Senior Software Engineer, Marker Learning
Clinical Research
Learning disability support
Job no longer available
Learning disability support
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
To democratize access to high quality learning assessments and services.
Role
Who you are
- We’re seeking a versatile and highly adaptable engineer to accelerate development of our research initiatives. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in high-ambiguity environments, embraces calculated risks, and wants to push boundaries in education technology
- Strong full-stack capabilities, ideally in React, Python, and Django
- Proven success in high-ambiguity, fast-paced environments
- Experience with rapid prototyping, iterative development, and balancing speed with maintainable code
- Ability to execute without extensive guardrails, independently driving technical investigations and build vs. buy decisions
- High adaptability and resilience to setbacks, maintaining a positive, problem-solving mindset
- Prior experience as a research engineer, founding engineer, or similar role is a strong plus
- Excellent communication skills and comfort working on non-scrum, process-light teams
- Experience developing AI-based features or working with ML infrastructure is a bonus
- This role requires someone with a “roll with the punches” mentality who can drive forward even amidst uncertainty
- If you’re eager to make a tangible impact, thrive in experimental environments, and want to contribute to cutting-edge solutions that redefine how students learn, this role is for you
What the job involves
- Collaborate with the team to rapidly create and pilot innovative subtests, driving efficiency in evaluations
- Work on advanced features such as automated error analysis, intelligent scoring mechanisms, and insights from video feeds
- Work with psychometricians and data scientists to productionalize computerized adaptive testing and support research projects. Contribute to infrastructure and research code, with opportunities to co-author peer-reviewed publications
- Help design and implement robust back-end systems to support MM and other research-driven initiatives
- You’ll help foster a culture of resilience and adaptability, enabling rapid validation of research hypotheses and unlocking transformative advancements in education technology
Our take
One in five American students has a learning disability and while a proper evaluation could be one of the most impactful events in these students' lives, only 4% receive a diagnosis because of the high costs involved and the lack of access to the appropriate psychologists. Undiagnosed students are more likely to drop out of school, fail to find a job and subsequently suffer from mental health issues.
The current learning disability support system is broken and Marker Learning is setting out to change this, by making critical learning disability evaluations and support more accessible and affordable. The startup is leveraging technology developed by experts at John Hopkins to provide evaluations in half the time and at a fraction of the price.
Having already reached a million students through school partnerships, Marker Learning is rapidly growing and raised $15 million in 2023. It announced its expansion into multiple new services as well, including tutoring and coaching. The startup is backed by some of the most mission-driven venture capital firms in the industry and with their help, it plans to continue scaling its partnerships and expand into new geographies.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
220% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Feb 2023
$15m
SERIES A
Nov 2021
$4.7m
SEED
Total funding: $19.7m
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
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Leadership
Stefan Bauer
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as an Analyst at Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley, also worked as an Associate and Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company.
Emily Yudofsky
(Co-Founder & Chief Product & Marketing Officer)Previously founded the company Found, a pioneering weight care platform where they served as CEO. Also worked at Google as a Product Marketing Manager.
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