Senior Director Engineering

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What We’re Looking For:

We’re seeking a Senior Director, Engineering to join the edX content theme. This is a team of approximately 30 engineers (5 people managers) focused on work that will grow our software and software products to become more flexible to be used with learning management systems.

We need a technical leader that can define an engineering vision for this and help navigate the Content teams toward the destination.

This role and team will be hugely impactful on the business, unlocking many more opportunities for our learners and partners.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:

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You’ll be responsible for maintaining and evolving the architecture and technology that supports content catalog for the broader edX marketplace, content onboarding for open courses and content delivery for open courses, including contributions to open edX open-source codebase.

Delivering software capabilities needed for the business line

- Continuously improving the operations of the team

- Contributing to advancing the culture of Open Courses & Marketplace business line

- Lead the team and pressure test if thinking is sound

- Lead engineering vision for Content and bring it to life

Things That Should Be In Your Background:

- Engineering background

- Needs to have built software at some point in career for credibility and empathy

- Will be management (no coding expected day to day).

- Experience leading a software engineering team

- Experience coaching, training and mentoring people managers and individual contributors

Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:

- Excellent communication skills

- A bias for action

- Focused on people and process first and foremost

- A strong belief in key engineering principles

- Need to know what you believe in when making a tough decision

- Need to articulate principles behind decision making

About edX

edX is the education movement for restless learners. Together with our founding partners Harvard and MIT, we’ve brought together more than 38 million learners, the majority of top-ranked universities in the world, and industry-leading companies onto one online learning platform that supports learners at every stage. And we’re not stopping there—as a global nonprofit, we’re relentlessly pursuing our vision of a world where every learner can access education to unlock their potential, without the barriers of cost or location.

About 2U, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU)

2U is comprised of 3 lines of business: Graduate Degree Programs, Short Course, and Boot Camps. Going beyond traditional learning management systems, we use tech, people, and data to help top universities and enterprise organizations transform in the digital era—and eliminate the back row in higher ed. We support lifelong learning which means thinking beyond a single degree. It means finding ways for students to gain the skills they need to change careers, evolve their expertise, and meet the challenges of the changing world head-on. We help our partners fill those needs—developing new digital education technologies and offerings capable of supporting students at different points in their lives. Whether they need a simple refresher, to learn something new, or to change their career trajectories completely, our partners are there to help them succeed. Together with our partners, 2U has positively transformed the lives of more than 275,000 students and lifelong learners.

2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement

At 2U, we are committed to creating and sustaining a culture that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities of our employees. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by the ways in which we are different, as well as the ways in which we are the same.

Benefits & Culture

Working at 2U means working with individuals that are passionate and mission driven. We collaborate on tough problems to deliver the best outcomes for our partners, students, and each other. You will find team members working together in our open office spaces, gathered in the kitchen grabbing a snack, or taking a break in our game rooms.

2U offers a comprehensive benefits package:

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance, disability and 401(k)

Unlimited snacks and drinks

Generous paid leave policies including unlimited PTO

Additional time off benefits include: volunteer days, parental leave, and a company-wide winter break

To learn more, visit 2U.com. #NoBackRow

Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

2U is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants or employees and ensures equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship, military or veterans’ status, or any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. 2U’s equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, job benefits and pay.

Company info

2U, Inc
Website : http://2u.com