Director of Engineering

FranklinCovey

. Lead engineering teams building learner and enterprise platforms and emerging AI experiences .

Posted 10/13/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $207,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams to build AI-integrated platforms, with a strong focus on data architecture, security, and compliance. Proven ability to manage cross-platform strategies, technical debt, and team development while ensuring high-quality delivery and operational reliability.

Highest-signal resume keywords

AI Integration LeadershipCross-Platform Architecture StrategyData Architecture ManagementMCP Server Design and DeliveryTeam Development and Performance Management

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringPlatform EngineeringData Strategy ExecutionMCP App DevelopmentJavaScriptPythonC#ReactDjango.NET

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCoachingPerformance ManagementCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWSCI/CDTest AutomationIncident ResponseAccessibility Tools

Industry Keywords

Enterprise SaaSLearning PlatformsContent DeliveryMulti-Tenant SaaSSecurity Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDjangoJavaScriptPythonReact.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead engineering teams building learner and enterprise platforms and emerging AI experiences
Set the cross-platform architecture strategy, including domain ownership, decision rights, and technical guardrails
Assess technical debt and risk to guide capacity investments and recommend tradeoffs to leadership
Lead engineering integration of AI into customer-facing platforms, including architecture, security, and governance
Design and deliver agent-facing services that expose FranklinCovey capabilities to AI agents
Own data architecture for AI features, reporting pipelines, and governance
Manage and develop engineering managers and individual contributors through coaching, goal setting, and performance management
Own cross-platform QA and test-automation strategy, including test coverage, CI gates, and release readiness
Establish knowledge-sharing pathways across teams
Strengthen code standards, CI/CD, incident response, SLAs/SLOs, and common tooling
Ensure accessibility, localization, and compliance readiness across content and UI
Partner with IT and Cloud Ops on cloud migrations, vulnerability management, and audit readiness
Own portfolio outcomes across roadmap, execution, and reliability
Improve estimation, capacity planning, and sprint readiness
Represent engineering and AI to executives, customers, and prospects
Collaborate on engineering budget and headcount planning

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, technology delivery, or related experience
5+ years leading managers and multi-team programs
Proven experience leading the design and delivery of a production MCP server or equivalent tool-calling integration connecting LLM-powered agents to enterprise data and services, including authentication, security, evaluation, and observability
Deep familiarity with LLM-powered systems, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), tool use, and multi-agent coordination
Experience building MCP Apps and interactive UI experiences inside AI clients such as Claude and ChatGPT
Experience with JavaScript, Python, C#, React, Django, .NET, and AWS
Experience architecting and executing a data strategy across products or platforms
Experience leading multi-team enterprise SaaS programs managing managers and individual contributors
Collaboration with IT/SecOps on security, compliance, and cloud infrastructure
Strong hiring, coaching, and performance management experience
Experience developing engineering leaders with clear domain ownership and decision rights
Clear communication with technical and non-technical audiences, including executives and customers
Familiarity with learning platforms, content delivery, or enterprise admin tooling, including multi-tenant SaaS and accessibility/localization

Benefits

Comp & perks

15% variable pay
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
HSA
Employee stock purchasing program
401(k)
Paid time off
Holiday pay