Global Perspective, Individual Focus

An Atypical Story

Atypical was founded on the belief that AI can bring significant positive change to education. Our founder envisioned a platform that leverages cutting-edge AI while grounding itself in sound educational principles and accessibility for all. Recognizing that every learner is unique, our AI solutions adapt to individual needs, building from a diversity-first model that offers tailored learning paths and celebrates the strengths of each learner.

Team and Culture

We are united by our mission to transform education. You could call us techno-optimists. Atypical is woman-owned and led by a majority woman board. Our team includes pioneers from Google AI, SpaceX, Stanford, and more, all committed to making a difference. Our culture thrives on collaboration, innovation, and a shared love for lifelong learning.

A photo of the Atypical AI team during an off-site in Berkeley, California.Atypical AI CEO, Bethanie Maples, presenting at ASU GSV 2024.The Atypical AI team at their presentation booth at ASU GSV 2024.

Careers and Opportunities

Growth Product Lead

  • Growth Product Strategy
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • User Engagement & Retention
  • Social & Community Growth
  • Data-Driven Experimentation & Implementation

We’re looking for a part scientist, part storyteller, and full-on builder. Someone who can help define product strategy, deeply understand our users, spot unconventional growth levers, and co-create the product experiences. This is a hybrid role between product strategy, growth, engagement and retention with a heavy bias toward action.

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AI Engineer – Agentic Frameworks in Education

  • Build and deploy agentic systems for scalable learning materials
  • Prompt Engineering and Fine-Tuning
  • Full Stack Engineering (Python, TypeScript, Node.js)
  • System Architecture & Integration

We’re seeking an experienced AI Engineer to help architect and build our agentic content creation framework. You’ll be a core contributor—coding, experimenting, and helping define how AI agents can generate and manage high-quality educational resources aligned to learning standards and personalized learning needs.
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AI Engineer – Multimodal Agentic Tutor

  • Multimodal Agent Development
  • Agent Behaviours & Memory Systems
  • Model Fine-Tuning & Evaluation
  • Agent Development & TypeScript System Architecture

We’re hiring an AI Engineer to help build our multimodal agentic tutor—an intelligent, interactive learning companion powered by TypeScript. You’ll take a hands-on role in architecture, coding, and prompt design as we push the boundaries of real-time AI learning across text, visuals, and audio. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of product, research, and infrastructure.

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UX Designer (Contractor)

  • Design and shepherd user experiences—from flows and prototypes to polished UI
  • Craft AI tutor, conversation UI, and agentic experiences
  • Transform user needs into clear specs and stories
  • Ensure accessibility and responsiveness across platforms

We’re seeking a talented and detail-oriented UX Designer who blends user-centered design thinking with exceptional visual design craftsmanship. This is a hands-on role for someone who can take an idea from discovery to iteration to polished design, while also helping bridge the gap between design and delivery by working closely with product and engineering teams.

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Join our Learning Communities!

We are all exploring the ways AI can best support lifelong learning—why not do it together? Our student, teacher, and parent groups are places where we discuss our hopes and dreams for AI and the future of learning. These ideas feed into our product design to ensure we are including the voices of our users.

Connective AI Learning Community for Educators

Connective AI Learning Community for Educators

We invite educators to join us in exploring how AI can best support inclusive, connected learning. Members will share ideas, try out new tools, influence our products, and imagine a future in which AI supports meaningful lifelong learning for all.

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AI for Learning Student Design Club

AI for Learning Student Design Club

We invite high school students to join us in exploring how they think AI should be used to support their learning. As we build tools that empower students to learn in their own unique ways, we want their voices and lived experiences to inform our work. Our AI for Learning Design Clubs can be run in collaboration with a school or youth organization, online or possibly in person.

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Commercial Partnerships

Interested in partnering with Atypical? We partner with educational publishers and schools, and have student and teacher champion cohorts. Get in touch to learn more about our partnership opportunities and how to collaborate with us.