Director of Engineering Content & LMS
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Job Location:
St. Louis, MO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our client Colibri Group is looking for a Director of Engineering. Details below...
Director of Engineering
Location: Remote (Global Team)
Overview
Colibri Group is hiring a Director of Engineering to lead the vision architecture and execution of our AI-powered Content Engine and LMS platforms.
This leader will own the modernization and unification of Colibris global content infrastructurepowering learning experiences across multiple brandsand drive the development of next-generation AI-based content aggregation generation and personalization engines.
This is a high-impact platform role focused on AI distributed systems and large-scale content delivery across web mobile and e-commerce ecosystems.
What Youll Own
Platform & Architecture Leadership
Modernize and unify legacy LMS and content delivery systems into a scalable global platform
Architect AI-based content aggregation generation and adaptive recommendation engines
Design content ingestion pipelines metadata frameworks semantic search and NLP-driven discovery systems
Lead development of AI Agents event-driven microservices and serverless architectures on AWS
Blend traditional CMS/LMS systems with modern search vector retrieval and hybrid AI frameworks
Ensure strong integration across enterprise systems (Salesforce NetSuite Workday analytics platforms)
Engineering Leadership
Lead and scale a global distributed engineering organization
Drive a culture of accountability ownership and innovation
Partner cross-functionally with Product Data and Design to align engineering execution with product strategy
Establish technical standards best practices and delivery excellence
Systems Reliability & Scale
Ensure high availability performance and global scalability of LMS and content platforms
Implement world-class observability monitoring and alerting frameworks
Drive cost optimization and operational efficiency across cloud infrastructure
Balance innovation velocity with platform reliability
Strategic Impact
Partner with executive leadership to define the long-term roadmap for Colibris global content ecosystem
Evaluate and integrate emerging AI EdTech and content innovations
Enable scalable monetization licensing and personalization strategies across brands
What Were Looking For
Experience
12 years in software engineering
5 years in senior engineering leadership (Director level or above)
Proven experience building large-scale CMS/LMS or EdTech platforms
Strong background leading AI/ML-enabled systems (vector search hybrid retrieval generative AI)
Experience managing global distributed teams
Familiarity with enterprise SaaS integrations and data platform architectures
Technical Expertise
Cloud-native architecture (AWS preferred)
Distributed systems and microservices
AI-driven workflow automation
LMS standards (SCORM xAPI)
Semantic search metadata architecture and content lifecycle management
E-commerce systems and digital product monetization
Leadership Profile
Strategic thinker with deep technical credibility
Strong communicator who aligns cross-functional teams around shared outcomes
Comfortable operating at both architecture and executive levels
Able to balance innovation with operational excellence
Why This Role Matters
This role sits at the center of Colibris AI transformation strategy. The Director of Engineering will shape the infrastructure powering content learning and personalization across a global education portfolio.
Key Skills
- Go
- Lean
- Management Experience
- React
- Node.js
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Software Development
- Team Management
- GraphQL
- Leadership Experience
