Senior Director of Engineering, Core Product

The Opportunity As a Senior Director of Engineering, Core Product at Coursedog, you'll own the day-to-day execution and engineering health of Coursedog's three core product clouds — Assessment, Curriculum, and Scheduling — so they ship reliably, hit their commitments, and defend the revenue base. You'll work closely with engineering managers, product leadership, and cross-functional partners to translate the roadmap into reliable, high-quality software. This is a delivery-and-execution leadership role — focused on building and running the products customers pay for today.

This role will be the single accountable leader for how core product engineering executes, week over week and quarter over quarter. You'll pioneer an AI-augmented development model where clear specifications unlock high-quality, AI-accelerated delivery. You'll be responsible for predictable shipping, quality, and reliability, and driving a step-change in engineering velocity through AI and spec-driven practices, while building a strong bench of engineering leaders in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment.

This role reports directly to the SVP, Software Engineering and collaborates cross-functionally. This role is well-suited for someone who operates with both strategic vision and operational rigor, takes ownership of hard problems, and is motivated by building systems and teams that scale sustainably.

If you're excited by the chance to lead a major engineering function, shape how a critical part of the product organization executes, and transform how an entire engineering org builds software through AI-augmented, spec-driven practices, this is an opportunity to have outsized impact at a high-growth company.

This position offers a competitive base salary between $175,000 - $200,000, based on experience and qualifications. The role also includes a performance-based variable compensation component, bringing **total on-target earnings (OTE)