VP, Software Engineering - Core Systems
Core
Lead the organization responsible for shared technology capabilities enabling Cengage's digital products to scale across multiple markets and verticals.
Role type
VP, Software Engineering - Core Systems
Builds
Reusable platform capabilities, shared AI infrastructure, and cloud-native architectures for education technology products.
Domain
Education Technology / Enterprise Software Platforms
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure | product features
Required skills
Enterprise technology leadership, distributed team management, platform strategy, high-availability system operations, AI-enabled product platforms, legacy modernization, budget management, executive communication, organizational leadership
Preferred skills
Education technology experience, cloud-native engineering practices, AWS, data platforms, AI infrastructure, retrieval-augmented generation, event-driven architecture, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, automated testing, observability
Technologies
AWS, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, event-driven architecture
Responsibilities
Own technology strategy and roadmap for core systems; advance 'build once, scale everywhere' strategy; drive modernization via generative AI and cloud-native architecture; establish shared AI infrastructure and platform services; partner with business leaders to increase adoption of shared capabilities; drive operational excellence through engineering practices and automation; evaluate build, buy, and partner options for core systems capabilities.
Seniority
Executive, strategic leadership & mentorship