Chief Technology Officer at Bezos Academy

We’re Bezos Academy, a growing network of Montessori-inspired preschools dedicated to expanding access to high-quality early education in under-resourced communities across the country. Our work already reaches hundreds of teachers and thousands of children and families, and we’re building the technology foundation that will scale that impact for generations.

What is this role?

This is a full-time, on-site Chief Technology Officer position based in Seattle, Washington. The role sits at the executive level and reports directly to the President. You will join our senior leadership team and guide technology strategy for a mission-driven organization that operates multiple preschool sites nationwide.

What will you do?

• Lead an enterprise-wide technology organization that spans corporate IT, software engineering, systems architecture, product development, data science, research, data engineering, and instructional design.
• Set hardware, software, process, and technology standards that enable every Bezos Academy preschool and national support team to deliver consistent, high-quality experiences for children, families, and staff.
• Partner with the President and fellow executives to align technology investments with organizational growth, ensuring solutions scale reliably while meeting the needs of a geographically distributed workforce.

What makes you a great fit?

You bring at least fifteen years of relevant experience, including ten or more years managing interdisciplinary technical teams across the full spectrum of technology functions. You have a demonstrated record of building technical products from the ground up, selecting technology stacks, and taking full accountability for national scalability, reliability, and performance. You have hired, coached, and developed diverse, high-performing teams in high-growth or start-up environments and are comfortable leading through multiple layers across distributed locations.

You hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or possess equivalent professional experience. You communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, solve ambiguous problems with strong analytical skills, and are willing to travel up to twenty percent of the time. English fluency is required. Experience overseeing both software and hardware across twenty or more physical sites, familiarity with cybersecurity and data-security best practices, and a background in education or education technology are highly valued.

What's in it for you?

The full salary range for this position in Seattle is $322,000 to $564,000 per year, with starting compensation typically between $322,000 and $443,000 depending on experience and qualifications. In addition to competitive pay, we offer fifteen days of paid vacation, four days of paid personal time, seven days of paid sick time, nine paid holidays, and five paid organization-wide winter-break days. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a four-percent employer match, paid parental leave, and an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care. Relocation support is available for candidates who need to move to Seattle.