Senior UX Designer

$200,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($100 USD/hour)

This role positions you within a validated learning model already delivering results at Alpha School. LearnWithAI operates the platform that powers it, scaling rapidly throughout the US and internationally. Students complete their core academic work in two hours daily and achieve top national percentile scores. The model is effective. What it requires now is someone who consistently considers the people at its center.

You will establish design excellence, set quality benchmarks, and create the capability. Your remit covers our learning platform and its related learning tools, serving multiple user groups within Alpha and beyond.
A five-year-old who cannot yet read is learning basic counting through a system that must present novelty as playful engagement. A teenager working two grade levels below is reconstructing confidence following years of setbacks, where a single unclear interaction could trigger regression. A parent gains visibility into their child's actual learning process. This transparency reduces worry and enables them to support effectively. An academic coach overseeing a multi-age classroom requires progress visibility without information overload. You must understand each group thoroughly enough to make meaningfully distinct design decisions for each.

Your responsibility is the experience layer: investigate each audience with substantial rigor, translate findings into design principles engineers can implement directly, and deliver code-ready outputs that function immediately, not presentation files awaiting review. You collaborate with product leaders accountable for outcomes and engineers responsible for delivery. You challenge requests that compromise user experience. You maintain complete ownership.

You will employ AI as a force multiplier for faster iteration and broader coverage, but your evaluation—not the model's initial output—determines what launches. Primary emphasis is our education platform, with periodic assignments in other areas.