Your genuine empathy for teachers and students aligns with the education mission, keeping you motivated by the purpose.
You bring a creative, considerate touch to team culture and may find thoughtful ways to improve collaboration remotely.
Your adaptability helps you handle some change, but the intense technical demands of backend architecture and coding are likely a mismatch with your artistic preferences.
The heavy people management and strategic leadership aspects will feel stressful, as you prefer to contribute quietly and avoid large-scale leadership responsibilities.
Fast growth and shifting expectations can overwhelm your need for value alignment and personal space.
Headquarters: United States URL: https://truetalentsolutionspartners.com About the Role Lead and scale multiple product engineering teams at a mission-driven K-12 education technology company. Reporting to the CTO, you will guide product delivery and technical direction as the platform grows to support schools, teachers, and students. What You'll Do Lead multiple product squads focused on scheduling, reporting and visibility, and elementary school experiences. Start with a hands-on balance of coding, code reviews, and pairing, then shift toward a greater focus on leadership as the organization grows. Make architecture decisions that support a robust, scalable platform and guide teams through technical change. Partner with product and other cross-functional teams to set goals and connect engineering priorities to business outcomes. Deliver high-value product features, including AI-powered capabilities. What We're Looking For At least 3 years of engineering management experience, including experience leading multiple teams and managing other managers. Experience scaling engineering teams and owning products, business goals, and outcomes such as quality, growth, retention, or delivery speed. Strong backend architecture and design skills, including the ability to weigh technical trade-offs while remaining comfortable writing and reviewing code. Experience with TypeScript or Python, AWS, and MongoDB; familiarity with React is useful. Background in K-12 education technology or related learning and teaching fields, with a commitment to education-focused work. Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-growing environment. Ability to travel for occasional company retreats and business needs. Compensation & Benefits Base salary: $210,000 to $240,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available. Location Remote within the United States. To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/true-talent-solutions-partners-director-of-engineering