Director Engineering
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Job Description
Prodigy Education a global leader in gamebased learning is on a mission to make every student in the world love learning. We believe learning should be as fun as playing a video game. This is central to our educational philosophy because when you love what you do you do it better. Visit www.prodigygame to learn more.
With Prodigy kids practice standardsaligned skills in Math and English as they play our fun adaptive learning games. All with teacher and parent tools to support their learning in class and at home.
Are you ready to lead highperforming engineering teams that help millions of kids learn through play As a Director Engineering youll build and lead teams that create quality experiences to deliver on Prodigys strategic goals. Youll shape our people delivery processes and technology to bring the most value to our users and business while maintaining a culture of innovation and excellence. For this role youll focus on the experiences that help our teachers and parents.
Your Impact
Maintain a product engineering culture that regularly delivers highvalue user experiences while driving continuous improvement and fostering psychological safety.
Lead multiple engineering teams through effective delivery processes that ensure timely highquality product delivery.
Coach and mentor engineering managers to help them grow lead effective teams and navigate challenges.
Champion usercentered development where technical decisions are guided by learning impact.
Collaborate with Product and Design to balance short and longterm roadmaps ensuring sustainable delivery.
Proactively use DevOps and datadriven approaches to identify bottlenecks improve reliability and drive continuous improvement.
Maintain a high technical bar across the organization while keeping systems as simple as possible.
Manage staffing organizational structure and budget planning aligned with business goals.
About You
10 years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in engineering leadership positions.
Strong technical background with ability to evaluate designs manage complexity and maintain engineering excellence.
Proactive problemsolver who can identify opportunities for improvement in process and technology.
Proven success in hiring developing and retaining top engineering talent.
Experience with Agile and DevOps practices with a track record of improving key engineering metrics.
Collaborative leader who works effectively with crossfunctional partners.
Excellent communication skills with ability to advocate for engineering initiatives at all levels.
Experience balancing feature development with technical debt management.
Motivated to stay current with emerging technologies and possess an inherent curiosity for continuous learning and improvement.
Experience in education technology or gaming is a plus but not required.
Our Tech Stack
We run on AWS with a modern cloudnative architecture using Kubernetes for container orchestration.
Our backend services are primarily TypeScript and Python.
Frontend development is React to a GraphQL API.
Monitoring and observability are via Datadog and Sentry.
We use Databricks Airflow and DBT for data engineering.
Working at Prodigy
Be part of a missiondriven organization dedicated to helping every student in the world love learning! At Prodigy Education your work positively impacts the lives of millions of students and teachers worldwide.
Join a company which empowers a Growth Mindset among its team members so you grow as we do. Youll also work on awardwinning products which harness the magic of math and power of language for students in grades 1st8th.
We understand that a thriving team is at the core of our success. So on top of an inspirational mission and rewarding work our Total Rewards Program reflects our commitment to your financial physical and mental wellbeing.
Its not just about the work though; its about the culture. As the Toronto Star reports in a recent feature on Prodigy: Prodigys secret sauce is that it sees its corporate culture as something that is built slowly from the ground up and is always evolving. Check it outhere.
#LIHybrid
Prodigy Math is used by almost one million teachers a year and was named the most popular supplemental education platform in classrooms in the United States! Our products have also won numerous consumer awards including the Moms Choice Award Parent and Teacher Choice Awards and National Parenting Product Award.
Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse inclusive and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups including (but not limited to) people of any gender age or religion members of the LGBTQIA2 community BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities people with disabilities veterans and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you dont have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest wed still love for you to apply!
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation please notify us at and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
