Lead Platform Architect for AI-Powered EdTech

Cengage Group; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 117,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group, a global edtech leader in Indianapolis, is seeking a technology leader to drive innovation across Content Systems, workflows, and AI platforms. You will build and lead remote software teams using agile methods, partner with product and design, and emphasize customer outcomes with data-driven decisions.

The role balances technical composition with product building for content automation, workflow apps, and platform support, in a multi-functional, agile setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field is required.
• 5+ years of technology leadership experience, including distributed teams across time zones.
• Solid understanding of GenAI concepts, frameworks, and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead critical systems for education technology platforms and align with product and design teams.
• Build and lead remote software engineering organizations using agile practices.
• Drive customer-focused outcomes with data-driven insights and A/B testing.

Skills

Tech leadership

Agile methodologies

Remote team management

Generative AI concepts

Data-driven decision making

Product & design collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

5 years technology leadership experience

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

Jira

Job description

Cengage Group, a global edtech leader in Indianapolis, is seeking a technology leader to drive innovation across Content Systems, workflows, and AI platforms. You will build and lead remote software teams using agile methods, partner with product and design, and emphasize customer outcomes with data-driven decisions.

The role balances technical composition with product building for content automation, workflow apps, and platform support, in a multi-functional, agile setting.