Learning Engineer

The role

You will build, prototype, and design AI tools on Playlab alongside partner schools, districts, and organizations. You will also coach educators as they build their own tools through hands-on sessions and design sprints.

What you will do

• Build and prototype AI apps on Playlab for and with partner organizations.
• Co-design AI tools with educators through coaching sessions and design sprints.
• Flex across partner work and special projects.
• Run design sprints and build sessions virtual and in person.
• Coach educators through the build process including prompting and app logic.
• Push the boundaries of what is possible on the platform through experimentation.
• Host office hours and open build time.
• Support student-facing AI building including hackathons and design challenges.
• Bring field insights back to the Playlab team to inform platform features and strategy.

Required qualifications

• K-12 classroom experience
• Strong working understanding of prompting, including system prompt design, few-shot techniques, knowledge grounding, and getting reliable outputs from LLMs
• Comfortable using and experimenting with AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Playlab)
• Ability to work through ambiguity
• Strong relationship-builder

Nice to have

• Experience teaching design thinking, project-based learning, or competency-based learning
• Background in building, prototyping, or designing educational technology tools
• Familiarity with Playlab or experience building AI-powered apps
• Strong prompt engineering skills and understanding of how LLMs work under the hood
• Former instructional coach or school-based technology integrator
• Experience running hackathons, design challenges, or maker-style experiences with students or adults
• Background in learning engineering, learning science, or UX / instructional design
• Bilingual (especially Spanish/English)
• Strong network across K-12 schools, districts, or education nonprofits

Benefits

• Salary
• Healthcare
• Retirement
• Generous time off
• Opportunities for professional growth

About the company

Playlab is a tech non-profit dedicated to helping educators and students become critical consumers and creators of AI. They equip communities with AI tools and hands-on professional development.