Head of Product Engineering – EdTech Platform

Unknown; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown is a mission-driven K-12 education technology company seeking a Lead Engineering Manager to lead and scale multiple product engineering teams under the CTO, guiding product delivery and technical direction as the platform grows.

You will oversee squads focused on scheduling, reporting, and elementary school experiences, starting hands-on with coding and code reviews, then moving toward broader leadership and architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 3 years of engineering management experience including managing other managers.
• Strong backend architecture skills with hands-on coding experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple product squads focused on scheduling, reporting, and elementary school experiences.
• Start with hands-on coding and code reviews, then shift toward leadership.
• Make architecture decisions for a robust, scalable platform and guide technical change.

Skills

Engineering management

Team leadership

Technical direction

Tools

TypeScript

Python

AWS

MongoDB

Job description

Unknown is a mission-driven K-12 education technology company seeking a Lead Engineering Manager to lead and scale multiple product engineering teams under the CTO, guiding product delivery and technical direction as the platform grows.

You will oversee squads focused on scheduling, reporting, and elementary school experiences, starting hands-on with coding and code reviews, then moving toward broader leadership and architectural decisions.