Engineering Manager

ParentSquare is a rapidly growing Santa Barbara-based company that’s changing the way schools and parents communicate every day. Sound simple? We strive to keep it that way! Our mission is to give schools the power to incredibly enhance family engagement for all students. As the leading school-home communication platform, we’re proud to serve over 20 million students and  families nationwide. We’re not just creating a product; we are creating empowered educators and engaged parents to improve the lives of all students.  We are passionate advocates for our  customers and for our employees and we invite you to join us on this exciting journey. 

You are a passionate advocate, driven by a desire to make a difference. You believe in the power of technology to empower people and are excited by our mission to enhance family engagement for all students. Like us, you strive for simplicity and are eager to join a collaborative team that is just as dedicated to its employees as it is to its customers. If this sounds like you, we’d love to talk.

At ParentSquare, we’re passionate about improving the lives of students, and that passion drives how we build our product and serve our customers. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll balance leading a team to provide mentoring and guidance to a team of engineers to ensure our high expectations for their performance are met. You have the experience and knowledge to participate in deep technical discussions and aren’t afraid to get hands-on when the team needs you. You’ll work closely with our Product team, other engineering teams, and cross-functionally to develop and prioritize our product roadmap and key initiatives to ensure your team is achieving key milestones and metrics. 

• Working closely with the Engineering VPs and Directors (alongside our Founder, CEO and CPO) to set clear expectations – and beat those expectations- as you deliver on our platform.
• Building and leading your team as you execute each sprint to the best of your ability.
• Collaborating with your peer engineering managers and leaders to meet (and beat!) our company goals
• Participating in the hiring process as we continue to build our team.
• Lead a diverse team of engineers to create innovative end-to-end technical solutions
• Grow and scale the team as needed by attracting, hiring, and retaining world-class talent
• Set up and streamline effective processes to ensure the right prioritization and urgency 
• Ensure security processes and protocols are kept up to date and on track for your team members
• Be a member of a development team and perform development tasks in the context of that team

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university in software engineering, computer science, information systems, information technology, or a related field
• • Bonus of experience with CMS solutions and/or infrastructure teams
• 5+ years of experience in back-end software development, Ruby on Rails experience preferred
• 3+ years of experience in people/team management
• The ability to mentor junior software developers, as well as to collaborate with all stakeholders..
• Extensive experience in developing, deploying, and integrating large-scale web applications
• Ability and willingness to keep up with software industry trends and innovation.
• Proficiency in documenting processes and monitoring performance metrics.
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices such as design patterns, code reviews, unit testing, and agile or lean software development frameworks
• Proficiency with commonly used AWS services is a big plus
• Proficiency with version control using Git

At ParentSquare, we believe in winning together and building a product that truly serves schools, educators, and families. We value transparency, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit, and we look for team members who share these values. You’ll have the opportunity to lead design at scale, influence a fast-growing company, and make a meaningful impact on K-12 education.

The perks of working for us are great! You’ll get your foot in the door as our company continues to grow. We’re big believers in work-life balance and provide:

• Employer-paid health insurance (including dependent coverage)
• An employer-matched 401K retirement savings program from day 1 
• Paid Parental Leave
• Stock options
• Health + wellness reimbursements
• Generous PTO 
• 15 paid holidays, including your birthday! 

As a fully remote team, we’ll make sure you have all the tools and equipment you need to make your home office a place where you can thrive. 

We're an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Salary for this role will be DOE ($170,000-$200,000)