Playlab
Tech / AI / Software
SeniorLearningEngineer
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“Senior Learning Engineer at Playlab. Skills: Senior technical partner, AI literacy, AI app-building, Mentoring, Coaching, Strategic partnership. Anchor the NYC and Northeast Region. Hold the senior Playlab relationship with NYC DOE schools, regional partners, and Northeast CMOs”
Industry & Context.
Significant time on the ground: in school buildings, at network convenings, at district AI-strategy meetings, at lab school sites, Steady, in-person Playlab presence, Show up in person, Hold relationships across multiple boroughs, Spend significant time in NYC partner schools and at regional convenings
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of K-12 classroom or instructional leadership experience, Former NYC DOE, charter, or Northeast educator, instructional coach, or school/district leader, Senior builder's track record of shipping ambitious AI tools using advanced patterns, NYC or Northeast network: schools, districts, CMOs, education nonprofits, or networks you have credibility inside of, Skilled facilitator who runs engaging, inclusive, outcomes-driven adult learning experiences, Experience mentoring or coaching educators or LEs, Confident using and explaining AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Playlab), Care for equity and access at the center of the work
Nice to Have
Experience leading large-scale instructional technology or PD initiatives across NYC, Familiarity with NYC DOE structures and Northeast CMO networks, Experience supporting both student- and adult-facing AI initiatives, Bilingual (especially Spanish/English), network across NYC schools, networks, or education nonprofits
What You'll Do.
Anchor the NYC and Northeast Region
Hold the senior Playlab relationship with NYC DOE schools
system-level AI adoption
Lead High-Impact Professional Learning In-Person
Run school-based trainings
and coaching experiences
Build and Co-Design AI Tools alongside NYC and Northeast educators
Ship apps that fit their pedagogy
Hold the Bar for Regional Builds
Define what good looks like across the region
Review embedded LE work
Mentor Embedded LEs across NYC and the Northeast
Sharpen craft and help them grow into senior practitioners
Run High-Trust Coaching through drop-in sessions
in-person office hours
Serve as a Strategic Partner to NYC Leaders
Facilitate goal setting
and change management
Bring Regional Insights Back to the Playlab team to shape platform features
and partnership strategy
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering with the Head of Learning Engineering; Bring Regional Insights Back to the Playlab team; Mentoring embedded LEs across the Northeast; Collaborative culture
Communication Scope
Explaining AI tools; Translating Playlab's craft into the cadence NYC educators and leaders work in
Process & Methodology
Goal setting, Success planning, Change management
Full Job Description
ABOUT PLAYLAB Playlab is a tech non-profit dedicated to helping educators and students become critical consumers and creators of AI. We believe that an open-source, community-driven approach is key to harnessing the potential of AI in education. We equip communities with AI tools and hands-on professional development that empowers educators and students to build custom AI apps for their unique context. Over 40,000 educators have published apps on Playlab, and the impact is growing every day. At Playlab, we believe that AI is a new design material, one that should be shaped by many to bring their ideas about learning to life. If you're passionate about building creative, equitable futures for students and teachers, we hope you'll join us. THE ROLE Playlab seeks a Senior Learning Engineer to anchor our work across NYC and the Northeast, home to some of the largest school systems, districts, and CMOs. This role is the senior technical partner for the region, holding deep relationships with NYC DOE schools, regional networks, and partner organizations whose work depends on a steady, in-person Playlab presence. NYC is unique in Playlab's partner geography. The density of schools, networks, and CMOs working seriously on AI in K-12 is unlike anywhere else in our footprint. The bar for partner trust here is high, the political terrain is real, and the work benefits from a senior practitioner who can show up in person, hold relationships across multiple boroughs, and translate Playlab's craft into the cadence NYC educators and leaders work in. As Playlab's NYC anchor, you will spend significant time on the ground: in school buildings during build sessions, at network convenings, at district AI-strategy meetings, at lab school sites in the cohort. You will also hold the regional craft bar, defining what good looks like for NYC partner builds, mentoring embedded LEs across the Northeast, and partnering with the Head of Learning Engineering on what the next phase of the region
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