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The College Board · 7 hours ago

Senior Engineering Director, Work-Based Learning

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$170K/yr - $195K/yr

7+ years exp

The College Board is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping students develop essential skills for their futures. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers to build a nationwide Work-Based Learning program, empowering educators and fostering student learning through innovative technology solutions.

Education Management

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Jebidiah Chipman

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to the team (40)

Sort through options for solutioning, leveraging your own technical expertise

With senior engineers on the team, in partnership with the product owner and designer, craft and execute a technology strategy to deliver on the product roadmap

Continue to learn and stay current with the state of software engineering sharing that knowledge within the team to support best practices

Review and occasionally write code yourself using preferred technologies including TypeScript, React, NodeJS

Manage scope and actively work against developing technical debt

Monitor and manage costs, working with internal resources to optimize the cost and performance of applications

Approach every feature with a security-sensitive perspective

Build a highly engaged, and high-performing team (30)

Cultivate norms that support strong communication, a positive working culture, and an engaged team

Define ceremonies that support your high-performing Agile team, while maximizing productive work time

Actively cultivate the superpowers of team members and leverage these to develop products

Support diversity and inclusion from the perspectives of demographics, skills, and experience

Manage work culture to ensure the mission and operating principles of College Board are consistently recognized and utilized to promote a productive and fair work environment

Support and invest in the growth of your team members, which will range from junior to senior engineers

Interface with business partners and technology colleagues (30): Develop deep understanding of the business needs your team serves to provide thought leadership and consistent messaging around the work of the team

Develop strong working relationships with business and product partners to understand the nuances of the complex systems supported by your product

Manage scope and workload, working with product owners to deliver the most valuable work first

Partner with the product designer to ensure usable, human-centered implementations of new products and features

Provide subject matter expertise to other teams and support with resources from your own team as appropriate

Qualification

Agile software developmentTypeScriptNode.jsReactAWS architectureTeam managementCommunication skillsLeadership abilitiesProblem-solvingCollaboration

Required

7 years' experience in Agile software application development, applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to a broad range of life-cycle activities to meet the requirements for highly secure, data-heavy applications

Proven expertise delivering web-based products or platform-level features in cloud-first environment using modern development tools

Written and reviewed production code using preferred technologies: TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, React

Ability to design and evaluate AWS-based architectures with best practices

Experience managing teams of 4 to 8 direct reports, including both junior-level and higher-level individual contributors

Accountability for the technical output of the team, either through personal experience or strong communication with engineers

Experience overseeing product or platform features, infrastructure, and vendor management, ensuring compliance with internal policies

Comprehensive experience in all aspects of people management, including hiring, engaging, and developing team members, with a proven track record of successful leadership

Experience leading engineering and architecture discussions, bringing stakeholders to agreement

Exceptional planning, prioritization, and execution skills, delivering results on time and on budget in fast-paced environments

Experience establishing new teams and laying foundation for new products, ideally within a large organization

Outstanding communication and leadership abilities, building trust quickly across teams and levels, and effectively coaching team members with timely, balanced feedback

Able to travel 3-5 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office

Authorization to work in the United States for any employer

A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work

Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively

Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal

A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input

A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking

A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success

Benefits

A meaningful career

A supportive team

A comprehensive package designed to help you thrive

Fair and competitive compensation

Company

The College Board

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College Board is a not-for-profit organization that clears a path for all students to own their future through the Advanced Placement Program, the SAT, Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy, BigFuture, and more.

Founded in 1900

New York, NY, US

1001-5000 employees