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Company Overview

Age of Learning® is the leading education technology innovator, creating engaging and effective learning resources to help children build a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning. Our research-based digital education programs have proven efficacy in increasing children’s learning gains, and our curriculum is developed by an experienced team of education experts. Age of Learning’s flagship product, ABCmouse.com® Early Learning Academy, is an award-winning comprehensive curriculum for children. Adventure Academy™,_ the first AAA education massively multiplayer online game (MMO), provides elementary-and middle-school-age learners the opportunity to build critical knowledge in language, arts, math, science, social studies, and more in a fun and safe virtual world. The company’s School Solutions Programs include My Math Academy®_ , an adaptive, personalized program that helps students master foundational math concepts, and My Reading Academy™, which helps young learners become fluent readers and build a foundation for reading comprehension and literacy. With over 10 billion learning activities completed by more than 50 million children worldwide, Age of Learning is a global leader in efforts to advance equity, access, and opportunity for all children. To learn more about Age of Learning, visit www.AgeofLearning.com.

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Summary*

We are seeking a Head of Engineering to join our Adventure Academy team. You will be responsible for leading our technical team for our cross-platform educational MMO, Adventure Academy. This person will report directly to our Executive Producer and have overall responsibility for the engineering team across platforms and technologies.
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience building and managing technical teams, including hiring and mentoring developers.
• Experience managing mixed engineering organizations including local, remote, and vendor resources.
• Familiarity with client/server, database/web interfaces, and Unity development for PC and mobile.
• Experience architecting and facilitating solutions for multi-player online, PC and mobile platforms.
• Experience collaborating with, and giving guidance to, technical leads.
• An excellent communicator, both verbal and written, with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A proven ability to facilitate consensus across cross-functional teams.
• Comprehension of a variety of Software Development Life Cycle practices including Agile/Scrum
• Expert knowledge of modern mobile technologies including iOS development in Objective C, Android development in Java,
• Cross platform development in Unity using C# a plus
• MMO experience is a plus

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Responsibilities: *

• Provide technical expertise to lead and manage a team of engineers across multiple disciplines – client, server, network, database, web, and tools.
• Interface with creative teams to provide solutions for feature requests within limits set by company stakeholders.
• Architect, drive, and oversee long and short-term technology solutions for client and server software.
• Contribute to the technology platforms, libraries, systems, and tooling used by our engineering team(s).
• Work with production to plan, scope, and schedule solutions from the engineering team
• Collaborate and facilitate communication both locally and with remote development teams.
• Evangelize and support the rollout of new technologies, libraries, and development techniques.
• Evaluate current staffing needs and participate in recruiting initiatives and interview processes.
• Contribute to emerging training strategies and career development initiatives.

Age of Learning currently provides:

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80% - 90% of health and welfare benefit premiums

• A 401(k) program with employer match
• 15 paid vacation days, 11 observed national paid holidays plus 9 sick days
• Our flexible work culture means 2 or more days in the office (hybrid) or 100% fully remote options available for most positions
• Team bonding events and a highly collaborative environment
• Access to our internal DEI Task Force that focuses on ensuring our products represent all children on a global scale
• Opportunities for professional growth through professional learning and development programs
• Commitment to Equal Opportunity Employment in addition to an inclusive and supportive company culture

Job Type: Full-time

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