Engineering Lead: Core Product Engineering & Architecture

ClassDojo; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 204,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

ClassDojo in San Francisco is seeking an Engineering Lead to oversee one of its core product areas. This role involves managing engineering practices, ensuring technical excellence, and collaborating across functions to deliver measurable outcomes.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in managing managers and excelling in technical responsibilities. The position offers a competitive salary range of $240,000 - $280,000 for specific states and $204,000 - $238,000 for others.

Qualifications

• 2+ years managing managers, with direct reports who were themselves people managers.
• 7+ years total in technical roles, with a strong individual contributor era.
• Have owned a product area and delivered measurable business outcome.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-team product area.
• Coach engineering managers to achieve higher standards.
• Ensure technical systems are reliable and maintainable.

Skills

Managing managers

Technical roles experience

Architecture-level trade-offs

Excellent written communication

Familiarity with AI-native tools

Job description

ClassDojo in San Francisco is seeking an Engineering Lead to oversee one of its core product areas. This role involves managing engineering practices, ensuring technical excellence, and collaborating across functions to deliver measurable outcomes.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in managing managers and excelling in technical responsibilities. The position offers a competitive salary range of $240,000 - $280,000 for specific states and $204,000 - $238,000 for others.