Campus Kaizen is a leading provider of higher education and K-12 management software, helping institutions streamline operations, enhance the student experience, and adapt to an evolving market. Our innovative platforms are designed by industry practitioners and continuously improved to meet changing needs. Beyond software, we offer dedicated consulting services, including onsite Kaizen events—short, focused improvement projects that optimize processes and equip teams with practical process improvement tools.
Join us and be part of a team that is driving efficiency, solving real-world challenges, and making a lasting impact in education!
Campus Kaizen is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the engineering team and drive the next phase of innovation for its SaaS platform serving Higher Education and K-12 institutions. Reporting directly to the President, you will own the engineering vision, execution, and security posture, ensuring products are built with scalability, reliability, and speed. This is a high-impact leadership role offering the opportunity to align technical delivery with business objectives, manage a globally distributed offshore team, and modernize infrastructure while fostering operational excellence. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally, lead agile transformation, and play a critical role in helping the business meet its technical and commercial milestones.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Define and lead the engineering strategy across all Campus Kaizen products, including modernization efforts like multi-tenancy and microservices readiness.
• Oversee a migration from Linode to AWS, implementing infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, robust observability practices, and a disaster recovery plan with defined RTO/RPO.
• Manage a globally distributed offshore development team, driving agile practices (Scrum/Scrumban), sprint-based velocity tracking, and quality standards such as automated testing and formal code reviews.

• Collaborate with the President on product roadmaps, evaluate technical feasibility, and improve SDLC metrics such as deployment frequency, test coverage, and release success rates.

  What You Bring:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in technical leadership roles.

• Proven experience managing outsourced or hybrid engineering teams across multiple time zones.
• Strong technical skills in PHP, Vue.js, Node.js, AWS infrastructure, and Docker/Kubernetes.
• Deep knowledge of SaaS architecture (single-tenant and multi-tenant), CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps toolchains.

• Experience with MySQL and MongoDB databases.

  What Will Help You Stand Out:

• Experience working in EdTech or with government-facing SaaS platforms.

• Previous experience as a Senior Manager or Director of Technology at a growth-stage SaaS company.
• Familiarity with tools such as GitHub Actions, Trello/Notion, Firebase, Sentry, and AWS RDS/Aurora.
• Understanding of OWASP Top 10, infrastructure observability practices, and data privacy and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, FERPA, GDPR.