Engineering Manager
Engineering Manager
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$ 225000 - 280000
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Job Description
The Company:
Outschools mission is to inspire kids to love our fast-changing world the traditional educational system struggles to meet the diverse and evolving needs of young learners. Outschool reimagines this system offering flexible and engaging learning experiences as a supplement and alternative to traditional education. By connecting learners with a global community of teachers and peers through our online platform we make learning personal dynamic and deeply human.
Weve made significant strides since launching our marketplace of live online classes in 2017. Finding initial success with secular homeschoolers we then expanded to enrichment learning to meet the needs of a wider audience growing our business 16x since 2019. Post-pandemic we have evolved our platform to power academic learning incorporated AI and have begun to grow our international community. Were proud to have served over 1M passionate learners with more than $100M in annual bookings.About The Role:
Join Outschool and help redefine the future of education by leading the engineering team focused on our core initiative. As Engineering Manager youll play a critical role in advancing Outschool Memberships and building innovative solutions that make alternative education (Alt-Ed) more accessible and engaging for families and learners everywhere.
This is a unique opportunity to bring both your technical depth and leadership acumen to a high-impact team shaping how families discover consume and stay engaged with learning on Outschool. Youll work at the forefront of experimentation and iteration to build engaging experiences that turn students into lifelong learners.
Outschool saw exponential growth during the pandemic scaling 15x to meet the needs of a global community of learners. Were now in a pivotal chapterinvesting in deeper more seamless educational pathways to serve evolving family needs.
As the Engineering Manager your contributions will directly impact our mission to inspire kids to love learning by making high-quality interest-based education more discoverable consumable and engaging.
You might be a great fit for this role if:
- You have experience as an engineering manager in a fast-paced startup or growth-stage company and enjoy supporting teams through change and scale
- You bring strong technical judgment and a track record of leading engineering teams that ship impactful products quickly and iteratively
- Youre passionate about education access and user experience and motivated by a mission-driven environment
- You demonstrate strong interest in hands-on experience with applying artificial intelligence for features like personalized learning experiences smarter content discovery and educational recommendations
- You enjoy balancing technical decision-making with coaching and youre committed to building inclusive high-performing teams
- You excel at owning and driving engineering roadmaps; collaborating with cross-functional partners to prioritize initiatives align with business objectives and ensure timely high-quality execution
This role is the equivalent to a senior engineering manager position. At Outschool we have decided to take an unconventional approach to titling that aligns with our values and is focused on impact above status. You can learn more about our titling philosophy here.
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead an engineering team and partner closely with cross-functional leads
- Oversee the design development and evolution of discovery personalization and classroom features ensuring they are performant user-centric and aligned with our mission
- Collaborate closely with product design marketing and analytics to drive forward core initiatives that lower barriers to learning and encourage continuous educational engagement
- Champion technical excellence and a culture of high ownership providing mentorship feedback and support for the professional growth of engineers on your team
- Collaborate with Product & Design to scope and prioritize work across all work streams
Desired Experience & Skills:
- 7-10 years working as a web application developer
- 5 years of experience managing software teams of 5-10 software engineers
- Experience managing and growing senior or staff ICs and leads
- Experience in performance management including conducting reviews and providing feedback
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
- Demonstrated ability to oversee multiple parallel projects from planning to execution and on time delivery
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound technical decisions
- Ability to align team goals with business objectives and contribute to strategic planning
- Experience in recruiting hiring and onboarding software engineers
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
- Practical experience applying AI to improve learning experiences content discovery or personalization
Outschool is recruiting for this role in the Bay Area and sets employee salaries to reflect local compensation and cost of living. Only candidates located in the Bay Area will be considered for this role. The salary range for this position would be $225000 -$280000 USD.
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Please see the independent bias audit report covering our use of Covey here.
Outschool Cares:
- Shared Financial Success: Competitive salaries stock options and investment plans that make saving for retirement easier.
- Health & Wellness: Comprehensive health dental vision disability and life insurance coverage options for employees and their families. Our medical benefits include fertility and family planning coverage. We also provide employees with online access to coaching and therapy sessions.
- PTO & Family Benefits: PTO and family leave enable our team to take the time that we need to recharge relax and spend time with family and friends.
- Fully Distributed: We create a remote culture through expensable meals virtual events expensable home office setup and internet allowance.
- Lifelong Learners: Annual budgets to self-direct our professional development as well as DEI learning. Theres also a budget for employees learners to take classes on Outschool!
- Community Impact: Outschool matches employee donations to established charities and has committed to support s non-profit programs.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
