Niche
Niche is seeking an experienced Tech Lead Manager to serve as the single technical and people leader for its student-facing team, guiding students through the higher education application and enrollment process. This role involves owning professional development and performance management for direct reports while jointly driving product direction and team execution with a Product Manager. The position requires maintaining hands-on involvement in the codebase, addressing technical debt, and modeling effective AI-assisted development workflows.
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Company Size
51-200 employees
Founded
2002
Niche is a data-driven platform that helps students, parents, renters, and job-seekers discover, compare, and evaluate K‑12 schools, colleges, neighborhoods, and employers across the U.S. It combines public data (test scores, demographics, outcomes), user reviews, and other sources to produce rankings, detailed profiles, and searchable reports. Niche also offers tools for college admissions research, scholarship searches, and products that help schools and real‑estate professionals with outreach and recruitment. The site’s goal is to make complex education and local data accessible and actionable for consumers and institutions.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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