Senior Learning Engineer – Lab Schools Focus

📋 Description

• Oversee 4 to 5 Lab Schools.

• Collaborate with the Lab Schools Learning Partner to co-manage the Cohort.

• Create Custom AI Tools in partnership with educators and leaders, including tailored assessment tools, lesson planners with knowledge graphs, student-facing applications, and family communication tools aligned with each school's teaching philosophy.

• Guide Embedded Regional Learning Educators located in NYC, Memphis, Austin, the DMV, and Tempe, enhancing their skills and supporting their development into senior practitioners.

• Maintain the Rubric for Lab Schools Developments.

• Conduct High-Trust Coaching through drop-in sessions, asynchronous support, and one-on-one video coaching with the most skilled builders and leaders across the network.

• Co-Facilitate Quarterly Meetings.

• Engage Beyond the Cohort as needs emerge.

• Relay Field Insights to Playlab's product, engineering, and research teams to inform platform features and shared resources.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possess over 5 years of experience in classroom teaching, instructional leadership, or school administration, with a profound appreciation for the challenges of teaching.

• Have a proven track record as a senior builder in delivering innovative AI tools utilizing advanced methodologies (multi-step flows, evaluator loops, knowledge grounding, agentic design).

• Demonstrate experience in mentoring or coaching educators, balancing patience with high expectations.

• Exhibit strong remote-first instincts, fostering trust through video communication and collaborative documents.

• Display confidence in prompting and AI application design, with a clear understanding of how educators and students utilize AI in real classroom settings.

• Possess excellent skills in curation and documentation (including build logs, playbooks, walkthroughs, and recorded sessions) that effectively facilitate learning for others.

• Be comfortable taking primary responsibility for the Lab Schools cohort while adapting to additional tasks as team priorities shift.

• Prioritize equity and access as central to the work.

• Be prepared to commit to the full 24-month cohort cycle, including four quarterly three-day meetings.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Retirement plans

• Paid time off

• Flexible work arrangements

• Professional development opportunities