Head of Engineering, Scalable EdTech Platform & AI

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

Job summary

Ali Aydi is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to guide multiple product squads and set the technical direction for our education technology platform serving schools, teachers, and students.

Reporting to the CTO, you will balance coding with leadership, shape architecture, and partner with product teams to deliver AI-powered features at scale across the K-12 domain. This is a full-time role based in the United States with visa sponsorship available.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multiple teams and managing other managers.
• Experience scaling engineering teams and owning products, goals and outcomes.
• Strong backend architecture and design skills with code review mindset.
• Proficient in TypeScript or Python, AWS and MongoDB; React familiarity is a plus.
• Background in education technology or learning domains with impact-driven work.
• Excellent communication and ability to thrive in a fast-growing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple product squads focused on scheduling, reporting, and user experiences.
• Balance coding, code reviews, and pairing while growing leadership responsibilities.
• Make architecture decisions to support a robust, scalable platform.
• Partner with product and cross-functional teams to align engineering with business goals.
• Deliver high-value features, including AI-powered capabilities.

Skills

Engineering management

Team leadership

Platform architecture

TypeScript

Python

AWS

MongoDB

React

K-12 ed tech

Tools

TypeScript

Python

AWS

MongoDB

React

Job description

Ali Aydi is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to guide multiple product squads and set the technical direction for our education technology platform serving schools, teachers, and students.

Reporting to the CTO, you will balance coding with leadership, shape architecture, and partner with product teams to deliver AI-powered features at scale across the K-12 domain. This is a full-time role based in the United States with visa sponsorship available.