Learning Engineer
Playlab · Remote · Remote ·
COMPENSATION
$120k – $140k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote (US)
- AI & Prompt Engineering
- K-12 Education Focus
- Travel for Workshops
- Non-profit Mission
Join Playlab, a tech non-profit empowering educators to become creators of AI. As a Learning Engineer, you will design custom AI applications alongside partner schools and districts, helping them solve specific classroom challenges.
You will combine technical prompting skills with educational expertise to coach teachers through building their own tools. The work varies from leading professional development series to prototyping student-facing apps, ensuring AI serves equitable and creative learning goals.
What you'll do
- Build and prototype AI apps on Playlab for partner organizations
- Co-design tools with educators through hands-on coaching sessions
- Run virtual and in-person design sprints and build sessions
- Coach users on prompt crafting, app logic, and knowledge integration
- Experiment with advanced prompting and multi-step app flows
- Host office hours to help educators troubleshoot and iterate
- Support student-facing AI building activities like hackathons
- Provide field insights to inform platform features and strategy
What you'll need
- Experience in K-12 classrooms and understanding educator needs
- Strong working knowledge of LLM prompting and system prompt design
- Ability to structure prompts for reliable and useful outputs
- Comfortable experimenting with AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude
- Experience with design thinking or rapid prototyping methods
- Strong relationship-building skills with school leaders and partners
- Willingness to travel for in-person build days and coaching
- Commitment to equity and access in education technology
Nice to have
- Background in teaching design thinking or project-based learning
- Experience building or designing educational technology tools
- Familiarity with Playlab platform or similar AI app builders
- Former instructional coach or school technology integrator
- Experience running hackathons or maker-style experiences
- Bilingual proficiency, especially in Spanish and English
- Strong network within K-12 schools or education nonprofits
Stack
- Playlab
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Large Language Models
How you'll work
- Remote-first work environment
- Flexible schedule with autonomy
- Travel required for partner site visits
- Collaboration with product and engineering teams
What you get
- Competitive salary package
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement plan contributions
- Generous time off policy
- Professional growth opportunities
- Backed by major foundations like Gates and Google