Manager, Engineering (Launch)

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Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and coach a diverse team of software engineers, fostering their technical and career growth through regular feedback, performance reviews,

Requirements Summary

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of total professional software engineering experience,

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JOB DESCRIPTIO

VitalSource®, is hiring an Engineering Manager to contribute to our Launch Engineering team. This is a remote role.

As an Engineering Manager at VitalSource, you will lead a team of software engineers in developing, testing, deploying, and supporting the technology products and systems that power our mission to transform education. The Launch platform integrates schools and publishers with VitalSource and ensures millions of learners have access to their materials on Day One. This role blends people leadership with technical acumen, requiring you to cultivate a high-performing team, foster career growth, and drive technical excellence. We embrace AI-assisted development, and you will play a key role in enabling your team to leverage these tools effectively and responsibly to enhance productivity and innovation. You'll partner closely with Product Management and other engineering leaders to deliver impactful solutions that meet our strategic objectives and contribute to a world-class learning experience.

Responsibilities

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Requirements

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Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of total professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of delivering complex, large-scale systems.
2+ years in a technical leadership or engineering management role with direct reports.
Deep understanding of technology architecture, programming languages (e.g., Ruby, Python, TypeScript), systems, and security models.
Proficiency with modern web development stacks (e.g., Ruby on Rails, FastAPI, React, MySQL) and API based architectures.
Experience building and operating reliable asynchronous messaging, event-driven systems (e.g. Pub/Sub, SQS/SNS, RabbitMQ) and background processing (e.g. Sidekiq, Celery).
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical information to diverse audiences (technical and non-technical management, product, and stakeholders).
Demonstrated leadership, teambuilding, mentoring, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Past use of Agile/Scrum or similar collaborative development methodologies.
Familiarity with modern observability solutions for monitoring, logging, and tracing production systems.
Experience developing with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform.

Nice to Have

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Experience in the EdTech sector and a passion for improving learning outcomes.
Proven experience in optimizing engineering processes and driving continuous improvement within a team context.
Demonstrated experience in implementing and managing AI tools and workflows within a development team, with a strong understanding of responsible AI principles and security considerations, and a track record of fostering quality and accountability for AI-assisted work.

What We Offer

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✓Culture: Collaborative, Inclusive, and Mission-driven. A mission-driven company that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

✓More in your pocket: Competitive base salary and a strong variable component

✓We take care of all aspects of our people: Generous, well-rounded benefits such as Medical, Vision, Dental, Life, Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, FSA, HSA, ID Protection, Pet and Legal Insurance

✓Retirement: 401K match up to 5%

✓We support our families: 12 weeks of paid parental leave

✓Continued education: Use our tuition reimbursement program

✓The Importance of Balance: start at 4 weeks’ vacation, 12 sick days, 11 company holidays, and 3 personal days

✓Flexibility: flexible work schedules and remote capabilities (by team) - feel free to skip the commute and hit your deadlines from home

✓Casual Dress: be as comfortable at work as you are in your own living room

✓Wellness: lots of opportunities for fitness challenges and rewards

VitalSource is the leading education technology solutions provider committed to helping partners create, deliver, and distribute affordable, accessible, and impactful learning experiences worldwide. As a recognized innovator in the digital course materials market, VitalSource is best known for partnering with more than 1,000 publishers and resellers to deliver extraordinary learning experiences to millions of active users globally—and today we’re also powering new, cutting-edge technologies designed to optimize teaching and learning for maximum results. Learn more at https://vitalsource.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.