Engineering Leader, Core Product Engineering
ClassDojo's goal is to give every child on Earth an education they love.
We started by building a communication network that connects teachers, children, and families. Today, ClassDojo is used in the vast majority of U.S. schools and reaches tens of millions of children and families globally. We’re now expanding beyond communication into building the best possible learning experiences for kids everywhere.
We’re a small, high-talent-density team with experience from leading technology companies. We value ownership, speed, and thoughtful decision-making, and we aim to create an environment where people can do the best work of their careers.
We're hiring an Engineering Leader to own one of ClassDojo's product engineering areas end-to-end.
As the Engineering Lead for one of our core product strategy areas, you'll manage the engineering managers in your area, co-own outcomes with PM and Design counterparts, set engineering practices and quality across teams, and act as a demanding internal customer to our peer Platform org.
This is a manager-of-managers role with real architectural and strategic ownership. You'll have 2 to 4 engineering managers reporting in and influence over 15 to 30 engineers indirectly. You will be expected to set direction, not just execute on it.
What you’ll do:
Lead a multi-team product area
Own the product area's company-level objectives and the engineering plan that delivers them
Translate company priorities into product area plans and team plans, in a way that flows both up and down
Be responsible for architecture-level trade-offs across the area's teams; own the technical roadmap and how it balances against product commitments
Represent the product area in s-team forums and engineering-wide leadership conversations
Develop the engineering managers reporting to you
Coach EMs to a higher bar with clear feedback, growth plans, and direct support
Hold the line on engineering practices: flow-based delivery, vertical slicing (nothing >5 days, no project >4 weeks), WIP discipline, Definition of Done, observability, AI-native development
Address performance issues early and clearly; develop managers out of "fine" performance into great performance
Be directive when our values, quality bar, or ways of working are at stake
Drive technical excellence across the product area
Support and drive architecture and systems design decisions across the area; ensure systems are reliable, maintainable, and operationally ready
Take accountability for SLAs and incident response across the area
Make tech-debt and reliability trade-offs on purpose, not by accident
Partner cross-functionally
Co-own outcomes with PM and Design leads (roadmap, quarterly goals, quality bar)
Partner with Revenue, Ops, CX, and other functions as the product area requires
Formalize the interface with the Platform org: planning, committed deliverables, escalation paths
Build pragmatic interim solutions that work today and migrate cleanly to Platform services as they mature
You will be a match if:
2+ years managing managers, with direct reports who were themselves people managers
7+ years total in technical roles, with a strong individual-contributor era you can still draw on
Have owned a product area, pillar, or equivalent multi-team scope and delivered a measurable business outcome
Have built or evolved engineering practices across multiple teams, not just within one
Have hired, developed, and (where necessary) parted ways with engineering managers
Operate with a reproducible structural playbook for changing org topology and developing managers, not just experience
Comfortable making and defending architecture-level trade-offs; can still reason about code with taste
Operate by Candor > Harmony: give the hard message early, comfortable with disagreement
Use LLM-based tools daily and push the org to adopt them
Are an excellent written communicator; can articulate strategy and trade-offs clearly in writing
Nice to Have:
Experience in a multi-product or multi-persona consumer and enterprise business
Experience leading a remote-first, distributed engineering team
Has used AI-native workflows to materially change how a team designs, ships, and operates (not just personal use)
Brings a network of high-quality engineering talent
[1] Some more context:
(If you are on LinkedIn, you will not be able to access the hyperlinks below. Once you click apply, you will be directed to our career website (if you are not on there already) and will be able to access the hyperlinks)
Click here if you're interested in learning more about what we've been up to.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are happy to accommodate any disabilities or special needs. We are a distributed company, so we hire regardless of location, as long as you are willing to have significant hours overlap with one of the Americas time zones.
ClassDojo takes a number of factors into consideration when determining compensation, including geographic location, experience, and skillset. Salary ranges (United States):
CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT states: $240,000 - $280,000 (USD)
All other states in the US: $204,000 - $238,000 (USD)
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Engineering Leader, Core Product Engineering
School Partnerships Specialist (Contractor — Field-Based)
ClassDojo's goal is to give every child on Earth an education they love.
