Development Manager

Prodigy Education is a global leader in game-based learning. Our mission is to help every student in the world love learning, motivating more than 20 million students a year to practice standards-aligned math and English. More than 800,000 teachers use Prodigy as a free instructional tool. Fun, motivating, and research-based, Prodigy is the EdTech platform students actually ask to use. Visit www.prodigygame.com to learn more.

We’re looking for a Development Manager to join Prodigy Education, where you’ll lead high-performing teams dedicated to building experiences that advance our mission to help every child love learning. In this role, you’ll combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to empower engineers, drive technical excellence, and ensure our technology delights our users. You’ll work closely with cross-functional leaders from product, design, and data teams to build products that make a meaningful impact on children’s education.

Your Impact

• Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, performance and continuous improvement
• Establish and enforce high standards for code quality, testing and documentation
• Drive operational excellence through effective use of engineering metrics and continuous improvement practises
• Partner with Product Owners, Producers and Tech leads to provide guidance and insights on technical delivery plan ensuring engineering leverage and risk mitigation
• Support overall engineering strategy by defining and driving initiatives that improve the overall department
• Work closely with recruiting staff and product owners to expand the team, including interviewing candidates and onboarding new employees
• Create structured development plans to help team members progress through their careers

About You

• You have strong technical fundamentals and a deep understanding of engineering practices, quality standards, and scalable systems
• You bring experience working across multiple teams, helping developers grow through mentorship, coaching, and structured feedback
• You’re passionate about building high-performing teams and engineering cultures rooted in learning, transparency, and continuous improvement
• You’re energized by collaboration—working across disciplines to guide planning, support delivery, and remove roadblocks
• You’re comfortable operating in ambiguous or complex situations and can turn data and trends into clear, actionable steps
• You’ve contributed to or led hiring and performance processes and are confident in representing the quality bar of a craft
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are excited by the opportunity to shape how our development teams scale

Bonus Points

• Experience with games or live-operated digital products
• Strong working knowledge of engineering metrics and delivery KPIs
• Experience scaling teams in a startup or growth-stage environment
• Familiarity with technical leveling frameworks and calibration processes
• Previous leadership experience in cross-functional teams

Our Tech Stack

While the Development Manager role is not expected to code full-time, we value technical fluency. Here’s what many of our teams use:

• Game Development, Pixi.js, Typescript
• Frontend: React, HTML5, TypeScript
• Backend: Node.js, MongoDB, GraphQL
• Tooling & Data: GitHub, Jira, Datadog, Sentry

Working at Prodigy

• Be part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to helping every student in the world love learning! At Prodigy Education, your work positively impacts the lives of millions of students and teachers worldwide.
• Join a company which empowers a Growth Mindset among its team members, so you grow as we do. You’ll also work on award-winning products which harness the magic of math and power of language for students in grades 1st-8th.
• We understand that a thriving team is at the core of our success. So, on top of an inspirational mission and rewarding work, our Total Rewards Program reflects our commitment to your financial, physical, and mental well-being.
• It’s not just about the work though; it’s about the culture. As the Toronto Star reports in a recent feature on Prodigy: “Prodigy’s secret sauce is that it sees its corporate culture as something that is built slowly from the ground up and is always evolving.” Check it out here.
• #LI-Hybrid

Prodigy Math is used by almost one million teachers a year, and was named the most popular supplemental education platform in classrooms in the United States! Our products have also won numerous consumer awards, including the Mom’s Choice Award, Parent and Teacher Choice Awards, and National Parenting Product Award.

Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still love for you to apply!

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us at jobs@prodigygame.com, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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