Manager, Engineering

Manager Of Engineering

Vital Source is hiring a Manager of Engineering to contribute to our Open Syllabus team located in Raleigh NC, Chicago IL, Franklin TN, or Boston MA (preferred locations). Applicants outside of these preferred locations will still be considered.

As an Engineering Manager, you will report to the Director of Engineering and play a key role on the Vital Source Open Syllabus engineering team. You'll lead a talented group of data and software engineers, partnering closely with product management to shape, design, and deliver innovative technology solutions that support Vital Source's strategic goals. In this role, you'll balance hands-on contribution with team leadership—guiding initiatives from concept through deployment while fostering a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with Product Management to plan releases and address technical, performance, and security needs
• Lead and oversee the team's engineering processes and delivery
• Assign, coordinate, and manage team priorities and workload
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders on roadmaps, timelines, risks, and progress
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to integrate, deploy, and operate services
• Define scope, effort, and technical approach for team initiatives
• Ensure strong system architecture, reliability, monitoring, and on-call practices
• Advocate for the team by securing resources and supporting their success
• Specific
  
  Skills:
  
  Python Language, Django, PySpark, ETL, SQL

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years previous work experience in technical leadership with large-scale, growing systems.
• 5 years of experience in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating goals, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures.
• 5 years of experience in preparation and development of reports, briefings, and other technical documents.

Salary Range: $148,000 to $175,000

What We Offer:

• Culture:
  Collaborative, Inclusive, and Mission-driven.
• 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, , 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.
• Wellness:
  Opportunities for fitness challenges and rewards.

Who We Are:

Vital Source Technologies, LLC has powered digital content delivery across the higher education ecosystem for over 30 years. Winner of the 2024 CODiE award for Most Innovative Ed Tech company, Vital Source delivers more than 28 million learning materials globally each year. With unmatched scale, the Vital Source Learning Delivery Network is trusted by thousands of content providers and institutions worldwide to deliver impactful learning experiences, fuel affordable access programs, and drive a learning advantage for every student.

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.

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