We started by building a network that connects teachers, children, and families. ClassDojo's flagship app is the #1 communication app connecting K-8 teachers, children, and families, globally. They use it to share what's happening throughout the day through photos, videos, messages, and activities. It is actively used at an unprecedented scale: in over 95% of US schools, reaching ~51 million children in ~180 countries, with a team of just ~200 people. We are now beginning to use this network to give kids the best learning experiences in the world, far beyond those a standard school can provide.
We hire for talent density. Our team comprises the most talented, entrepreneurial, and innovative teammates from around the world, with experience in education and large scale consumer internet companies, including Instagram, Netflix, Dropbox, Stripe, Uber, Y Combinator, and more. We're building a company where the most talented people want to work. We believe you'll do the best work of your life here—and you'll pioneer the future of education, too.
What you'll do:
As a School Partnerships Specialist, you'll be ClassDojo's on-the-ground champion in one of our priority markets: Atlanta (GA), Los Angeles (CA), Miami-Dade (FL), Louisville (KY) and New York City (NY). Your mission is to help schools build stronger family engagement and foster positive school culture — one school leader conversation, one teacher presentation, and one community at a time.
This is a field-based role for someone who is deeply motivated by the belief that every school deserves the tools and support to connect meaningfully with families. You'll spend your time visiting schools, sitting down with principals to understand their unique challenges, and serving as an advisor to school leaders and teachers who are looking to strengthen communication with families, build more inclusive school communities, and develop positive culture from the classroom up. You'll leverage your deep local relationships and your credibility as a fellow education leader to open doors and build trust. You're someone who thrives on autonomy, is energized by being out in schools, and is motivated by a performance-based compensation model that rewards results.
Responsibilities:
Schedule and facilitate one-on-one meetings with school leaders through email outreach, phone calls, referrals, and personal networking.
Advise principals, assistant principals, and teachers on how ClassDojo can support their goals around parent communication, community building, and positive classroom culture.
Conduct teacher-facing presentations to introduce ClassDojo and drive teacher sign-ups.
Attend principal association meetings, regional education events, resource fairs, and back-to-school events.
Track and report on key activity metrics including visits booked, visits completed, teacher sign-ups generated, and school leader engagements secured.
Collaborate with ClassDojo's mentor community to leverage introductions and accelerate relationship-building in your market.
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Serve as a trusted local voice for ClassDojo.
Requirements:
Former school principal, assistant superintendent, instructional coach, or education leader with deep, active relationships in one of the priority markets (Atlanta (GA), Los Angeles (CA), Miami-Dade (FL), Louisville (KY) and New York City (NY)).
A genuine passion for family engagement and school culture — you've seen firsthand how connecting families to what's happening at school transforms outcomes for kids.
Extensive personal network among school leaders and district administrators in your market — the kind of relationships where you can pick up the phone and get a meeting.
Strong presentation skills with experience leading professional development sessions, faculty meetings, or schoolwide presentations.
Self-starter who can independently manage outreach, scheduling, and field logistics with minimal oversight.
Comfort with a performance-based compensation structure tied to measurable outcomes.
Reliable transportation and willingness to travel locally to school sites 3+ days per week.
Familiarity with the K-8 education landscape, including current challenges facing school leaders and teachers.
Bonus experience:
Recently retired principal or head of a local principal association.
Prior experience in a Community Engagement Lead, School Partnerships, or field sales role at an education company.
Existing familiarity with ClassDojo as a teacher, administrator, or parent.
Connections to regional education conferences or back-to-school event organizers in your market.
About the role:
This is a contract role. Compensation for this 5-month engagement is structured as a success-fee model, with on-target earnings ranging from $24,000–$30,000 depending on market conditions and placement location. Operating costs (travel, meals, printed materials) are covered. Markets available: Atlanta, Louisville, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York City.
ClassDojo takes a number of factors into consideration when determining final contract rates, including geographic location, experience, and depth of local network.
[1] Some more context:
(If you are on LinkedIn, you will not be able to access the hyperlinks below. Once you click apply, you will be directed to our career website (if you are not on there already) and will be able to access the hyperlinks)
Click here if you're interested in learning more about what we've been up to.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are happy to accommodate any disabilities or special needs.
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School Partnerships Specialist (Contractor — Field-Based)
Product Marketing Lead, Consumer
ClassDojo's goal is to accelerate humanity’s progress, by giving every child on Earth an education they love.
