Engineering Program Manager

About UsTrekAI is an AI-powered education platform for schools and districts, supporting students, teachers, and administrators in a safe, district-controlled environment. Learn more at RoleWe're looking for an Engineering Program Manager to own coordination across engineering and contractor work-streams. This role reports to the Director of Engineering and partners closely with Product and the CTO.What You'll DoDrive execution across engineering, product, and contractor teams, owning schedules, dependencies, risks, and delivery milestones.Translate priorities into execution plans with clear milestones, owners, and acceptance criteria.Manage dependencies, risks, blockers, and decisions across concurrent initiatives.Stay close enough to technical details to understand scope, dependencies, tradeoffs, and risks, and know when to escalate.Coordinate across contractor and engineering teams, holding teams accountable for delivery quality and surfacing performance gaps.Maintain visibility into deliverables, status, progress, spend, and resource allocation across work-streams.Who You AreStrong experience driving complex, multi-team initiatives across internal and contractor teams, in an engineering context (5+ years of direct or equivalent experience).Exceptionally organized and operationally strong, with systems that make work visible and keep people accountable.Technical fluency. You can follow engineering conversations well enough to track scope, dependencies, risks, and decisions.Strong written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical audiences.Comfortable using AI development tools like Claude Code or Codex.Nice to HaveComputer Science/Engineering experience.Experience in Education domain.Experience with data privacy compliance in sensitive domains (e.g., COPPA, FERPA, GDPR).LocationWichita, KS or Atlanta, GA based preferred. Open to remote candidates working in the Eastern time zone, with occasional travel for planning sessions and team collaboration.Why TrekAIMission-Driven: We're building educational technology the right way"”transparent, ethical, and focused on empowering educators rather than replacing them.Technical Excellence: Work with a team that cares about doing things properly, from database design to security implementation.Real Impact: Your coordination will directly shape how a multi-platform product comes together to serve teachers and students across multiple school districts.Autonomy: We trust you to own your domain and make decisions.Growth: We're a growing company with room to expand your role and responsibilities.Salary & Benefits: Trek offers competitive benefits and salary commensurate with the role such as paid time off (including flex holidays), professional development and growth opportunities, and an amazing collaborative/supportive culture.RequirementsAuthorized to work in the United StatesNo need for visa sponsorship

Created: 2026-05-09