Director, Software Engineering (Fully Remote)

Ellevation Education; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellevation Education seeks a Staff Engineer to drive cross-cutting bets across squads, focusing on platform modernization, authentication, dependency health, and security.

You will lead and mentor Staff Engineers, align priorities, and own the security practices, integrating findings into workflows and representing Ellevation in security forums.

This role partners with product and platform teams to shape technical direction and ensure scalable, secure systems in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-cutting bets spanning squads, including platform modernization, authentication, dependency health, and security.
• Lead Staff Engineers through hiring, development, and coaching as technical leaders, setting direction and priorities.
• Own security practice at Ellevation, turning agreed standards into working practice, integrating findings into workflows, and representing Ellevation in CA security forums.

Job description

• Drive cross-cutting bets that span squads, including platform modernization, authentication, dependency health, and security, and shape work with Staff Engineers before team commitments.
• Lead Staff Engineers through hiring, development, and coaching as technical leaders, setting direction and rebalancing priorities as needed.
• Own security practice at Ellevation, turning agreed standards into working practice, integrating findings into workflows, and representing Ellevation in CA security forums.