Chief Technology Officer
Overview
Define and execute the company’s long-term technology and product strategy. Partner with leadership to align product roadmap with business growth. Build, mentor, and lead the engineering team — setting the bar for standards, architecture, and execution. Oversee cloud infrastructure and guide decisions on stack evolution as we scale. Own security posture across the organization, including secure development practices, identity and access management, and ensuring the right internal systems and tooling are in place to support a growing team. Lead SOC 2 and FERPA compliance efforts and formalize processes to support district-level security reviews. Ensure our products integrate cleanly into the school district technical ecosystem (Clever, ClassLink, SIS systems).
Requirements
- 7+ years in software engineering or technical leadership
- 3+ years leading engineering teams or functions
- Experience shipping and scaling SaaS products
- Strong cloud infrastructure knowledge (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Experience implementing secure development practices
- Familiarity with FERPA or student data privacy requirements
- Experience thinking strategically about product direction, not just engineering execution
- Experience in EdTech or K-12 environments (Nice to Have)
- Experience scaling early-stage startups (this is a strong fit for a first-time CTO with senior engineering leadership experience) (Nice to Have)
- Familiarity with SOC 2 or similar compliance frameworks (Nice to Have)
- Experience leading both product and infrastructure initiatives (Nice to Have)
