Engineering Manager

College Board

20h•$125,000 - $170,000•Remote

About The Position

As Engineering Manager, this role leads teams responsible for foundational platform capabilities within Core Assessment Platforms and requires strong technical judgment grounded in hands-on engineering experience. Leaders in this space are expected to operate at or near a senior engineer level in system design and code quality, with the ability to review code, assess technical tradeoffs, and guide teams toward sound implementation decisions. This will include both direct people leadership and technical leadership, with accountability for delivery, system reliability, and team health. You’ll translate ambiguity into clarity, balancing long-term platform integrity with iterative progress, while working closely across engineering and partner functions. Impact is measured not only by the systems your teams deliver, but by the technical standards you uphold, the decisions you make under uncertainty, and the environment you create for engineers to learn, experiment, and do their best work.

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
A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success.

Responsibilities

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.