Director of Infrastructure Engineering at Outschool

Schools Worldwide; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Outschool is seeking a Director of Infrastructure Engineering to lead and scale our infrastructure platforms from a remote-setting across the U.S. and Canada.

The role focuses on platformization, architectural stewardship, and coaching teams to ship reliable systems in a fast-paced environment. You will own the engineering roadmaps, collaborate with product and cross-functional partners, and drive initiatives that improve reliability, scalability, and the user experience for learners and

Qualifications

• Deep infrastructure expertise across modern technologies.
• Experience building principled, scalable platform components.
• Experience as an engineering manager across multiple sites.
• Proven track record of shipping impactful systems quickly and iteratively.
• Passion for education, access, and user experience.
• Ability to balance technical decisions with coaching.
• Able to own and drive engineering roadmaps with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the infrastructure engineering roadmap.
• Lead and coach engineering teams across sites.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to prioritize initiatives.
• Deliver high-quality, scalable systems in a startup environment.
• Foster inclusive, high-performing teams.

Skills

Infrastructure expertise

Platformization

Engineering management

Technical judgment

Education passion

Coaching

Roadmap ownership

Job description

• Director of Infrastructure Engineering at Outschool

Director of Infrastructure Engineering at Outschool

Outschool is hiring a Director of Infrastructure Engineering. The employer lists this as remote across the U.S. and Canada.

Outschool's mission is to inspire kids to love learning. Outschool reimagines the traditional system, offering flexible and engaging learning experiences as a supplement and alternative to traditional education, connecting learners with a global community of teachers and peers through its online platform.

From the role description

• You are a deep infrastructure expert familiar with common modern infrastructure technologies, and you thrive on diving into details.
• You understand platformization and have deep experience building platform components that are principled, efficient, usable, and maintainable.
• You have experience as an engineering manager in a fast-paced startup or growth-stage company, including managing engineers across multiple sites.
• You bring strong technical judgment and a track record of leading engineering teams that ship impactful systems quickly and iteratively.
• You're passionate about education, access, and user experience, and motivated by a mission-driven environment.
• You enjoy balancing technical decision-making with coaching, and are committed to building inclusive, high-performing teams.
• You excel at owning and driving engineering roadmaps, collaborating with cross-functional partners to prioritize initiatives and ensure timely, high-quality execution.

This vacancy is listed by Outschool, the hiring employer. Schools Worldwide Directory is not the recruiter and does not process applications.