Director of Infrastructure Engineering
About this role
The Role
Outschool is hiring a Director of Infrastructure Engineering to lead our Infrastructure and Platform team, whose mission is to accelerate innovation and deliver operation stability through a combination of robust infrastructure, principled platformization, and empowering DevX.
You'll own hard problems, from deep-diving into a full infrastructure stack, to up-leveling DevX, to establishing automations, to hardening security, to evolving systems to be AI-native, to developing platform components. You will succeed with both strong organizational and people leadership skills, as well as exceptional hands-on development skills.
You might be a great fit for this role if:
You are a deep infrastructure expert familiar with all common modern infra technologies, and you thrive in diving into details
You understand platformization, and have deep experience building platform components that are principled, efficient, usable, and maintainable
You have experience as an engineering manager in a fast-paced startup or growth-stage company, and enjoy supporting teams through change and scale, including managing engineers across multiple sites
You bring strong technical judgment and a track record of leading engineering teams that ship impactful systems quickly and iteratively
You’re passionate about education, access, and user experience, and motivated by a mission-driven environment
You enjoy balancing technical decision-making with coaching, and you’re 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
Core Responsibilities:
Lead, mentor and grow a multi-site team of 5-10 engineers while remaining hands-on with architecture, technical direction, as well as day-to-day development
Establish both short-term deliverables and long-term strategies across Outschool’s entire Infrastructure stack, including identifying and investing into opportunities for infra upgrade, platformization, and AI enablement as appropriate
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, Data, Marketing and Operations to deliver an exceptional systems and experiences
Partner with senior leadership to align on strategy, metrics and priorities
Champion technical excellence and a culture of high ownership, providing mentorship, feedback, and support for the professional growth of engineers on your team
Drive adoption of AI-development principles and agentic engineering workflows across the team
Desired Experience & Skills:
10+ years of software engineering experience
5+ years of engineering management experience leading medium-sized teams, with demonstrated proficiency in performance management, career development, and people logistics
Strong background in infrastructure and platform engineering, including deep expertise with AWS, Postgres, Kubernetes, Redshift, Terraform, Cloudwatch, and more
Familiar with full-stack development using a combination of TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
Familiar with AI-native development paradigms and understands how to take teams through AI transformations
Demonstrated ability to oversee multiple parallel projects from planning to execution and on time delivery
Ability to align team goals with business objectives and contribute to strategic planning
Experience in recruiting, hiring, and onboarding software engineers
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, both written and verbal
Other Considerations:
Experience in EdTech or building products for learners, educators, or families
Experience with infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and consolidations
Background in marketplace technologies
Experience at a fast-paced startup or high-growth company
Compensation:
Outschool recruits across the US and Canada, and sets employee salaries to reflect local compensation and cost of living. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for equity and benefits. Additional details are provided during the interview process.
For Canadian-based candidates, compensation range for this role is $220,000 - $275,000 CAD annually.
This role is available in the following US Pay Zones:
US Tiers
US Tier 1: San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, and Seattle Metro
US Tier 2: All California excluding San Francisco Bay Area, Boston Metro, Chicago Metro, Denver Metro, Austin Metro, Portland Metro
US Tier 3: All other cities and states
US Pay Zones
US Tier 1: $260,000 - $357,500
US Tier 2: $221,000 - $303,875
US Tier 3: $195,000 - $268,125
Company at a glance
Outschool is an online learning marketplace built around kids' actual interests, not a standardized curriculum or a system that decides what they should learn when.
We connect families with live and self-paced classes across thousands of subjects, taught by teachers who chose this path because they love what they teach. Whether your kid is exploring something brand new, doubling down on a passion, or learning in a way that works for their brain, we're here to make that possible.
We work with families pursuing every kind of alternative education: homeschoolers, ESA families, hybrid learners, and parents building something custom. We work with neurodivergent kids. We work with kids learning at their own pace. We work with families who've tried traditional school and want something different.
The best learning happens when kids are curious. When a teacher is genuinely excited about what they're teaching. When a parent trusts their instincts about their child's education. We're here to make that easier. Follow us to see what families are building, what teachers are creating, and what we're learning along the way.
Top Benefits
- Equity
- Health insurance
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