Fast Facts

Kiddom is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead multiple engineering teams focused on enhancing the K-12 educational platform through innovative solutions and modern technologies.

Responsibilities: Oversee and manage engineering teams while driving the development of systems and processes that support scalability and efficiency; mentor and inspire team members; participate in architecture and product discussions.

Skills: Expertise in Golang, Python, Node.js, and JS/Typescript; strong experience in agile management and customer-centric product development; ability to navigate and lead in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

Qualifications: 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years of management experience; ability to make informed decisions based on team needs and technical requirements; a growth mindset and adaptability to change.

Location: This position is based in San Francisco and requires 2-3 days in the office each week.

Compensation: $220000 - $250000 / Annually

About Kiddom

Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.

About the role: As a Senior Engineering Manager at Kiddom, you’ll have the opportunity to lead multiple teams of (3-5) talented engineers while driving meaningful, transformative work in the K-12 education space. This role combines technical leadership with strategic impact, allowing you to shape Kiddom’s systems and processes to scale our business. You’ll work with modern technologies, including Python, Golang, Node.js, JS/Typescript, Kubernetes, and AWS, while solving challenging technical problems that directly impact educators, administrators, and students. You will have the ability to motivate and inspire change across the entire engineering organization as we adapt to new technologies and AI capabilities that make us and our users more efficient. If you’re excited about leading engineering teams in a mission-driven environment, driving technical excellence, and building systems that truly matter, Kiddom offers an unparalleled opportunity to make a difference.

This role reports to our VP of Engineering Tim Catlin. 

This role can be based in NYC or San Francisco and requires 2-3 days in office.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in people management leading multiple teams of 3-5 engineers, including hands-on technical management.
• Ideally experience with: (Golang, Python, Node.js, JS/TypesScript)
• Expertise in running small teams using agile techniques is essential, along with the ability to mentor, delegate, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• You are strong in balancing priorities and making thoughtful decisions to meet immediate technical needs.
• You are able to participate in architecture and product discussions with engineers, product managers, designers, and AI researchers contributing to informed decisions.
• You have a proven track record of shipping quality products on time.
• A customer-centric mindset and will apply that to building out platform services and features.
• You are highly organized and thrive in fast-paced environments with a structured approach to team operations.
• You can provide objective feedback, supporting individual and team growth.
• Growth mindset - you're eager to expand your skill set and excited to carve out your career path in a hyper-growth setting
• Adaptability, resiliency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity - things can change quickly, and you'll need to help the team evolve

Bonus Points

• Experience with internationalization, accessibility, and web standards in the edtech space.
• Familiarity with AWS, CI/CD tooling, and automated frontend testing.
• Open-source contributions or technical writing/teaching in frontend engineering.

$220,000 - $250,000 a year

Salary range is dependent on geography, past experience, seniority, and demonstrated role related ability during the interview process.

What we offer

Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits from their first day of employment:

* Competitive salary

* Meaningful equity

* Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance

* One Medical membership (in participating locations)

* Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.

* 10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)

* Paid holidays

* Paid bereavement leave

* Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.

* Commuter and FSA plans

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Kiddom is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.