Director of Engineering True Talent Solutions Partners

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

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Remote work within the U.S.

Job summary

Extravs is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide and scale multiple product squads in a mission-driven K-12 EdTech environment. Reporting to the CTO, you will balance hands-on coding with strategic leadership as the platform grows to support schools, teachers, and students.

You’ll shape architecture, align engineering goals with business outcomes, and deliver high-value features, including AI-powered capabilities, while fostering a fast-growing, collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of engineering management experience.
• Experience scaling engineering teams and owning products, business goals, and outcomes.
• Strong backend architecture and design skills; able to write/review code.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Engineering management

Team leadership

Communication

Technical leadership

Strategic thinking

Tools

TypeScript

Python

AWS

MongoDB

React

Job description

About the Role

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.

Compensation & Benefits

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

Location

Remote within the United States.