We started by building a network that connects teachers, children, and families. ClassDojo’s flagship app is the #1 communication app connecting K-8 teachers, children, and families, globally. They use it to share what’s happening throughout the day through photos, videos, messages, and activities. It is actively used at an unprecedented scale: in over 95% of US schools, reaching ~51 million children in ~180 countries, with a team of just ~200 people [1]). We are now beginning to use this network to give kids the best learning experiences in the world, far beyond those a standard school can provide.
We hire for talent density. Our team comprises the most talented, entrepreneurial, and innovative teammates from around the world, with experience in education and large scale consumer internet companies, including Instagram, Netflix, Dropbox, Stripe, Uber, Y Combinator, and more. We’re building a company where the most talented people want to work. We believe you’ll do the best work of your life here—and you’ll pioneer the future of education, too.
What you’ll do:
We’re looking for a Product Marketing leader to shape the future of ClassDojo’s consumer products - including Dojo Islands, Dojo Sparks, and ClassDojo Plus - used by tens of millions of families weekly. You’ll work across a new generation of playful, purpose-driven experiences: from Dojo Islands, where kids explore digital worlds, to Dojo Sparks, where they joyfully learn to read with an AI-powered coach, to ClassDojo Plus, our premium subscription for families. Everything we build helps kids grow and families feel proud to be part of the journey.
This role is a rare opportunity to craft messaging, campaigns, and launch strategies that reach a global audience of parents, kids, and educators – and to do it at a company where marketing is deeply embedded in product success. It’s a fast-moving, high-autonomy role for a builder who thrives in ambiguity and wants to do the best work of their career.
This will involve:
Launching and growing new consumer-facing experiences via go-to-market strategy, driving measurable increases in adoption, activation, and engagement
Helping families understand and act on the value of ClassDojo products through clear storytelling and thoughtful execution across in-app, email, and web
Own lifecycle and in-product marketing across surfaces like in-app, email, and community, boosting feature usage, retention, and trial starts at key high-intent moments
Develop and run growth experiments to optimize messaging, positioning, pricing, and user journeys-resulting in meaningful lifts in monetization and activation
Create scalable playbooks for launching features across surfaces, leading to measurable gains in ARR per customer, feature engagement, or weekly actives
Build and scale a voice-of-customer program to uncover insights, shape product direction, and deepen product-market fit across our family experiences
Collaborating with Product, Design, Data, and Creative to align teams around the highest-impact opportunities
Working with urgency, structure, and clarity in a fast-moving, high-autonomy environment while prioritizing what matters most
You will be a match if:
8-10+ years in product or consumer marketing, with a strong record of success launching and growing products at scale
Experience owning full-stack product marketing in lean or high-velocity environments - comfortable switching between strategy and hands-on execution
A strong storytelling instinct and ability to craft emotionally resonant marketing that drives real business outcomes
You’ve led positioning and go-to-market strategy across multiple tiers or customer segments
You’ve launched products or features that led to meaningful lifts in conversion, activation, or revenue
Proven success in growing adoption and engagement through organic channels like community, creators, referrals, or social (not just paid)
Experience working deeply with Product, Design, Data, and Creative teams to influence product and GTM strategy
You thrive in ambiguity and move with urgency, structure, and clarity
Bonuses:
Experience with freemium or subscription products
Background working on multi-audience or marketplace products
Familiarity with education, gaming, or mission-driven consumer experiences
Experience across both early-stage startups and scaled consumer platforms (1M+ users)
Working within a larger platform or ecosystem
[1] Some more context:
- ClassDojo's $125m Series D (Forbes) and .
- ClassDojo's Second Act Comes with First Profits (TechCrunch) and Sam's note about it.
ClassDojo takes a number of factors into consideration when determining compensation, including geographic location, experience, and skillset. Salary ranges (United States):
CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT states: $188,000 - $220,000 (USD)
All other states in the US: $160,000 - $187,000 (USD)
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are happy to accommodate any disabilities or special needs. We are a distributed company, so we hire regardless of location, as long as you are willing to have significant hours overlap with one of the Americas time zones.
0→1 Product Leader
ClassDojo's goal is to give every child on Earth an education they love.
