Vice President of Product Engineering, 2 Hour Learning

Vice President of Product Engineering, 2 Hour Learning (Remote)Base pay range: $200.00/hr – $200.00/hr ($400,000/year).If you are a technically rigorous product leader driven to rebuild education through AI, 2 Hour Learning seeks an engineering-focused architect to drive the evolution of our AI-powered learning platform. This position demands the technical depth of a CTO, the strategic vision to lead transformational initiatives, and the commitment to apply both toward unlocking student potential at scale. 2 Hour Learning has reconstructed the school experience from first principles, leveraging AI and learning science to eliminate the limitations of traditional classrooms. Our students do not simply improve—they excel, earning multiple 4s and 5s on AP exams, demonstrating multi‑year academic acceleration within a single year, and routinely surpassing their own benchmarks. When AI functions as the foundational operating system of education, student performance reaches transformative levels.Unlike a conventional product management role centered on user feedback cycles or iterative feature releases, this executive‑level technical product ownership role requires you to control the architecture, technical roadmap, and AI integration across the entire learning infrastructure. You will be accountable for the critical technical trade‑offs that keep our products streamlined, scalable, and unwaveringly oriented toward advancing student outcomes. You will operate with the mindset of a CTO while maintaining the velocity of a product entrepreneur, synthesizing engineering discipline with learning science principles to deliver continuous innovation.What You Will Be DoingBuilding and applying comprehensive education product expertise to inform strategic directionAuthoring technical specifications that resolve critical technical decisions and emphasize simplicity, efficiency, and sustainable designDeploying generative AI solutions to automate and optimize engineering workflows, supporting the organizational goal of minimizing manual effortWhat You Won’t Be DoingExclusively managing people; your technical and business judgment will be central to this roleSpending time in meetings, committees, or administrative overhead; we have streamlined management processes so you can concentrate on delivering business impact through direct contributionProposing high‑level strategies without actionable implementation plans; your guidance must be grounded in product‑level understandingKey ResponsibilitiesServe as the CTO for one or more education products, commanding core capabilities and generating business value through flawless execution and strategic leadershipBasic RequirementsSubstantial experience or demonstrated interest in data‑driven learning science7+ years of experience driving critical architecture and design decisions on software initiatives, including the application of architecture design patterns or major open source technologies2+ years of experience making design decisions that incorporate cloud computing services (primarily AWS)4+ years of experience in roles with complete technical and delivery accountability for a revenue‑generating productExperience developing product features that leverage advanced Generative AI capabilitiesExperience applying Generative AI to streamline work processesAbout 2 Hour LearningEducation is broken, but 2 Hour Learning is proving it doesn’t have to be. 2 Hour Learning is tearing down the outdated one‑size‑fits‑all model and replacing it with AI‑driven personalized learning that helps kids master academics in just two hours a day. With students consistently ranking in the top 1‑2% nationally and the top 20% achieving an astonishing 6.5x growth, they are proving that smarter learning is possible. At 2 Hour Learning, it’s talent and performance that matter.Working with UsThis is a full‑time (40 hours per week), long‑term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $200 USD/hour, which equates to $400,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The