Engineering Manager

Role Overview

• Provide Technical Leadership to the Team (40%)
• Sort through options for solutioning, leveraging your own technical expertise.
• With senior engineers on the team, in partnership with the product owner and designer, craft and execute a technology strategy to deliver on the product roadmap.
• Continue to learn and stay current with the state of software engineering, sharing that knowledge within the team to support best practices.
• Review and occasionally write code yourself using preferred technologies including TypeScript, React, NodeJS.
• Manage scope and actively work against developing technical debt.
• Monitor and manage costs, working with internal resources to optimize the cost and performance of applications.
• Approach every feature with a security-sensitive perspective.
• Build a highly engaged, and high-performing team (30%)
• Cultivate norms that support strong communication, a positive working culture, and an engaged team.
• Define ceremonies that support your high-performing Agile team, while maximizing productive work time.
• Actively cultivate the superpowers of team members and leverage these to develop products.
• Support diversity and inclusion from the perspectives of demographics, skills, and experience.
• Manage work culture to ensure the mission and operating principles of College Board are consistently recognized and utilized to promote a productive and fair work environment.
• Support and invest in the growth of your team members.
• Interface with business partners and technology colleagues (30%):
• Develop deep understanding of the business needs your team serves to provide thought leadership and consistent messaging around the work of the team.
• Develop strong working relationships with business and product partners to understand the nuances of the complex systems supported by your product.
• Manage scope and workload, working with product owners to deliver the most valuable work first.
• Provide subject matter expertise to other teams and support with resources from your own team as appropriate.

Requirements

• 7 years’ experience in Agile software application development, applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to a broad range of life-cycle activities to meet the requirements for highly secure, data-heavy applications.
• Proven expertise delivering web-based products or platform-level features in cloud-first environment using modern development tools.
• Written and reviewed production code using preferred technologies: TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, React.
• Ability to design and evaluate AWS-based architectures with best practices.
• Experience managing teams of 4 to 8 direct reports, including both junior-level and higher-level individual contributors.
• Accountability for the technical output of the team, either through personal experience or strong communication with engineers.
• Experience overseeing product or platform features, infrastructure, and vendor management, ensuring compliance with internal policies.
• Comprehensive experience in all aspects of people management, including hiring, engaging, and developing team members, with a proven track record of successful leadership.
• Experience leading engineering and architecture discussions, bringing stakeholders to agreement.
• Exceptional planning, prioritization, and execution skills, delivering results on time and on budget in fast-paced environments.
• Experience establishing new teams and laying foundation for new products, ideally within a large organization.
• Outstanding communication and leadership abilities, building trust quickly across teams and levels, and effectively coaching team members with timely, balanced feedback.
• Able to travel 3-5 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office
• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cloud
• JavaScript
• Node.js
• React
• TypeScript

Benefits

• Annual bonuses and opportunities for merit-based raises and promotions
• A mission-driven workplace where your impact matters
• A team that invests in your development and success