Careers at Brilliant

We're on a mission to create a world of better problem solvers. We're proud of the business we've built, and even more excited about the future. Join us?

Top-tier talent, anchored in SF + NYC

We're ~75 people combining creative, technical, and pedagogical minds to put world-class learning in every home.

Changing how the world learns

People learn by doing. We're pushing the frontiers of AI x interactive learning, and helping people learn for real.

High impact, low ego

We're lifelong learners who work hard, and most days we love our jobs. We value excellence, adventure, generosity, and candor.

About Brilliant

Brilliant is making a world of great problem solvers. We focus on foundational learning in math and coding/CS – and deliver a best-in-class interactive learning experience across web and apps.
We have always prioritized building a healthy business as the backbone of achieving our mission. We serve hundreds of thousands of paid subscribers, and we're hoping you might be the right person to accelerate us to millions.
We believe that real-time collaboration and human connection are necessary ingredients in building a high-velocity, high-trust team. We maintain core hours (9:30am – 2:30pm Pacific) where everyone is online, regardless of timezone. About half of us are located near our hubs in SF and NYC, and we get together in person about twice a year.

To learn more about our business and product, visit our About page.

What's the vibe like?

Slack message about the art team being a joy to work with

Zoom call of team members holding up paintings they made

Our vibe is more like this:

Imagine and propose the best possible outcomes.
Grow in a relatively autonomous way.
Work in an environment with high intensity and velocity (but where we also take plenty of vacation).
Be adventurous. The work may change every 6 months, but it will rarely be dull.
Take projects end-to-end, and figure out answers to unfamiliar questions.
Be surrounded by long-term people who are committed to our specific mission.

...and less like this:

Have all the best ideas handed to you.
Get a checklist for a more senior title.
Work in an environment where people strictly keep their 9-5 schedules.
Methodically grow your career and portfolio without assuming undue risk.
If you don't know the answer, that's probably someone else's job here.
Command respect by wearing the Gooblesoft uniform – everyone knows Gooblesoft!

What kinds of people work at Brilliant?

People at Brilliant typically share a strong sense of mission, desire for autonomy and ownership over a domain, and a strong generalist skill set within a domain or across domains.

People here are passionate about their (often wonkish) hobbies, delight in unique creative portfolios, or have worked in some way to elevate educational outcomes.

As a team, we embrace diversity – of educational backgrounds, economic backgrounds, race, gender, sexual orientation, and many other categories too numerous to name.

Individuals at Brilliant have:

Consulted as a scientist for the TV shows CSI and Bones
Worked as a professional electrician
Won a global cryptography competition
Built VR games
Motorcycled across the country
Published cutting-edge molecular biology research at SRI
Dropped out of college
Built interactive, 3D Viking ship models in Norway
Created art for Cards Against Humanity and Broad City
Flown helicopters
Started a high school … while in high school
and more…

Open Roles

If our culture sounds fun and you see a way you can contribute, don't hesitate to email jobs@brilliant.org.

We often hire for roles that aren't formally listed and meet people early for roles that may be open in the future.

We highly encourage people from traditionally underrepresented groups to apply.

Content

Brilliant is changing people's relationship with STEM through world-class interactive learning games. Our highly-collaborative and passionate team of practitioners, pedagogical experts, storytellers, artists, and animators are building the best way to learn and inspire online.

Math Learning Designer

Full-time - NYC, SF, Remote

CS Learning Designer

Full-time - NYC, SF, Remote

Engineering

At the core of Brilliant is world-class technology that powers learning experiences at massive scale and our interactive authoring tools. Our engineering team is bonded by a passion for robust code, lifelong learning, and heartfelt collaboration.

Software Engineer (Interactives)

Full-time - NYC, SF, Remote

Future Engineer

Full-Time - NYC, SF, Remote