{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"74298baada2d0b757f1b3429","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/74298baada2d0b757f1b3429","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/74298baada2d0b757f1b3429","title":"Faculty Lead & Learning Engineer - Math","description":"Outsmart is a mission-driven, early-stage startup reimagining higher education for the age of AI by creating an entirely new collegiate experience that expands access and opportunity. Backed by $38M from top venture firms including Khosla Ventures, Forerunner, DST Global Partners, and Lightspeed, the company is led by former Duolingo executives and a founding team that also includes Emmy Award winners. With a strong culture centered around high-impact, detail-oriented team members, Outsmart is already seeing significant traction, generating 1–5 million weekly organic views on social media.\nAbout the Role\nThe Faculty Lead & Learning Engineer - Math is Outsmart’s designated faculty member for undergraduate mathematics, owning course design, development, and quality across the math portfolio.\nYou’ll craft an engaging, rigorous, and fun math learning experience for students while setting the standard for math teaching in the AI era. You’ll bring the depth of an academic and the instincts of a builder. That means leveraging AI and modern tooling to design high-quality curriculum, interactive problem sets, and assessments at scale while collaborating closely with learning designers, product, and engineering.\nLocation: Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, or Lehi, UT\nReporting: Works in close partnership with the CEO and university academic leadership.\nQualities We Are Seeking\nDeep disciplinary expertise in mathematics; comfortable stewarding courses across the broader math portfolio (e.g., Algebra, Calculus, Statistics, etc.)\nMastery of pedagogy, learning design, and assessment, with an enthusiasm for AI-enabled teaching and learning.\nBuilder mindset: resourceful, high energy, accountable, mission-driven, and student-obsessed; thrives in early-stage environments.\nClear, direct communicator who collaborates well with designers, engineers, and product.\nResponsibilities\nOwn the math curriculum: Design and develop courses across the math sequence (intro advanced) with clear learning outcomes and mastery-based progress.\nDesign assessments: Create both formative and summative assessments that accurately measure mathematical proficiency.\nLeverage AI & tooling: Create interactive content (e.g., adaptive problem sets or automated feedback loops) that improves engagement and efficacy.\nCollaborate cross-functionally: Work with Learning Design, Product, and Engineering to ship high-quality, technology-enabled math experiences such as dynamic visualizations and interactive notebooks.\nSupport accreditation & quality: Align syllabi, policies, credit hours, and outcomes with institutional standards; contribute evidence for reviews and continuous improvement.\nRequired Qualifications\nDegree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, or Math Education; PhD or EdD preferred.\n3+ years teaching or leading curriculum in undergraduate mathematics (online or hybrid experience a plus).\nProven fluency with education technology and AI.\nTrack record of cross-functional collaboration with designers/engineers and shipping learner-centric features.\nPerks\nCompetitive salary and equity\nHealthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)\nParental leave for any full-time employee who has been with us for at least 6 months (birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents)\n10 PTO days per year, a winter break, and 12+ paid company holidays per year\nRemote work days\nLunch provided in-office daily\nWorking with super talented people who want to make a difference in the world\nOutsmart is committed to building an equitable and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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