Principal AI Engineer at Panorama Education

United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
EdTech, K-12 EducationIndustries

Requirements

  • 8 or more years of software engineering experience, including time at the Staff or Principal level
  • A strong track record of building backend systems and delivering AI-powered products in production
  • Experience applying large language models in real-world applications, including prompt design, evaluation, and deployment
  • Proficiency in Ruby on Rails, with additional strength in front-end (Vue.js) and cloud infrastructure (AWS)
  • A 10x mindset: high output, high standards, and a clear ability to simplify and accelerate complex work
  • Clear and direct communication, and a collaborative, team-first approach to leadership
  • A passion for building practical tools that help educators support student success

Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable systems and AI-driven features across the Solara and Class Companion platforms
  • Apply LLMs to power in-product assistance, summarization, personalization, and automation features
  • Prototype and evaluate agentic workflows that support educators in real-time decision making
  • Own the delivery of fast, reliable systems that are secure, observable, and cost-effective
  • Collaborate across product, design, marketing, and client-facing teams to ensure what we build is timely and impactful
  • Balance hands-on coding with broader technical leadership, including mentoring engineers and guiding architectural decisions
  • Operate across the stack when needed, with strength in backend and infrastructure and fluency in full-stack development
  • Drive continuous improvement in engineering standards, velocity, and product quality across the team

Skills

LLMs
Large Language Models
AI Systems
Production Systems
Model Selection
Summarization
Personalization
Task Automation
Systems Design
AI Engineering

Panorama Education

Data analytics platform for educational institutions

About Panorama Education

Panorama Education provides a data analytics platform specifically designed for educational institutions, such as school districts and individual schools. The platform enables these institutions to collect and analyze various data related to student performance, including attendance, behavior, and grades. This analysis helps schools make informed decisions to better support their students. A distinctive feature of Panorama's platform is its emphasis on social-emotional learning (SEL), offering tools to measure students' SEL skills and understand their emotional well-being. Additionally, the platform includes tools for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), which assist schools in providing tailored support to students. Panorama operates on a business-to-business model, selling its services to educational institutions, and is recognized for its professionalism and responsiveness in the education sector.

Boston, MassachusettsHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$94.9MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, EducationIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

2 weeks a year of office closure
Parental leave
Wellness reimbursements
Option grants
Professional development
Home office reimbursement
Medical, dental & vision
Choose where you work

Risks

Competition from SEL-focused companies like SEL Adventures may impact market share.
Integration challenges from Mesa Cloud acquisition could disrupt service delivery.
Reliance on third-party partnerships may expose Panorama to operational risks.

Differentiation

Panorama Education focuses on social-emotional learning, a growing priority in education.
The platform offers Multi-Tiered Systems of Support tools for student assistance.
Panorama's acquisition of Mesa Cloud adds graduation management capabilities to its offerings.

Upsides

Increased demand for SEL tools boosts Panorama's market potential.
Mesa Cloud acquisition enhances Panorama's platform with graduation management features.
Partnerships with school districts highlight Panorama's role in data-driven education.

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