Tech Lead - AI-Powered Education Platform

Cengage Group; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 117,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group in Minneapolis is seeking a technology leader to guide critical education technology platforms. You will build and lead remote software teams, applying agile practices to deliver high availability enterprise software that serves millions of learners.

You will balance technical composition with product building for content workflows, AI-enabled features, and platform support, focusing on customer outcomes and measurable improvements in user engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of technology leadership experience across distributed teams and time zones.
• Experience with generative AI concepts and frameworks, including AI agent orchestration and vector databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of critical education technology platforms and systems.
• Build and lead remote software engineering teams using agile practices.
• Collaborate with product and design to deliver high availability enterprise software.
• Translate customer needs into technology solutions and drive data‑driven improvements.
• Oversee agile delivery, backlog prioritization, and timely releases.

Skills

Generative AI

LLMs

Prompt engineering

LangChain

Jira

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS/GCP/Azure

AWS CDK

Job description

Cengage Group in Minneapolis is seeking a technology leader to guide critical education technology platforms. You will build and lead remote software teams, applying agile practices to deliver high availability enterprise software that serves millions of learners.

You will balance technical composition with product building for content workflows, AI-enabled features, and platform support, focusing on customer outcomes and measurable improvements in user engagement.