Overview

Founding Head of Engineering / CTO — Location: Austin, SF Bay Area, London, or Cardiff (hybrid/flexible). Compensation: Competitive salary + meaningful equity.

Equal Teaching is reimagining how schools hire teachers for the school-choice era. With the rise of microschools, online schools, and AI-powered learning, the old models of teacher recruitment don't work anymore. We're already working with fast-growing alternative education providers — and now we're building the platform to scale globally. We're looking for a Founding Head of Engineering / CTO to join our CEO (ex-teacher, product-first) in building an AI-native HRTech platform from the ground up.

Why You\'ll Love This Role

• Build from 0 → 1 — architect and ship our core product
• Tackle one of education\'s biggest challenges: teacher retention & mobility
• Embed AI, automation, and matching intelligence from day one
• Shape how credentials, skills, and experiences are captured and verified in new ways
• Join a mission-driven startup at the fastest-growing edge of K12 education

What You\'ll Do

• Own the system architecture and core technical roadmap
• Lead development of a platform that scales with AI, automation, and security baked in
• Partner closely with the CEO to shape product vision and execution
• Build and grow a small but mighty engineering team

Requirements

You Might Be a Fit If You...

• Have full-stack experience (e.g. React, Python/Django, AWS or similar)
• Have shipped scalable products, ideally with AI/ML integration
• Thrive in 0→1 startup environments — scrappy, fast-moving, and impact-driven
• Care about education and believe tech can help great teachers thrive

Benefits

• Competitive salary + equity
• Real influence on product and company direction
• Flexible work setup: Hybrid/flexible in Austin, SF Bay Area, London, or Cardiff
• Mission with impact: Help solve the teacher retention crisis and shape the future of education
• Equal Teaching is on a mission to help teachers find the schools where they can thrive, not just survive — and in doing so, to transform education for the next generation.

Sound like you? Let\'s talk.