As the Curriculum Developer II - Computer Science you will play a key role in developing and refining educational materials that will inspire and train the next generation of great problem solvers. At the Curriculum Developer II level, you will contribute to a variety of curriculum projects while continuing to build your skills as an educational content developer.
The Curriculum Developer II - Computer Science will:
- Develop new courses and other educational materials
- Improve existing materials based on student and teacher feedback
- Incorporate feedback from team members and other stakeholders into their materials
- Review and provide feedback on materials created by other team members
- Participate in the onboarding, training, and development of interns and entry-level curriculum developers
- Build their understanding of the students within their target audience, the people who will deliver their content, and the purchasers of their content; this may include teaching courses, if relevant
- Complete other tasks and responsibilities, as assigned
The ideal candidate has:
- A bachelor's degree in a field closely related to computer science, with an advanced degree a plus
- A minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience teaching computer science and/or developing computer science educational materials, ideally including some experience at the K-12 level
- Strong computer science content knowledge
- Excellent writing skills, with the ability to translate complex computer science concepts into clear, engaging, and understandable content
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Strong creativity, with the ability to develop original problems and puzzles
- A readiness to seek out and learn from feedback
- Passion for education
Why Join AoPS:
This is a hybrid full-time position based at our headquarters in San Diego, CA. The full hiring range for this position is 90k-110k. Here are some things you can look forward to:
- Impact: Your work will directly shape the courses and materials that help students build real computer science skills, giving you a hands-on role in developing the next generation of problem solvers
- Flexibility: Casual work environment with a hybrid work week and flexible scheduling
- Benefits: Multiple options for Medical, Dental and Vision plans
- Future Planning: 401K with company match
- Quality of Life: PTO plan and supportive leadership that gives you the work-life balance you deserve
- Ease of Transition: Relocation bonus (if currently located outside of San Diego)
Background Check:
Please note that employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.
Work Authorization:
Please note that in order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the US. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.
About AoPS:
Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, we have trained hundreds of thousands of the country's top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, through the years we have expanded our unique problem solving curriculum into more subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a field closely related to computer science
- 1 to 2 years of experience teaching computer science and/or developing computer science educational materials
- Strong computer science content knowledge
- Excellent writing skills and ability to explain complex concepts clearly
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Strong creativity and ability to develop original problems and puzzles
- Readiness to seek out and learn from feedback
- Passion for education
- Advanced degree
- K-12 teaching or educational content development experience
What We Do
Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is dedicated to discovering, inspiring, and training the next generation of problem solvers. Since 2003, we've empowered over a million top students with our innovative problem solving curriculum. While our roots are in math, AoPS has expanded to language arts, science, and computer science to meet the growing challenges of the 21st century. At AoPS, students master the skills to tackle complex problems they’ve never seen before—the key to success in academics, careers, and life. Our programs, AoPS Online, AoPS Academy, and Beast Academy offer a wide range of deliveries to best support our learners' needs, including self-paced, in-person, and online class options. Follow us as we grow and join our team of builders, collaborators, and life-long learners!
Why Work With Us
AoPS brings together creative thinkers and problem solvers from diverse backgrounds. Our team includes builders, gamers, puzzle masters, crafters, writers, adventurers, artists, animal lovers, fitness gurus--in every combination! We are connected by our passion for helping students succeed and become the next generation of leaders.
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