Director, Engineering

As a Director of Engineering at Bezos Academy, you will create life-changing technology for teachers and children in support of our mission to expand access to high-quality preschool education in under-resourced areas across the country. You will lead a team of engineers as part of a larger single-threaded team that develops products that enable our teachers to assess learning, personalize instruction, nurture children’s original thinking, and spark joy in every child.

You have a track record of up-leveling first-generation products -- delivering web and mobile solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and solve human problems. You thrive in start-up environments where you can focus on creating, improving, inventing, and innovating on behalf of our students and teachers.  You think holistically about technology, product, and design and are an influential contributor to the whole organization. Above all, you are inspired by our mission and excited to be a pioneer in the space where technology and Montessori-inspired preschool converge.  

LOCATION

• Flexible in the United States; Washington, Texas, or Florida within 1 hour’s drive of a Bezos Academy preschool is preferred (please see our website for school locations)
• Relocation is available for candidates willing to relocate to Seattle, WA

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, exempt (salaried) position.
• The full salary range for this position, across all United States geographies, is $179,000 - $368,000 per year. The upper portion of the salary range is typically reserved for employees who have been in the role for multiple years and have demonstrated strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by location, qualifications, and prior experience; during the interview process, candidates will learn the starting salary range applicable for their location.
• This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 7 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Ten or more years of software development experience, including five or more years of engineering team leadership and people management
• Three or more years of consistent on-time delivery of product roadmap features and maintaining high availability for customer facing mobile and cloud applications
• Two or more years of experience with desktop web and native iOS or Android mobile app design and development
• Experience partnering with product management, design, and data engineering teams
• Deep hands-on technical expertise in distributed software design and development using AWS
• Solid software development background including design patterns, data structures, test driven development, and modern programming languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript or Java/Kotlin

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous history of developing serverless software for scalability, reliability, and performance in AWS
• Have built production quality cross platform applications using Flutter and Dart
• Experience using machine learning to implement product features and/or experience using AI for development productivity
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences

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