Do you want to impact the education of K 12 students with us?
Kira Learning is creating curriculum and learning tools that empower teachers and prepare students for a world in which technology and science play pivotal roles in everyone's lives.
We are backed by top-tier Venture Capital funds including New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Andrew Ng’s AI Fund, and Primavera, and are growing fast.
We are looking for an Artificial Intelligence Engineer that will own the end-to-end product execution by understanding student and teacher needs, building features that can be tested, and more.
This is a Remote position that can be based anywhere in the US
For this position, you must already have, or be able to obtain, authorization to work in the United States.
As an AI Engineer at Kira, you will:
- Write programs using AI to improve student learning experience by implementing features including but not limited to: autograding coding exercises, giving automated detailed feedback to students, and personalizing a student’s learning experience with adaptive learning techniques.
- Design and audit Kira Learning’s code review processes, and ensure that the company’s code base is maintainable, efficient, and well documented.
- Own end-to-end product execution, including working closely with Kira Learning’s UI/UX designer on interaction and visual design.
- Work closely with Kira Learning’s Product and Content teams to ideate, scope, develop and iterate on end-to-end products as well as specific product features.
- Understand and prioritize student and teacher needs, and translate these into product ideas and features that can be tested.
Your Experience and Skills include:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years experience as an AI engineer leading software design decisions, defining and managing end-to-end project requirements, and shipping complex products with minimal guidance.
- Strong understanding of machine learning algorithms
- Familiarity and experience working with NoSQL databases like MongoDB.
- Familiarity and experience working with AWS.
- Impeccable attention to detail.
- Experience leading software engineering projects in a rapidly changing environment.
- (Preferred) Strong grasp of frontend web development frameworks, in particular React and Next.js.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Competitive salary and equity package in a well-funded, high-growth company (160k-200k).
- Unlimited paid time off and paid parental leave.
- Top-notch healthcare service.
At Kira Learning, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Kira believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Selection for employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
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What We Do
Who is AI Fund?
We are a team of AI pioneers, proven entrepreneurs, seasoned operators, and venture capitalists that collaborates with leading entrepreneurs to solve big challenges using artificial intelligence.
Founded in 2017 by Dr. Andrew Ng, AI Fund is backed with $176 million in capital by some of the leading VC firms and investors, including NEA, Sequoia, and Greylock.
How Are We Different?
We work with entrepreneurs during their startup’s most critical and risky phase, from 0 to 1. At the earliest stages, your company strategy is still being formed, and you’re still on the path to demonstrating your idea’s full potential – this is a reality we understand. This is the period when decisions on product strategy, market fit, and team are most critical, moving fast and fixing parts of your business when you have limited resources is a challenge.
We believe the best way to help entrepreneurs is by providing our time, expertise, and resources to help flesh out these key strategic decisions. Making the right decisions at the right time can often make the difference. We are here to improve these dynamics, at a time when the help matters the most.
Why Work With AI Fund?
Getting a startup from idea to Series A funding is not easy. We’ve been there and understand the challenges you must overcome. Whether you desire limited help and just want access to our unique ecosystems of AI experts and entrepreneurs or you would like our full support, we are interested in the opportunity to help in your success.
We are flexible in how we work with companies, but ultimately, we are here to maximize your chance of success and accelerate getting your company to market. We provide the capital, expertise, and resources to accelerate the work required to minimize risks in your startup, help you rise above the noise, and make your company more attractive to new investors.
