Alignment Developer
A chance to join a team on a mission! As an alignment developer you will be designing world class math content, while driving a positive impact for millions of children.
About Magma Math
Magma Math is a startup that has quickly grown to become the leading platform for data-driven math education. By leveraging handwritten solutions in a digital format, Magma Math allows teachers to place emphasis on creativity in math, while gaining key insights into student progression. This creates a more engaging, inclusive and pedagogical math class for all students.
Math remains the largest challenge for schools, where one in five students are considered low performers. Math is one of the core pillars on which careers are built, and we believe that school math represents one of the largest opportunities at improving educational outcomes and career prospects for children and young adults.
Magma Math is now growing rapidly across the US and Europe. We are an ambitious team on a meaningful mission of improving math education for millions of children.
The Role
You will be working with the broader content team with a focus on curriculum for the US market. The primary aim is to ensure well-aligned math content for all US customers. This includes aligning content to state standards and scope and sequence, reviewing math problems, programming generated questions, and working with AI models to generate appropriate content. Your aim will be to ensure that teachers get a fantastic experience where the content is a means for teachers and students to achieve better math lessons.
You will be working closely with colleagues across the US and Europe while also having lots of autonomy to drive your own projects. At Magma Math, we work very closely across teams, allowing you the opportunity to gain insight into how sales, product development, and customer success operate. For those who are eager to try new things, there are endless opportunities to expand responsibilities and grow within the company.
Who you are and what you know
We look for a team member who wants to take a large ownership of developing the math content experience in Magma Math. To succeed, you need to:
- Be very ambitious and like chasing challenging targets
- Be extremely output-oriented and find satisfaction in driving projects to completion
- Eager to learn new things, and either have a thorough understanding of mathematical curricula, or be open to learning rapidly
- Goal-oriented and accustomed to working towards deadlines
- Great at communicating
- Be hardworking and willing to join a fast-paced and rapidly growing startup
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any field
- Attention to detail
- A good understanding of K-12 math
- A background in education is not a prerequisite, but a great asset when working with content!
What we offer
- Play a key role in an exciting journey. We are a young company with ambitious targets and meaningful goals
- Fantastic colleagues in a fun environment with great opportunities to learn
- Full-time job with salary and benefits
- An opportunity to work on a meaningful mission and have an exceptional impact on education, society, and how children learn math across the world.
Start: September/October 2025
Location: Remote/Hybrid
Note 1: We currently have an office in New York, and are opening an office in Grand Rapids, Michigan soon.
Note 2: We will start reviewing applicants in the middle of August.
- Department
- Curriculum
- Locations
- New York, Grand Rapids, Dallas
- Remote status
- Hybrid