[Remote] Engineering Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. College Board offers tools and programs that support higher education recruitment, admissions, and student accommodation processes. The Engineering Manager will lead and mentor a team of engineers while contributing hands-on to the design, development, deployment, and support of scalable AWS-based platform capabilities. The role also involves cross-functional collaboration, technical direction, engineering quality, and team growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team (30%)
- Manage and mentor a team of 5-8 engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Provide regular coaching, feedback, and career development support
- Drive team health, engagement, and performance management processes
- Drive hands-on technical leadership and delivery (50%)
- Contribute directly to system design and hands-on development using TypeScript/JavaScript, React, and AWS services
- Lead end-to-end delivery of platform capabilities-from design through deployment and production support
- Ensure systems are scalable, secure, resilient, and observable
- Establish and enforce modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and code quality standards
- Partner with architects and enterprise capability teams (Architecture, Security, Compliance) to align on technical direction
- Support adoption of emerging technologies, including AI/ML-enabled capabilities, where appropriate
- Enable cross-team alignment and stakeholder engagement (20%)
- Partner with Product Owners to translate business needs into clear technical plans and execution strategies
- Manage dependencies across teams and systems within the broader platform ecosystem
- Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs to engineering and business stakeholders
- Contribute to roadmap planning and prioritization decisions
Skills
- 6-8+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years managing engineering teams
- Strong hands-on development experience with TypeScript/JavaScript and modern frontend frameworks (React preferred)
- Experience building and operating cloud-native applications on AWS
- Proven ability to contribute to system design and architecture while actively coding
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and event-driven architectures
- Experience implementing modern engineering practices (CI/CD, automated testing, observability, security)
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex, cross-functional delivery initiatives
- A thoughtful and proactive leadership style that supports continuous improvement and team engagement
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with workflow-driven or compliance-sensitive systems (e.g., case management, decisioning platforms)
- Exposure to AI/ML or data-driven product capabilities
- Experience working within platform-based architectures and shared services ecosystems
- Familiarity with security and regulatory considerations for handling sensitive user data
Benefits
- Fully remote role
- Continuous learning and growth opportunities
Company Overview
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