Director of Infrastructure Engineering

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
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, both written and verbal