Manager, Platform Development

001 Stride, Inc.; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Bonus eligibility

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Stride, Inc. is seeking a Manager of Platform Development to partner with product management and stakeholders to lead technology direction and deliver strategic software for the Curriculum Experience, serving full-time students in K–12.

The role oversees platform engineering teams, manages both FTEs and contractors, champions CI/CD, cloud architecture on AWS, and drives innovations while aligning technology with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or related field.
• Three (3) years’ proven experience in software engineering leadership roles.
• Strong delivery and execution track record across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology direction and drive product delivery with stakeholders.
• Manage and mentor Software Engineers, QA and DevOps teams.
• Align technology to business strategy and maintain CI/CD release cadence.
• Oversee both full-time and contract resources and foster innovation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Agile/DevOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Eng/IS

3+ years leading software teams

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Git & repos

Job description

Manager of Platform Development

Partners with technical product management and other key business stakeholders to lead the technology direction, facilitate key technical decision points, and deliver products. The position aligns technology to business strategy and proactively drives a technical direction throughout the organization. The Manager will oversee the platform engineering teams responsible for our Curriculum Experience where our full‑time students in K to 12 go to school every day.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Partners with technical product management and other key business stakeholders to lead the technology direction, facilitate key technical decision points, and deliver products. Interfaces with other engineering groups and enterprise architecture; collaborate on integration projects, best practices, and the introduction of new technologies. Commits to roadmaps with capabilities and timelines, with a proven track record for new product and technology evaluation and introduction Aligns technology to business strategy, and proactively drives a technical direction throughout the organization Adopts a Continuous Integration/Deployment (CI/CD) methodology and institutes a frequent release cadence. Manages multiple team(s) consisting of Software Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers, and DevOps. Oversees both fulltime and contract resources. Leads and mentors engineering team members Have an innovation mindset to product development, engineering, and development processes and provide thought leadership and information dissemination in this area.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises 5 or more Full-time Equivalent (FTE) regular employees and/or contractors.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or a related field AND Three (3) years’ proven experience in software engineering leadership roles AND Strong engineering delivery and execution track record, with proven experience around the complete lifecycle of product development OR An equivalent combination of education and experience

Certificates and Licenses

None Required

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to attract talent, inspire the organization, and develop the next generation of leaders
• Ability to build trusting, meaningful relationships with peers, stakeholders, and partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including influencing technical decisions and direction, conflict management, negotiation, and presentations
• Full commitment to customer satisfaction
• Identify and drive innovation in products, technologies, processes, and solutions
• Has high standards, results-oriented, pro-active and a commitment to delivering high-quality software on time and in budget
• Leadership skills to include coaching/mentoring, critical thinking, facilitation, change leadership, and team development
• Software development and overall automation including Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, build and test automation, orchestration/fulfillment, assurance, performance
• Relevant experience in large-scale application architecture/design, middleware architecture, integration architecture, application deployment methods, automation, testing, compliance, auditing
• Service-oriented and microservice architecture for highly available cloud-hosted applications and services in AWS
• Understanding of UI/UX principles and best practices
• Ability and desire to thrive in a proactive, high-pressure environment
• Ability to clearly write technical specifications and strong estimating and planning skills
• Experience with object-oriented design and design patterns
• Solid understanding of source control and using it effectively
• Experience working with offshore and distributed teams
• Ability to pass a required background check
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency.
• Ability to travel 10% of the time
• Ability to clear required background check

Compensation & Benefits

Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. We anticipate the salary range to be $93,328.50- $150,000.00. An individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors which include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is a remote position. The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Job Type Regular

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. For more than 20 years, Stride, Inc. has transformed the teaching and learning experience for millions of people by providing innovative, high-quality, tech-enabled education solutions, curriculum, and programs. Stride serves learners of all ages in all 50 states and more than 100 countries. At Stride, learning is essential. It is the foundation of the human experience and we are proud of our commitment to powering learning, no matter what stage of life you are in. For more than 20 years, we’ve worked to challenge the idea of one-size‑fits‑all education and provide personalized, online, lifelong learning at every step of the journey. Above all else, we believe in serving the communities we live in and creating space for all voices therein.