Design Engineer, Ello
Mobile
$140-210k
+ Equity
More information about location
AI reading coach
Open for applications
AI reading coach
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$140-210k
+ Equity
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To unlock the limitless potential within all children.
Role
Who you are
- We welcome candidates from both design and engineering backgrounds, but we prioritize strong technical foundations and demonstrated execution speed
- Proven UI/UX design skills, with experience across both mobile and web interfaces
- Very high level of attention to detail. For example, you see how small changes in a character’s facial expression or the shading of a background affect the emotional impact of the end product
- Demonstrated ability to work within existing design systems and brand standards to build new front-end components
- Cross-functional skills, having either picked up engineering from a design domain or design skills from a computer science background
- Experience with object-oriented programming and production-grade mobile development
- Computer science/engineering background or equivalent extensive front-end engineering experience
- Knowledge of front-end development platforms (web and mobile)
- Understanding of mobile app architecture, design patterns, and performance optimization techniques
- Experience with Flutter or native Android development in Java/Kotlin
- Familiarity with Git flow, basic infrastructure setup, and production workflows
- Exposure to continuous integration, app store delivery, and release processes
- Exposure to agile development methodologies and project management tools, version control systems, and collaborative development tools
- Have something to teach us
- Want to do work they are proud of to ship products they are proud of
- Have an urge to make a real impact on child development at scale
- Take initiative and full ownership of their work
- Prefer open and direct communication grounded in empathy to beating around the bush
- Exemplify integrity in their actions, decisions, and communication
- Want to build meaningful relationships at work
Desirable
- Experience as a product manager or in a role with significant ownership over features or components
- Experience with game development
- Experience with generative AI applications
- Experience with designing products for children
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Design Engineer to bridge the gap between design and engineering, focusing on creating seamless front-end experiences on mobile platforms
- You will own feature development from start to finish, at times acting as your own product manager, and collaborating closely with product and engineering teams
- You don’t need to be an illustrator, but you’re able to take an existing component library and build new frontend tools from scratch on the frontend (React & Flutter) without a designer
- You’re responsible for bringing Ello’s tutoring AI to life through character development and game interactions. You pay attention to the details. You want to build products that delight users
- Develop and integrate front-end components for mobile and web platforms, leveraging existing design systems and brand guidelines
- Own features end-to-end, from concept to delivery
- Serve as a bridge between design and engineering, moving fluidly between UX/UI and technical problem-solving
- Build new components and maintain consistency within the app
- Set up basic infrastructure, manage production workflows, and handle continuous integration and app store delivery/release processes
Our take
Ello is a 1:1 teaching platform that is leveraging AI to help children reach their full potential. It offers a tailored learning experience that adapts to the unique needs and abilities of each individual student.
Its flagship product, "Read with Ello" is an AI reading teacher designed to enhance children's reading skills. This technology listens as children read from real books, provides expert guidance whenever they encounter difficulties and employs behavioural psychology to motivate them to keep going. Building upon the success of this product, Ello is now developing the world's first complete AI teacher for children.
Ello has set itself an ambitious mission to address global literacy and educational disparities. The company's cause has attracted support from numerous investors and it has also been chosen to participate in the Generative AI Accelerator, backed by Amazon Web Services. With this support, Ello is poised to accelerate its impact and bring about meaningful change in global education.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
42% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2023
$15m
SERIES A
May 2023
$0.3m
GRANT
Total funding: $15.5m
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Elizabeth Adams
(Co-Founder & CXO)Graduated from Gallaudet University with a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Previously worked as a Clinical Psychologist and specialized in child development and behavior, and has worked with children and families for over 15 years.
Catalin Voss
(Co-Founder & CTO)Graduated from Stanford with an MS in Computer Science. Developed an AI-based augmented reality therapy for children with autism which is currently pursuing FDA clearance. Also co-founded machine learning companies DukaConnect and Sension (both acquired).
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