Associate Director- Engineering & Products

We are looking for a passionate

Engineering Lead

to take our

AI-powered, integrated leadership and employee development products

to the next level — building them into

scalable, enterprise-grade solutions trusted by organizations globally .

You will be the

technical backbone of A3CEND , driving architecture and product development while ensuring our current and future products are

innovative, reliable, and built for scale .

Key Responsibilities :

Lead the

design, architecture, and scaling

of A3CEND’s core products.

Ensure

enterprise readiness : SSO, security, compliance, reliability, and integrations.

Build and integrate

AI-driven features

across the product suite

Establish engineering best practices : code quality, CI / CD, monitoring, security.

Collaborate with founders, customers and client partnership teams to deliver impactful features.

Build, mentor and lead a high performing team of developers, engineers

What we are looking for :

Strong background in

full-stack engineering

(Node.js / Express, React / Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL / MongoDB).

Experience with

cloud infrastructure

(AWS, Docker / Kubernetes, serverless) and

scalable SaaS architectures .

Familiarity with

AI / LLM stacks

and integration into products

Proven ability to take a

product from build to enterprise scale .

Passion for building

world-class, user-focused products .

Startup mindset : ownership, adaptability, and a drive to make things happen.

Nice to have :

Any prior experience of working on HR-tech / Ed-tech solutions

Why join us?

High ownership role : shape the

future of A3CEND’s products and engineering culture .

Opportunity to work with

cutting-edge AI / tech

in a meaningful human development context.

Direct collaboration with founders and global enterprise clients.

Competitive compensation and accelerated growth opportunities — grow with us as we scale globally.