Remote Engineering Leader — AI-Powered EdTech Platform

Jobvite, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 154,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work

401K match

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Generous benefits

Job summary

VitalSource is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Launch Engineering team. Remote role leading a software engineering group, shaping architecture, and guiding delivery of high-quality, AI-enabled educational platforms.

You will mentor engineers, drive roadmaps with Product Management, and promote responsible AI practices across the team. The position emphasizes leadership, security, and scalable systems to support millions of learners worldwide.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years in a technical leadership or engineering management role with direct reports.
• Deep understanding of architecture, languages (Ruby, Python, TypeScript), systems, and security models.
• Proficiency with modern web stacks (Rails, FastAPI, React, MySQL) and API architectures.
• Experience with asynchronous messaging and background processing (Pub/Sub, SQS/SNS, RabbitMQ; Sidekiq, Celery).
• Strong written and verbal communication for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach a diverse team of software engineers.
• Provide architectural guidance and deliverable oversight for services.
• Champion AI-assisted development practices with clear norms and security practices.
• Enforce engineering best practices in software, architecture, security, and operations.
• Ensure high quality, reliable, scalable, and secure products; manage on-call and incident post-mortems.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Engineering leadership

Ruby

Python

TypeScript

Web development

Architectural design

Security awareness

Communication skills

Agile/Scrum

Cloud platforms (GCP)

Observability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Ruby on Rails

FastAPI

React

MySQL

Pub/Sub

SQS/SNS

RabbitMQ

Sidekiq

Celery

CI/CD

Job description

VitalSource is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Launch Engineering team. Remote role leading a software engineering group, shaping architecture, and guiding delivery of high-quality, AI-enabled educational platforms.

You will mentor engineers, drive roadmaps with Product Management, and promote responsible AI practices across the team. The position emphasizes leadership, security, and scalable systems to support millions of learners worldwide.