Software Engineering Manager

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 SIS is a one-person, one-record school management platform
• Magnus Health provides cloud-based Student Health Record (SHR) solutions
• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.