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About Kira Learning

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. By way of our expert-backed content and intuitive, integrated teaching platform, Kira is intent on transforming the way computer science and artificial intelligence is taught and learned.

We are backed by top-tier Venture Capital funds including New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Andrew Ng’s AI Fund, and Primavera.

We live in a world where technology is rapidly changing the educational experiences of students and teachers everywhere, and we have the opportunity to shape how this change takes place. It is Kira Learning’s mission to harness transformative AI technologies to make world-class teaching and learning accessible to everyone. Currently, Kira is focusing on transforming the way that Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence is taught and learned through our expert-backed content and intuitive, integrated teaching platform and tools. As an Artificial Intelligence Engineer at Kira, you will lead crucial projects and initiatives that have never been done before, and you will have the opportunity to help us build products that improve teaching and learning experiences across the world.

As an AI Engineer at Kira you will:

  • Write programs using AI techniques to improve the student and teacher experience by implementing features including but not limited to: giving automated detailed feedback to students, personalizing a student’s learning experience with adaptive learning techniques, and building tools to support teachers in tasks such as evaluation and lesson plan development
  • Design and audit Kira Learning’s code review and testing processes, and ensure that the company’s code base is maintainable, efficient, and well documented 
  • Adapt standard machine learning methods to best exploit modern parallel environments (e.g., distributed clusters, multicore SMP, and GPU)
  • Own end-to-end product execution, including working closely with Kira Learning’s UI/UX designers on interaction and visual design
  • Work on prototyping, testing, training, and defining support procedures, in collaboration with the rest of the engineering team, product team, and executive leadership
  • Work closely with Kira Learning’s Teaching and Learning team to ideate, scope, develop and iterate on end-to-end products and ensure they align with the pedagogical approach of the company

Experience & Skills

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years of experience working in software engineering
  • 2+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: machine learning, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, data mining, artificial intelligence, or a related technical field
  • Knowledge developing and debugging in C/C++ and Java, or experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, PHP, and/or shell scripts
  • Strong grasp of full-stack web development frameworks, and ability to create an application end-to-end
  • Experience leading software design decisions, defining and managing end-to-end project requirements, and shipping complex products with minimal guidance
  • Strong understanding of machine learning models and techniques, in particular those focused on Natural Language Processing
  • Familiarity and experience working with NoSQL databases like MongoDB
  • Strong written and verbal communication skillImpeccable attention to detail
  • Experience leading software engineering projects in a rapidly changing and fast-paced environment (Preferred)
  • Familiarity and experience working with AWS

Background Check: Kira Learning will make a conditional job offer in line with local, state and federal laws, and a subsequent criminal, education, and employment history background check will then be issued.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: 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 on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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