Company Description:
Veracross provides SaaS-based School Information Systems (SIS) designed to meet the specific needs of independent K-12 schools worldwide. Our one-record solution combines the power of a fully integrated single-record database, personalized communication tools, and an elegant architecture that is unique in our industry.
We are a growing, values-led community of employees in the US, UK and Australia who share a vision to unify school communities, improve the quality of education, and enhance learning.
Veracross is five product brands in one global tech company
Veracross SIS is a one-person, one-record school management platform
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Digistorm connects with their communities through Digistorm Websites, Digistorm Funnel, and Digistorm Apps.
Epraise incentivizes student well-being and connects teachers, students, and families.
Firefly provides an online learning space for students and teachers
Job Description:
We are seeking an Engineering Manager / Technical Lead to oversee a new FinTech engineering team and guide the evolution of a mission-critical product suite used by private K-12 schools across the world. This is a strategic, high-impact leadership role responsible for shaping the team's culture, driving architectural and technical direction, and ensuring the successful delivery of a product suite that helps schools promote equity, affordability, and access for families from diverse economic backgrounds.
In this role, you will lead a team of full-stack engineers working across Ruby, Ruby on Rails, SQL, Javascript, and modern AI-assisted development workflows. You will balance people leadership with hands-on technical direction-setting standards, mentoring engineers, and partnering closely with product, design, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a cohesive, scalable, next-generation experience.
Responsabilities:
Lead, mentor, and grow the engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence.
Own the technical roadmap for the assigned product suite, aligning engineering strategy with product vision and long-term business goals.
Drive modernization efforts, guiding the team as we evolve legacy systems into scalable, maintainable, next-generation architectures.
Provide technical oversight across the stack, ensuring high-quality design decisions, consistent patterns, and strong engineering fundamentals.
Champion AI-assisted development, helping the team adopt agentic tools for code generation, refactoring, testing, and workflow automation.
Partner closely with product and design, translating requirements into actionable engineering plans and ensuring smooth, iterative delivery.
Coordinate cross-team integrations with our Student Information System, Admissions, Fundraising, and other platform areas.
Improve engineering processes, including CI/CD, code review practices, documentation standards, and developer experience.
Guide technical discovery and risk assessment, ensuring the team makes informed decisions and delivers predictable outcomes.
Represent the engineering team in planning, prioritization, and cross-functional leadership discussions.
Support integrations with third-party systems commonly used by private K-12 schools.
Requirements
Strong technical background in Ruby, Ruby on Rails, SQL, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Vue.js, with the ability to guide engineers across the full stack.
Proven experience leading engineering teams-either as an Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, or similar leadership role.
Experience managing cross-functional technical programs, coordinating with product, design, data, and other engineering groups.
Ability to drive technical strategy, long-term architectural planning, and roadmap alignment across multiple product areas.
Ability to evaluate and design scalable architectures, troubleshoot complex systems, and guide teams through technical tradeoffs.
Experience using AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codeium, or custom agents) and a passion for integrating AI into engineering workflows.
Comfort with prompt engineering and guiding AI toward high-quality code generation, testing, and refactoring.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to engineers, product partners, and leadership.
Excellent organizational and planning abilities, including roadmap development, sprint planning, and cross-team coordination.
Ability to lead effectively in a remote, mostly asynchronous environment.
Flexibility, adaptability, and a team-first leadership mindset.
7+ years of professional engineering experience, including experience in technical leadership or people management.
Experience with relational databases, SQL optimization, and data modeling.
Proficiency with Git/GitHub and modern source control workflows
Authorized to work in the United States
Nice to Haves
Experience leading modernization initiatives, including guiding teams through incremental migration from legacy systems to modern architectures.
A track record of building high-performing engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, and developing engineers at multiple levels.
Experience establishing or improving engineering processes, such as code review standards, CI/CD pipelines, incident response, or documentation practices.
Familiarity with vendor and partner management, especially when integrating with third-party systems or external technical teams.
Experience managing distributed or remote engineering teams, including asynchronous communication practices and team health management.
Background in FinTech, banking, or financial aid-related domains, with an understanding of regulatory, compliance, or data-sensitivity considerations.
Ability to influence organizational direction through data-driven decision-making, technical risk assessment, and clear communication with senior leadership.
Benefits
3?weeks of vacation?per year
14 paid holidays per year (including the week off between Christmas and New Year's Eve)
56 Hours of paid sick leave annually
Top tier benefits -
Medical, Dental & Vision (Blue Cross Blue Shield & EyeMed)
Veracross LLC Fidelity 401(k) Plan - Managed by Sentinel Benefits
Salary at Veracross is determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. The compensation range for this position is $140k to $160k (annualized USD) in addition to potential bonus.
We value the power of an inclusive culture and a strong sense of belonging. We seek to infuse diversity and inclusion in everything we do while promoting a culture where differences are embraced as strengths; opportunities are equal and accessible; consideration and respect are the norm; and all team members are supported in reaching their full potential.
