Remote Principal Software Engineer - AI & Education Tech

Cengage; United States; On-site; USD 117,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary incentive bonus

Total Rewards package

Job summary

Cengage is seeking a technology leader to oversee critical systems for our education technology platforms. You will guide remote software engineering teams, architect scalable cloud-native solutions, and partner with product and design to drive customer outcomes across content workflows, AI platforms, and content management.

The role blends technical leadership with product building for agile teams. You will mentor teams across time zones, apply data-driven insights to improve engagement,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 5 years of technology leadership experience across multiple time zones.
• Experience building and leading remote software engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and modern software delivery tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of critical systems for delivering innovative education technology platforms.
• Build and lead remote software engineering organizations using agile principles.
• Partner with product and design teams to drive customer outcomes.
• Oversee content workflows, AI platforms, and content management systems.
• Iterate on product releases with data-driven insights and continuous improvement.

Skills

Technology leadership

Agile methodologies

Distributed teams

Remote leadership

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Equivalent education and relevant work experience

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Job description

Cengage is seeking a technology leader to oversee critical systems for our education technology platforms. You will guide remote software engineering teams, architect scalable cloud-native solutions, and partner with product and design to drive customer outcomes across content workflows, AI platforms, and content management.

The role blends technical leadership with product building for agile teams. You will mentor teams across time zones, apply data-driven insights to improve engagement,