Systems Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Kiddom as a Systems Engineering Manager and lead a team of 5+ engineers, driving transformative work in K-12 education. This role blends technical leadership with strategic impact, shaping Kiddom's backend systems for seamless and secure scaling. You'll utilize modern technologies like Golang, Node.js, JS, Kubernetes, and AWS, while solving challenging problems impacting educators and students. You'll motivate and inspire change across the engineering organization, adapting to new technologies and AI capabilities. This is an unparalleled opportunity to make a difference in a mission-driven environment, driving technical excellence and building impactful systems. The role reports to the VP of Engineering.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering work experience
• 3+ years of experience in people management leading Systems or Infrastructure teams of 8+ engineers, including hands-on technical management building backend services
• Expertise in AWS and Kubernetes is essential, along with the ability to mentor, delegate, and collaborate with cross-functional teams
• You are strong in balancing priorities and making thoughtful decisions to meet immediate technical needs
• You have a proven track record of shipping quality products on time
• A customer-centric mindset and will apply that to building out platform services
• You are highly organized and thrive in fast-paced environments with a structured approach to team operations

Responsibilities

• Lead a talented team of (5+) systems and security engineers
• Drive meaningful, transformative work in the K-12 education space
• Shape Kiddom’s backend systems to scale seamlessly and securely
• Work with modern technologies, including Golang, Node.js, JS, Kubernetes, and AWS, while solving challenging technical problems that directly impact educators, administrators, and students
• Motivate and inspire change across the entire engineering organization as we adapt to new technologies and AI capabilities that make us and our users more efficient
• Participate in architecture and product discussions with engineers, contributing to informed decisions
• Provide objective feedback, supporting individual and team growth

Preferred Qualifications

• Ideally experience with: (Golang, Python, Node.js , JS)
• Growth mindset - you're eager to expand your skill set and excited to carve out your career path in a hyper-growth setting
• Adaptability, resiliency, and ability to thrive in ambiguity - things can change quickly, and you'll need to help the team evolve

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Health benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• 10 paid sick days per year
• Unlimited vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year
• Paid family leave after birth/adoption of caretakers and minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State