Position Summary:
Wonderschool is harnessing the power of technology to provide comprehensive support to child care providers operating out of their homes as well as in the government and non-profit sectors. Our products enable childcare providers to create high-quality environments and meet the demands of their business, while also helping parents in need of childcare solutions through the creation of an accessible marketplace.
Wonderschool is seeking an Engineering leader who is passionate about contributing to our mission and purpose through leadership, process, and execution of product development. You will manage one of the engineering teams building Wonderschool’s core product. As a successful Engineering manager, you will plan and execute the development of product features and architecture improvements with quality and predictability, work across functions to communicate estimates and trade-offs and incorporate new business needs into the development plan.
You will:
- Set technical direction for Wonderschools marketplace team.
- Bring joy to providers and parents supporting child care through remarkable solutions.
- Cultivate an excellent organization by hiring remarkable talent, coaching your team, fostering principled and collaborative engineering decision-making, and applying your technical expertise to maintain a high bar
- Oversee the success of your teams' products, establish and achieve quantifiable results
- Report into the Chief technology officer and participate in essential technical, design, and product discussions with leaders across our product, engineering and operations teams
You Have:
- BA/BS degree in computer science or equivalent industry experience (12+ years preferred)
- 3+ years of experience of managing engineering with a team of around 10+ engineers
- Ability to be scrappy and comfortable building 0 → 1 products.
- Proven record of successfully delivering large initiatives and/or features from start to finish with strong collaboration, communication, and ownership
- Experience collaborating with engineering leaders and cross-functional team members.
- We value ability to write clean and maintainable code(irrespective of language) and think/build in systems.
- Elixir & Phoenix experience is a big plus, but optional.
- Ability to think beyond the team needs and help drive company objectives.
- Will need to be in the office in downtown SF, 3 days a week.
- This position offers a salary range of $190,000 to $225,000 per year plus an attractive equity offer.
Technologies we Use & Teach:
- Elixir & Phoenix Framework
- JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web frameworks (specifically including ReactJS)
- Web markup (HTML5, CSS3), backend technologies (NodeJS, Java), front-end build tools (Webpack, ESbuild, Vite) .
Top Skills
What We Do
At Wonderschool (www.wonderschool.com) our mission is to ensure every child has access to early education that helps them realize their potential. There is a major shortage of childcare and preschools in the United States and we believe one of the best ways to increase access for families is to help teachers start great child cares and preschools out of their homes. We provide assistance with licensing, setting up a classroom, setting pricing, building a website, matching parents to their program, operating a school day to day, and everything in between. Our goal is to build product to let teachers focus on what they do best – caring for and educating children