We started by building a powerful network for communication. ClassDojo’s flagship app is the #1 communication app connecting K-12 teachers, children, and families globally. Teachers use it to share what’s happening throughout the day through photos, videos, and messages that make parents feel like they’re there. It’s actively used in over 95% of US schools, reaching over 45 million children in 180 countries, with a team of just around 200 people [1]. We are now beginning to use this network to give kids the best learning experiences in the world, far beyond those a standard school can provide.
We hire for talent density. Our team comprises the most talented, entrepreneurial, and innovative teammates from around the world, with experience in education and large scale consumer internet companies, including Instagram, Netflix, Dropbox, Stripe, Uber, Y Combinator, and more. We’re building a company where the most talented people want to work. We believe you’ll do the best work of your life here—and you’ll pioneer the future of education, too.
What you’ll do:
Create and scale new consumer products for our network of tens of millions of children and families, building a global consumer education business. You’ll grow ClassDojo from where we are to our next order of magnitude, while deepening love for our brand.
You’ll work closely with our co-founders, CTO, Head of Product, Head of Marketing, and cross-functional teams to invent and test exciting long-term ideas. You’ll work at both a strategic and tactical level, turning data, research, and intuition into products and experiences that tens of millions of children will love.
You will be a match if:
You have at least 4 years of experience in product management.
You might be a good fit if:
You’ve achieved product-market fit with new consumer products
You have experience as a founder, or an equivalent level of accountability
You’ve monetized consumer products, ideally subscription products or marketplaces
You have a strong grasp of product strategy
You have strong product intuition, and good taste
You enjoy speaking with customers, and conducting qualitative user research to inform direction
You have strong quantitative skills and comfort with evaluation
You work well in resource-constrained environments
You move faster than is comfortable—you are an instigator
Your written and spoken communication is clear and concise
[1] Some more context:
(If you are on LinkedIn, you will not be able to access the hyperlinks below. Once you click apply, you will be directed to our career website (if you are not on there already) and will be able to access the hyperlinks)
Click here if you're interested in learning more about what we've been up to.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are happy to accommodate any disabilities or special needs. We are a distributed company, so we hire regardless of location, as long as you are willing to have significant hours overlap with one of the Americas time zones.
ClassDojo takes a number of factors into consideration when determining compensation, including geographic location, experience, and skillset. Salary ranges (United States):
CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT states: $188,000 - $280,000 (USD)
All other states in the US: $159,800 - $238,000 (USD)
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Senior Full-Stack Engineer
ClassDojo's goal is to give every child on Earth an education they love.
We started by building a powerful network for communication. ClassDojo’s flagship app is the #1 communication app connecting K-12 teachers, children, and families globally. Teachers use it to share what’s happening throughout the day through photos, videos, and messages that make parents feel like they’re there. It’s actively used in over 95% of US schools, reaching over 45 million children in 180 countries, with a team of just around 200 people [1]. We are now beginning to use this network to give kids the best learning experiences in the world, far beyond those a standard school can provide.
We hire for talent density. Our team comprises the most talented, entrepreneurial, and innovative teammates from around the world, with experience in education and large scale consumer internet companies, including Instagram, Netflix, Dropbox, Stripe, Uber, Y Combinator, and more. We’re building a company where the most talented people want to work. We believe you’ll do the best work of your life here—and you’ll pioneer the future of education, too.
As a full-stack engineer at ClassDojo, you'll help build the systems that will support our rapid growth. You’ll work on production code from day one in a pair programming environment, deploy often, move quickly, and have your work used by millions of students, teachers, and parents around the world every day. In addition, you’ll help us further develop our high-quality engineering culture, one that values rapid iteration, collaboration, and best practices. Our code is heavily tested and deployed daily, and we’re serious about building a world-class engineering team.
What you’ll do:
Ship new and improved features to end users in collaboration with your team
Write, debug, and optimize new and existing code for our web apps, API, databases, infrastructure with automated tests and monitoring
Deliver code to production and features to users frequently and incrementally
Collaborate with your team through pair programming, mob programming, code reviews, and design sessions
Contribute to cross-team technical improvements and investments
Seek out opportunities to provide shared value through improvements of our common systems, tooling, and practices
Support and improve our build and delivery pipelines
Contribute to technical design and architecture conversations with your expertise and perspective
Being curious and proactive about new tools, products, and approaches for AI powered engineering, evaluating how we can responsibly improve developer velocity, reliability, and quality.
Contribute to better practice, processes and teamwork
Help to unblock teammates as well as other teams through hands-on work and guidance.
