Engineering Manager

August 20

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The College Board

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Education • Non-profit

The College Board is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. It connects students to college success and opportunity by supporting them in building essential skills for higher education and removing barriers to access. The College Board operates with a focus on respect, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration, with a diverse and dedicated team of professionals. Based in several locations across the United States, they strive to modernize operations and increase their digital footprint, supporting students and families nationwide.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1900

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

📋 Description

• Lead a team of engineers to deliver event-driven AWS/cloud-native solutions for College Board. Foster Agile practices and mentor staff. • Collaborate with product DevOps, Security, and Infrastructure teams to design, build and manage robust workforce solutions. • Translate product roadmap into actionable deliverables; manage backlog; ensure visibility. • Write code to automate infrastructure lifecycle; develop internal tools; utilize CLIs to streamline processes. • Partner with technology leaders to align cloud product offerings with business objectives. • Contribute to Enterprise Architecture Review; lead in infrastructure strategy and communications. • Lead and manage a team of 7 engineers; provide coaching; drive performance. • Lead agile ceremonies; oversee production and production-like issue resolution. • Foster an inclusive culture; uphold College Board’s Operating Principles. • Travel 3-5 times/year to NYC or Reston, VA (as needed).

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of professional work experience including a minimum of 5 years working in technology • 3+ years of recent experience working as an Engineering Manager with proven expertise in delivering product or platform-level features for event-driven cloud-based solutions • Experience managing teams of 4 to 8 direct reports, including higher-level individual contributors. • Experience in: Building event-driven AWS cloud-based serverless applications. • Building APIs or other back-end services. • Coding using Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Node.js, or Java • A strategic and inclusive leadership style: you set clear priorities, build effective team structures, plan for future needs, and foster a culture of belonging. • A proven ability to drive performance and growth: you set high expectations, deliver real-time, evidence-based feedback, and coach team members to take smart risks, stretch their skills, and achieve meaningful impact. • Strong experience working in an Agile product development environment. • Ability to identify opportunities where AI can streamline processes, uncover insights, or improve outcomes. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with an ability to present ideas in user-friendly and engineering language. • Experience leading engineering and architecture discussions that foster open and respectful dialogue , bringing stakeholders to agreement • Exceptional planning, prioritization, and execution skills, delivering results on time and on budget in fast-paced environments. • A bachelor’s degree in the field of computer science preferred. • Able to travel 3-5 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office • Additional nice-to-haves: Professional training and/or certifications using Amazon Web Services, Linux, Java, etc. • Experience or knowledge of workforce technology tools such as Atlassian Suite, Slack, Zoom, G-Suite, o365, Github , etc.

🏖️ 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