Director of Engineering

Our client, Colibri Group, is hiring a Director of Engineering for their AI Powered Content Engine and LMS Platforms. See details below.

Director of Engineering

Overview

Colibri Group is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the vision, strategy, and execution of our AI powered Content Engine and LMS Platforms. This leader will own the modernization and evolution of Colibri’s content infrastructure—powering learning experiences across our portfolio of brands—and will drive the development of next generation AI-based content aggregation, generation, and personalization engines.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong technical background in large-scale platform engineering, Agentic Platforms, and EdTech systems, with proven expertise in cloud native architectures, distributed systems, and AI-enabled content delivery. This leader will guide global, remote-first engineering teams to build and scale a unified content and LMS ecosystem that enables agility, personalization, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Lead the modernization and unification of existing LMS and content delivery systems into a global, scalable platform.

• Architect and implement AI-based content aggregation and generation engines, enabling adaptive learning and intelligent content recommendations.

• Drive innovation in content ingestion pipelines, metadata management, and search and recommendation frameworks using NLP and generative AI.

• Define and evolve the technical vision for Colibri’s content ecosystem across web, mobile, and e-commerce touchpoints.

• Oversee engineering teams developing enterprise workflow applications, AI Agents, event-driven, microservices, and serverless systems on AWS.

• Blend traditional content management systems with modern search innovations.

• Ensure strong integration between content systems and e-commerce, analytics, and enterprise SaaS platforms (e.g., Salesforce, NetSuite, Workday).

Team Leadership

• Lead and scale a global distributed engineering organization, fostering collaboration and accountability across time zones.

• Build a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.

• Partner with Product, Data, and Design leaders to ensure cohesive product strategy and engineering excellence.

Systems & Operations

• Ensure content and LMS platforms deliver high availability, scalability, and global performance.

• Implement world-class observability, monitoring, and alerting frameworks to ensure platform reliability.

• Drive data-driven operational efficiency and cost optimization across systems. Strategic Alignment

• Partner with executive and product leadership to define the long-term roadmap for Colibri’s global content and learning infrastructure.

• Evaluate and integrate emerging AI, content, and EdTech innovations to maintain Colibri’s competitive edge.

• Support business expansion through scalable content monetization, licensing, and personalization strategies.

Qualifications

Experience

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles.

• Proven experience in EdTech, content management systems (CMS/LMS), and AI powered enterprise applications.

• Demonstrated success leading AI/ML-based systems, vector-based retrieval and hybrid search applications.

• Experience managing global, distributed engineering teams.

• Familiarity with enterprise SaaS integrations and data platform architectures.

Skills

• Strategic thinker with a strong technical foundation in platform engineering and AI driven product ecosystems.

• Experienced in AI-driven workflow automation and LMS standards such as (SCORM, XAPI)

• Deep understanding of content lifecycle management, semantic search, metadata architecture, and content personalization.

• Exceptional leadership and communication skills with the ability to align cross functional teams around a shared vision.

• Experience balancing innovation with operational excellence, ensuring quality and velocity in delivery.

• Strong e-commerce systems knowledge and understanding of digital product monetization.