Break work down so we can deliver value to users incrementally.
Help grow other engineers into more senior engineers.
Systematically improve the quality of our product and process.
Encourage collaboration and psychological safety.
Know and spread awareness about the larger business context of what teams and individuals are working on.
You will be a match if:
You have 8-10+ years of professional software experience
You have worked at companies at various sizes and stages - from well known larger tech players all the way to startup stage (whether as a founder/co-founder or in a high growth stretch)
You have delivered impactful user and business outcomes
You have driven technical excellence through improvements to process, practices, and tools (e.g. experience with test automation, CI/CD, and DevOps practices)
You’re open to evolving with the role over time, including adapting engineering and product development practices as AI-powered products and workflows continue to become a larger part of our day to day.
You have strong communication. You clearly translate business requirements into technical solutions.
You're excited to get things done, in a fast-paced environment
You have an ownership mindset: you are comfortable with both responsibility and accountability
You're thoughtful about creating and maintaining a world-class engineering culture
You work well in teams and enjoy collaborating with engineers, designers and product teams
You enjoy working in a pair programming environment
You are passionate about education and care about having impact on tens of millions of kids' lives with your work
You live and work in the Americas timezones
Bonus:
You’ve used Node and/or React at scale
You've worked with MongoDB or MySQL
You have DevOps experience, especially on AWS
[1] Some more context:
(If you are on LinkedIn, you will not be able to access the hyperlinks below. Once you click apply, you will be directed to our career website (if you are not on there already) and will be able to access the hyperlinks)
Click here if you're interested in learning more about what we've been up to.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are happy to accommodate any disabilities or special needs. We are a distributed company, so we hire regardless of location, as long as you are willing to have significant hours overlap with one of the Americas time zones.
ClassDojo takes a number of factors into consideration when determining compensation, including geographic location, experience, and skillset. Salary ranges (United States):
CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT states: $171,500 - $250,000 (USD)
All other states in the US: $146,000 - $215,000 (USD)
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Online Tutor (Independent Contractor) — Dojo Tutor × ClassDojo
Online Tutor (Independent Contractor)
ClassDojo’s mission is to help every child love learning. Dojo Tutor advances that mission through a marketplace that connects caring, skilled tutors with families seeking engaging online learning experiences, from 1:1 sessions to group classes, that build skills and confidence. We’re growing fast and hearing every day how tutoring changes lives for students and tutors alike.
What this opportunity looks like
This is a 1099 independent contractor opportunity. You set your own availability, design your own sessions and classes, and choose your subjects, whether that’s 1:1 tutoring, group classes, or both. Families browse and select the tutor or class that fits their learner. Our platform provides scheduling tools, the LessonSpace virtual classroom, and payment processing so you can focus on what you do best.
Why tutors choose Dojo Tutor
Meaningful impact with Pre-K–12 students across reading, writing, math, science, Spanish, coding, and more, with arts, gaming, and additional subjects on the way
Teach your way using your own materials, methods, and expertise, no rigid curriculum
Build your brand: customize your profile, images, and class offerings to attract families and learners who are the right fit for what you offer
Families find and choose you based on your profile, you build your own client relationships
Clear pay: up to $30/hour, paid twice per month via Remote
What great tutors typically do (you’re in control)
Offer reliable weekly availability so families can build a routine with you
Design engaging 1:1 or group experiences that reflect your teaching strengths and interests
Personalize instruction, celebrate progress, and communicate clearly with families
Explore optional learning opportunities to sharpen your online teaching and grow your tutoring business
What successful Dojo Tutors typically have
Experience helping kids grow in one or more subjects (e.g., phonics, number sense, conversational Spanish, intro to coding, scientific inquiry)
Strong communication and rapport-building skills with children and families
Professional online setup: computer with camera/mic, stable internet, quiet, well-lit space
Willingness to complete a background check (required for activation). Teaching certification is a plus, not required.
Contracting & eligibility
Independent contractor (1099): you manage your schedule; hours aren’t guaranteed; no employment benefits
Location eligibility applies; we’re currently accepting tutors from most U.S. States and Mexico
Ready to help kids love learning? Register to be activated as a Dojo Tutor and start connecting with families who are eager for your help.
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Online Tutor (Independent Contractor) — Dojo Tutor × ClassDojo
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