Background in K-12 education technology and mission-driven work is preferred.
• Strong communication skills; able to translate technical decisions into business outcomes.
• Ability to travel occasionally for company retreats and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple product squads, supporting engineers and coordinating delivery across product areas.
• Contribute code, review work, and pair with engineers, with an initially balanced split between hands-on work and leadership.
• Make and guide architecture decisions that support a robust, scalable platform.
• 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.
• Grow into a leadership-focused role over time while remaining connected to technical work.

Skills

hands-on engineering management

scaling engineering teams

backend architecture

TypeScript

Python

AWS

MongoDB

React

communication skills

travel readiness

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 shape engineering direction and help improve how schools plan schedules for teachers and students.

What You’ll Do

• Lead multiple product squads, supporting engineers and coordinating delivery across product areas.
• Contribute code, review work, and pair with engineers, with an initially balanced split between hands-on work and leadership.
• Make and guide architecture decisions that support a robust, scalable platform.
• 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.
• Grow into a leadership-focused role over time while remaining connected to technical work.

What We’re Looking For

• At least 3 years of hands-on engineering management experience, including managing multiple teams and experience leading other managers.
• Experience scaling engineering teams and owning product or business outcomes such as quality, growth, or retention.
• Strong backend architecture and design skills, including the ability to evaluate technical trade-offs and remain hands-on.
• Experience with TypeScript or Python, AWS, and MongoDB; familiarity with React is also relevant.
• Background in K-12 education technology or a related learning and teaching field, with an interest in mission-driven education work.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate technical decisions into business outcomes.
• Ability to travel for occasional company retreats and business needs.

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

Location

Remote within the United States.