What is Pike?
Pike helps computer science students learn to build software for the modern era. AI code editors have transformed coding yet computer science education hasn't changed at all.
We are confident computer science education is going to look very different over the next 10 years and we are going to be the ones to build it.
First, we are building an AI-native learn to engineer platform (think Codecademy for modern development).
We are a mission-driven start-up dedicated to expanding access to quality education across the world with our pre-seed funded team operating out of Brooklyn, NY. Our founders come from ambitious education companies like Lambda School, Codecademy, and Uncommon Schools.
About the role
We're looking for an senior software engineer to lead the development of our first product: an intelligent coding tutor that helps students learn by doing. You'll be responsible for everything from architecting AI systems to shipping production code and shaping the product alongside the founding team. This is a unique opportunity to build ambitious AI features that directly improve how people learn to code-and to do it from day one.
This is not your normal software engineer role. We are defining the future of how people should learn. This will look like long conversations about breaking down what a great tutor does from first principles and then translating that into code. This will look like white boarding all the possibilities of what we can leverage LLMs for in a students educational experience.
What you will do
- Lead technical design and implementation of our core product
- Prototype and iterate on intelligent tutoring systems, using user feedback to drive improvements
- Build and integrate AI models into a web based coding environment
- Monitor and improve model performance across accuracy, speed, and learning outcomes
- Work closely with founders to translate pedagogical principles into product decisions
What you bring
- 3+ years as an experienced senior software engineer at a prominent tech startup
- Experience building and deploying AI applications. We are looking for experience in conversational AI and generative AI.
- World class software engineering fundamentals and ability to work across the stack when needed. Not knowing a technology shouldn't stop you from learning it.
- Passion for making computer science education radically more accessible through AI.
How we work
- Ship small and fast. You will not be bogged down by bureaucracy here. You will be responsible for a lot while having a lot of agency to make your own decisions.
- Think from first principles. We want this to be the best learning experience possible. This means taking out the constraints of what we think education looks like today and defining what education should look like.