KidsLoop is an award-winning global EdTech, loved by millions of users and focused on building engaging and interactive apps, content and platforms that unleash personalised learning experiences. 

As one of the fastest growing companies of its kind, and now valued at over 1bn USD, we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us build a brighter future for children of today, who will have the greatest impact on our world tomorrow.

With offices around the world, from Seoul to London, Santa Monica to Hong Kong, Pakistan to Vietnam and Indonesia; we’re a global operation. And we’re continuing to accelerate our business by working with people who are bold enough to challenge the conventions of education and harness innovation.

Purpose of the role

We’re looking for a proven leader to act as the Head of Engineering across APAC who can work alongside a talented global team, building and scaling our organization in the Asia region.

This role will bring alongside a number of existing technical teams and aim to build and scale the capabilities of core services which are critical to KidsLoop. A major part of this role is to create from scratch the Research and Development hub in Korea, the development of a far East Engineering hub and extend the hiring of an existing talented team.

You will be expected to lead a cross functional team and across multiple time zones, where you will need to interact with many global teams and leaders.

Your responsibilities

• Leading and managing the APAC engineering function
• Building a culture of global engineering to enable product development and innovation.
• Creation of the first Innovation team in Korea
• Day to day management of backlogs and Engineering Manager and leads
• Key interface with the global Delivery and Product teams to ensure we move at pace.
• Enlisting in the Global meetings with UK / India / Vietnam to ensure Global alignment
• Develop a road map for the various delivery teams in APAC
• Work hand in glove with Global Product and Global Delivery teams.
• Be detail oriented, pragmatic
• Be People first and solution first.

Required qualifications

• Computer Science Degree or any other related field
• Experience working in a scaling and fast moving business
• Experience of building teams with one or more of the following; Golang or Rust
• Strong cloud experience with AWS
• Excellent knowledge of methods and techniques for structured reviews, including reviews of non-functional requirements, technical documents, test plans, business cases and other key deliverables
• Proven experience working in a regulated environment
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong technical documentation skills and mindset

Compensation and benefits

• Relocation to Korea is preferred (Relocation Bonus, Housing Loan, Work visa permit)
• Flexible work environment (Flex-time work, Remote work)
• Short-term Incentive based on yearly performance
• Long-term Incentive (Share options)

Application Process

• CV screening - 1st technical interview - 2nd technical interview - 3rd final interview
• Must Submit: English Resume/CV (PDF File) via https://kidsloop.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=362

If you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children, parents and teachers; we want to hear from you. Together, we’ll create a personalised learning path that’s unique for every student.

• For more details on how we’re building 'Education for Tomorrow' and to learn more about working with outstanding colleagues in a flexible working environment, please visit our website