Senior Math Content Developer

Synthesis is making a statement in education by building a superhuman math tutor.

Synthesis Tutor is a breakthrough interactive platform for teaching technical topics to kids. We are currently tackling all of elementary mathematics, which is what you would be initially focused on (with the possibility of expanding into other subject matter in the future).

The Role:

Initially, you will be responsible for developing original mathematical content (with the support of front-end and back-end software engineers as needed). This involves everything from manipulative creation and development to lesson design and flow, including presenting new material, reviewing previously covered material, and assessing student understanding and competence.

If you are successful in this, you will take on additional responsibilities of overseeing and training other content developers over a wider scope of material.

Skills:

• Pedagogical insight and creativity
  • The core of this job is the ability to create experiences that bring clarity to mathematical concepts and procedures to learners at all levels. This involves
    • (1) design and development of digital manipulatives and
    • (2) sequences of manipulative interactions/tasks paired with questions that check for understanding and draw out misunderstandings that can be addressed.
• Coding experience or a willingness to come up to speed quickly.
  • You are not expected to be a software engineer, but you will be responsible for developing code that controls the flow of content that the student experiences.
  • We have had success in the past taking people with little or no coding experience and training them up to proficiency to be able to code lessons on their own. (If you are technical enough to develop precise math pedagogy, you will be able to learn what you need to. The pedagogical insight is, frankly, the more rare and valuable ability.)
  • We work primarily in Typescript.

Team culture and work expectations:

We are a fully remote team. Our workday is centered around East Coast US time, but we have had success with people working all over the Americas and Europe.

Much of the work can be done asynchronously. However, we like to collaborate on the fly when needed which is typically multiple times a day (and we prefer to schedule as few meetings as possible), so being available during normal work hours is important.

Trial period:

This job is unique and idiosyncratic. It is difficult to predict who will thrive. Therefore, before a full-time offer, we may offer a trial period of no more than 1 month at a rate of $50/hr. During the trial period, you could expect to work 30 hrs/wk.

Compensation & Benefits

• Purely remote team, US Timezone aligned
• 1-month trial period at $50/hr, 30 hrs/week
• $90k-150k after trial with opportunity for raises depending on demonstrated merit.
• Meaningful equity (including optional early exercise)
• 100% covered health insurance for you & your dependents (including medical, dental, vision)
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Flexible time off
• Flexible parental leave
• Some benefits (such as medical and 401k) apply to US employees only.

Application:

To apply please attach a resume, and optionally a cover letter. Most importantly, please include something you have created that you are proud of. It could be an app, a website, a song, a video, etc. Anything that demonstrates your creative and productive output! This is your chance to impress us.