Senior Learning Engineer

About the Company

Playlab is a tech non-profit dedicated to helping educators and students become critical consumers and creators of AI. We believe that an open-source, community-driven approach is key to harnessing the potential of AI in education.

Responsibilities

• Identify high leverage opportunities for creating AI apps that enhance math teaching and learning
• Build bespoke math apps on Playlab including problem generators, scaffolding tools, and error analysis flows
• Co-design with math educators through hands-on coaching, design sprints, and 1:1 build time
• Set the bar for math AI tools across the platform by defining quality standards and reviewing educator builds
• Mentor other Learning Engineers on math-adjacent work and pedagogical questions
• Run high-trust coaching through drop-in sessions and async build support
• Push the boundaries of math apps using advanced prompting and agentic problem decomposition
• Bring field insights back to product, engineering, and research teams

Requirements

• 5+ years of K-12 math classroom or instructional leadership experience
• Deep understanding of math teaching and learning
• Experience using, interrogating, and creating AI tools
• Experience mentoring or coaching math educators or instructional coaches
• Commitment to equity and access for underserved students
• Willingness to travel to partner sites for in-person build days and design sprints

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in math curriculum design, assessment design, or learning science
• Experience with structured math knowledge sources, proof systems, or computer algebra integrations
• Familiarity with major math curricula like Illustrative Math or Eureka
• Bilingual skills (especially Spanish/English)
• Existing network across math-focused districts or nonprofits