--- title: 'Principal Engineer at Amira Learning' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/principal-engineer-amira-learning-texas-ehh26g2x8nc1' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-21' --- # Principal Engineer at Amira Learning - **Company:** Amira Learning - **Location:** Texas - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-09-18 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-21 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/amiralearning/jobs/4407685009 ## Job description About Us: Amira Learning accelerates literacy outcomes by delivering the latest reading and neuroscience with AI. As the leader in third-generation edtech, Amira listens to students read out loud, assesses mastery, helps teachers supplement instruction and delivers 1:1 tutoring. Validated by independent university and SEA efficacy research, Amira is the only AI literacy platform proven to achieve gains surpassing 1:1 human tutoring, consistently delivering effect sizes over 0.4. Rooted in over thirty years of research, Amira is the first, foremost, and only proven Intelligent Assistant for teachers and AI Reading Tutor for students. The platform serves as a school district’s Intelligent Growth Engine, driving instructional coherence by unifying assessment, instruction, and tutoring around the chosen curriculum. Unlike any other edtech tool, Amira continuously identifies each student’s skill gaps and collaborates with teachers to build lesson plans aligned with district curricula, pulling directly from the district’s high-quality instructional materials. Teachers can finally differentiate instruction with evidence and ease, and students get the 1:1 practice they specifically need, whether they are excelling or working below grade level. Trusted by more than 2,000 districts and working in partnership with twelve state education agencies, Amira is helping 3.5 million students worldwide become motivated and masterful readers. Job Duties: - Design, implement, and own complex backend systems end-to-end, including system architecture, integration points, performance optimization, and scalability across multiple services and data platforms. - Design and operate large-scale data pipeline architectures and backend services using AWS technologies, including Lambda, DynamoDB, Redshift, Athena, Glue, and S3. - Build and maintain backend APIs and distributed data workflows within a cloud-native architecture, with emphasis on modern development practices, including AI-assisted practices. - Work across Node.js, Python, .NET, and SQL platforms to implement services and data pipelines that deliver actionable insights and support data-driven features. - Translate product and business requirements into technical system designs, evaluate tradeoffs, communicate risks and constraints, and guide implementation across cross-functional teams. - Implement AI-assisted development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and system-level productivity improvements. - Design and implement reusable AI-assisted workflows, tools, and shared prompt libraries to improve development efficiency and code quality, and integrate them into CI/CD and code review processes. - Oversee technical output, delivery flow, and overall system-level effectiveness. - Lead technical design and development, participate in design and code reviews, propose architecture improvements, and support ongoing system evolution. - Collaborate with product managers, engineers, data scientists, and customer-facing teams to define scope, prioritize work, and deliver high-impact technical solutions. - Mentor teammates in AI-assisted development practices and refine team processes to reduce bottlenecks. - This is a fully remote position; telecommuting is permitted, and the employee may work from anywhere in the United States. Job Requirements: - Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a closely related field; and - Three (3) years of experience in a related occupation designing, developing, testing, and implementing software and machine learning solutions in production environments. - This is a fully remote position; telecommuting is permitted, and the employee may work from anywhere in the United States. No relocation required. ## About Amira Learning ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Amira Learning provides an AI-powered reading tutor that listens, assesses, and tutors students in real time using neuroscience and the Science of Reading. - **Entity Type**: Private (startup; raised over $40M in venture funding) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, CA, USA (fully remote team) - **Founded**: Not publicly available - **Founders**: Mark Angel (CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Education Technology (EdTech) / AI in Education - **Target customers**: K-12 schools, districts, teachers, and students (B2B / B2G) - **Mission or purpose statement**: “We’re working to ensure every student learns to read. Because literacy changes lives.” ## Products & Services - **Amira Reading Suite** – An integrated AI learning agent that combines assessment, instruction, and tutoring into a single loop. - **Amira ISIP Assess** – Fast, dynamic assessment that proctors, observes, and scores reading proficiency in English and Spanish. - **Amira Instruct** – Evidence-based AI lesson planning that differentiates instruction for each student. - **Amira Tutor** – 1:1 personalized tutoring that listens to students read aloud, provides real-time feedback, and adapts to individual needs. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding > $40M (as of latest available data) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Owl Ventures, Authentic Ventures, Vertical Venture Partners, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Outcomes Collective, Google Assistant Fund, Amazon Alexa Fund, ReThink Education, GSV AcceleraTE - **Growth Signals**: - 5.5M+ students using the platform - 11B+ words read - Used in 4,000+ districts and 2,500+ schools across all 50 U.S. states and 19 countries - Named a Time Magazine Best Invention of 2021 - Only education company in Forbes Top 50 AI Companies - Featured by Business Insider as one of 30 startups to bet your career on - Independent studies show 68% faster reading growth compared to other reading technologies ## Competitive Advantages - AI learning agent built on 20+ years of Carnegie Mellon research and the Science of Reading - Validated by independent research; outperforms high-dosage human tutoring at scale - Supports both English and Spanish, providing equitable assessment and instruction - Outcomes-based partnerships that hold Amira accountable for measurable reading growth - Coherent loop connecting assessment, instruction, and tutoring reduces teacher workload while increasing student impact ## Strategic Focus - Expanding adoption of AI-driven reading support across K-12 districts globally - Deepening the learning agent’s capabilities through continuous neuroscience and AI research - Building outcomes-based partnerships to deliver guaranteed literacy results - Scaling the platform to serve millions more students while maintaining teacher-centered design ## Why Work Here - **Fully remote** – work from anywhere with a collaborative, mission-driven team - **Flexible Time Off** and paid company holidays - **Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance** (full coverage for employee and family) - **401(k) with 4% company match** - **16 weeks fully paid family leave** (maternity and paternity) - **87% of employees** say Amira is a great place to work (Great Place to Work® certified) - **Culture of growth and impact** – team of scientists, engineers, educators, and former executives from Pearson, IBM, ACT, and Renaissance - Mission-driven: every day your work helps students around the world learn to read ## Sources 1. 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