Job Description Required Certificates and Licenses: Arkansas Department of Education Middle School Teaching Certification Required Residency Requirements: This position is remote and strongly prefer candidates that reside in Arkansas. Start date: School Year 2026/2027 K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANYONE. We provide families with an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace. Passionate educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA). We want you to be a part of our talented team! The mission of Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us! The Middle School Teacher is a highly qualified, state certified educator responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. Middle School Teachers provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students’ individual needs. Middle School Teachers monitor student progress through Stride K12’s learning management system. They actively work closely with students and parents/learning coaches to advance each student’s learning toward established goals. Middle School Teachers typically work from home but must travel occasionally throughout the year to various school functions, such as state testing or as otherwise required by the school. This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. - Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students - Commitment to personalizing learning for all students - Demonstrates a belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations - Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery - Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under guidance from principal and coach - Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress - Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests - Understands that a primary responsibility is to establish and maintain positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner - Supports learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures - Travels as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time) for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and as required by school REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor's degree AND - Active state teaching license AND - Ability to clear required background check OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions. - Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers. - Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes. - Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint. - Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms. - Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Experience working with proposed age group. - Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology. - Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment. - Experience with online learning platforms. Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. - We anticipate the salary range to be $45,000-$50,000. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. - This position is virtual Job Type Board Employee_CW The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Role Description This role offers an exciting opportunity to design and build cutting-edge AI-driven solutions within a transformative data platform environment. You will work at the intersection of software engineering, data science, and advanced analytics to develop scalable and maintainable AI applications that solve real business challenges. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will play a key role in identifying innovation opportunities and integrating intelligent systems into existing infrastructures. The position requires both technical depth and strategic thinking, with a strong focus on delivering impactful, production-ready solutions. You will operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment where autonomy, problem-solving, and adaptability are essential. This is an ideal role for someone passionate about shaping the future of AI-powered platforms. - Design, develop, and deploy AI-driven solutions and features within a modern data platform environment - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable AI models and applications - Identify opportunities for AI integration, automation, and system modernization across existing infrastructures - Build and maintain efficient, scalable, and easily maintainable solutions aligned with best engineering practices - Develop and integrate agentic AI systems and advanced analytics capabilities - Ensure seamless integration of AI solutions into production environments using robust engineering methodologies - Contribute to platform architecture decisions and continuous improvement initiatives - Communicate technical concepts and project progress effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field - 3 to 6 years of experience in AI engineering, data science, software engineering, or advanced analytics - Proven track record of delivering complex technology platforms, preferably involving cloud environments and automation solutions - Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (Azure Government experience is a plus) - Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and TypeScript, along with SQL and scripting tools like PowerShell - Experience building and deploying scalable AI/ML models and data-driven applications - Familiarity with hybrid project delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or combined approaches) - Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and risk management capabilities - Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and business audiences - Ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaboration with cross-functional teams Benefits - Competitive compensation package - Opportunities for career growth and professional development - Exposure to innovative AI technologies and large-scale data platforms - Collaborative and inclusive work environment - Flexible working arrangements depending on project needs - Comprehensive health and wellness benefits (may include medical, dental, and vision coverage) - Retirement savings options and other financial benefits (depending on eligibility)

• Designing and building knowledge graph pipelines: ingestion, schema design, traversal, and query optimisation (Neo4j / property graphs) • Working with embeddings and LLM APIs to enrich graph-based reasoning • Integrating with real-world infrastructure • Working with IaC artifacts (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation) as data sources • Delivering working software in short cycles using Claude Code as your core development workflow

• Evaluation: Rating/assessing the performance of AI models or algorithms based on their output or behavior through a set of evaluative questions. • Annotation Labeling: Labeling elements of a piece of content rather than the content as a whole. • Classification: Assigning predefined categories or labels to items. • Content Quality: Evaluating the perceived quality and/or appropriateness of content. • Data Augmentation: Creation of additional training data for machine learning models by applying transformations to the original data. • Relevance Evaluation: Projects that evaluate the relevance of content based on a relevancy scale. • Response Generation: Generating responses to prompts or questions using a language model or other AI system.