Our client, Colibri Group, is looking for a Director of Engineering. Details below...

Director of Engineering

Location: Remote (Global Team)

Overview

Colibri Group is hiring a Director of Engineering to lead the vision, architecture, and execution of our AI-powered Content Engine and LMS platforms.

This leader will own the modernization and unification of Colibri’s global content infrastructure—powering learning experiences across multiple brands—and drive the development of next-generation AI-based content aggregation, generation, and personalization engines.

This is a high-impact platform role focused on AI, distributed systems, and large-scale content delivery across web, mobile, and e-commerce ecosystems.

What You’ll Own

Platform & Architecture Leadership

Modernize and unify legacy LMS and content delivery systems into a scalable global platform
Architect AI-based content aggregation, generation, and adaptive recommendation engines
Design content ingestion pipelines, metadata frameworks, semantic search, and NLP-driven discovery systems
Lead development of AI Agents, event-driven microservices, and serverless architectures on AWS
Blend traditional CMS/LMS systems with modern search, vector retrieval, and hybrid AI frameworks
Ensure strong integration across enterprise systems (Salesforce, NetSuite, Workday, analytics platforms)

Engineering Leadership

Lead and scale a global, distributed engineering organization
Drive a culture of accountability, ownership, and innovation
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Data, and Design to align engineering execution with product strategy
Establish technical standards, best practices, and delivery excellence

Systems, Reliability & Scale

Ensure high availability, performance, and global scalability of LMS and content platforms
Implement world-class observability, monitoring, and alerting frameworks
Drive cost optimization and operational efficiency across cloud infrastructure
Balance innovation velocity with platform reliability

Strategic Impact

Partner with executive leadership to define the long-term roadmap for Colibri’s global content ecosystem
Evaluate and integrate emerging AI, EdTech, and content innovations
Enable scalable monetization, licensing, and personalization strategies across brands

What We’re Looking For

Experience

12+ years in software engineering
5+ years in senior engineering leadership (Director level or above)
Proven experience building large-scale CMS/LMS or EdTech platforms
Strong background leading AI/ML-enabled systems (vector search, hybrid retrieval, generative AI)
Experience managing global, distributed teams
Familiarity with enterprise SaaS integrations and data platform architectures

Technical Expertise

Cloud-native architecture (AWS preferred)
Distributed systems and microservices
AI-driven workflow automation
LMS standards (SCORM, xAPI)
Semantic search, metadata architecture, and content lifecycle management
E-commerce systems and digital product monetization

Leadership Profile

Strategic thinker with deep technical credibility
Strong communicator who aligns cross-functional teams around shared outcomes
Comfortable operating at both architecture and executive levels
Able to balance innovation with operational excellence

Why This Role Matters

This role sits at the center of Colibri’s AI transformation strategy. The Director of Engineering will shape the infrastructure powering content, learning, and personalization across a global education portfolio.

Director of Engineering - Content & LMS