Technical Engineering Manager, Khan Academy

• At least 4 years of experience managing teams of software engineers
• Experience with Agile development and methodologies; web application architecture and development
• Experience with design systems, shared component libraries, and working with designers
• The ability to manage a diverse and distributed team of engineers from all backgrounds
• Strong communication skills, both spoken and written — a history of blogging or essay-writing is helpful
• Able to command technical respect — you can dive into technical discussions and deeply understand and influence the decision making process
• Excels at giving and receiving feedback
• Passionate about helping others succeed
• Motivated by the Khan Academy mission “to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere
• A strong point of view about products and user outcomes
• Capable of navigating ambiguity, proactively seeking out the people/information you need to move projects forward
• Passion for helping others succeed - not just your direct reports, but your peers as well

Desirable

• We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to help manage our Content Platform team, which owns all of the tools relating to helping create, translate and publish our content
• Drive delivery on product goals through direct people management
• Partner with cross-functional colleagues in design, content, international, and product/program management
• Build and grow experts/leaders through feedback and attention to personal career development
• Collaborate with external partners to deliver contractual features
• Partner with architects and other engineering managers to make sure our product architecture, performance, and quality meet the needs of our users
• Empower engineers and support them with tools and processes to efficiently deliver amazing user experiences