Director of Engineering

About the role

Seesaw is looking for a technically elite Director of Engineering to lead and scale its regional engineering hub in Amman, Jordan. You will bridge Jordan‑based talent with US leadership, driving architecture modernization and delivering products that impact millions of teachers and students worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Product, UX, and Sales to translate market needs into technical solutions for the MENA education market.
• Recruit, mentor, and grow the Amman team from 15 to 30+ engineers, evolving the org structure to a tiered leadership model.
• Modernize the tech stack, migrate legacy components, and implement high‑efficiency, continuous‑deployment pipelines.
• Provide architectural oversight across PHP, Python, and React applications, ensuring code quality, AWS reliability, and data‑driven insights.
• Drive AI adoption within the software development lifecycle and champion DevOps excellence.
• Coordinate with global teams, maintaining a Monday‑Thursday overlap with the US East Coast to contribute to the global roadmap.

Required profile

• Professional fluency in Arabic and English (written and verbal).
• Proven experience modernizing legacy codebases in a live production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across departments and time zones.
• Extensive full‑stack development background with PHP, Python, React, AWS, and automated testing.
• Leadership experience scaling engineering teams and implementing tiered management structures.

Required skills

• PHP
• Python
• React
• AWS
• Automated testing
• DevOps / CI‑CD

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape a regional engineering hub for a global EdTech leader.
• Collaborative environment with cross‑functional teams.
• Impactful work that reaches millions of educators and learners.