Director of Engineering Academic Product

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What We’re Looking For:

While this role is primarily a leadership and people management role - there is a significant amount of tech work involved - architecting new technology solutions, ensuring that your team is following best practices, and occasionally - getting your hands dirty and writing code for a tight deadline.

You’ll spend your days working with the developers on your team and assisting them with solving complex problems, participating in planning and cross functional team meetings and architecting new solutions. Also - learning is a two way street - just as you would teach things to your team, be open to them teaching you new ideas, methodologies, etc…

This position will primarily oversee our development squads that focus on our on ground student experience and career service offerings

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:

Manage a growing team of full stack developers

Grow your team - provide an environment where Jr, Mid, and Sr level developers are constantly learning, evolving and driving for the next level in their career.

Support your team - dive into the code if needed, help them negotiate tough tasks, teach them something new and remove distractions so they can focus on their roles

Architect advanced technical solutions

Lead the planning, execution and success of complex technical projects

Work closely with product management to ensure we're building the best products and delivering functionality in a reasonable timeframe

Foster an environment of definition and adoption of best practices, from frameworks to APIs and back end design and development

Encourage, Promote and Adopt QA into the development lifecycle including both automated and manual testing

Things That Should Be In Your Background:

Minimum experience 8 years or equivalent knowledge/experience

Minimum experience 3 years at leading teams of developers

Experience with continuous integration (CircleCI, GitHub, Automated Test Suite)

Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

Experience with GoLang

Experience with GraphQL

Strong technical and design capabilities

Proficiency with JavaScript core language features and functionality including ES6 and ES7 features

Understanding of practical uses of mobile first design and HTML, the use of tools like Sass and authoring modular CSS (CSS modules or PostCSS)

The ability to listen, question, and process ideas other than your own in a respectful and collaborative environment

Knowledge of best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and deployment

Have a passion for working for a company that helps people change their lives for the better.

Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:

Experience Load testing/performance testing/etc…

Experience in an Agile development environment

Experience with AWS/Cloud Architecture

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.

About Trilogy

Trilogy Education, a brand of 2U Inc., partners with the best universities in the world to create and manage skills-based instructional programs (boot camps) to provide training for today’s workers with tomorrow’s skills.

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

Tuition reimbursement program

Generous paid leave policies including unlimited PTO

Additional time off benefits include:

time off to volunteer for non-profit organizations

parental leave after 9 months of employment

holidays that include a winter break from Christmas through New Years!

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, 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, pay and dismissal.

Company info

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