Curriculum Developer, High School Education

CodeHS; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with 4% match

Paid parental leave

Generous PTO and holidays

Short-term and long-term disability

CTA monthly pass covered

Lunch provided 3 days per week

Job summary

CodeHS in Chicago seeks a Curriculum Developer to build and maintain high school computer science curricula and to support teachers with comprehensive instructional materials.

You will collaborate with the curriculum team to design new courses, write lesson plans, and align content to state standards while creating engaging resources for diverse classrooms.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in the K–12 education system.
• Experience with 6–12 computer science education preferred.
• Basic programming knowledge (e.g., Java, Python).
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Creative, positive, and solution-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain computer science curriculum for high school courses.
• Collaborate with the curriculum team to design and launch new courses.
• Develop teacher-facing materials including lesson plans, handouts, and activities.
• Write and maintain alignments to standards.
• Customize curriculum for schools, districts, and states.
• Create instructional videos and supporting materials.
• Develop familiarity with the CodeHS course catalog.

Skills

K-12 experience

JS/Python basics

organisational skills

communication skills

independent & collaborative

creative mindset

Job description

Curriculum Developer, High School

Education

Chicago, IL

About CodeHS

CodeHS is a comprehensive platform helping K-12 schools teach computer science. We provide curriculum, professional development, and a full software platform. CodeHS is used by millions of students and thousands of schools and districts around the US and the world.

Mission

The mission of CodeHS is to empower all students to meaningfully impact the future. We believe that in the 21st century, coding is a foundational skill, just like reading and writing. That’s why we say: Read, Write, Code. Coding and computer science are essential skills for students to learn and schools to teach.

About the Role

We are seeking a creative and detail-oriented Curriculum Developer to join our curriculum team. This role focuses on building and maintaining high-quality computer science curriculum for high school, with a strong emphasis on supporting teachers through effective instructional materials and resources.

This is an in-office position, which would require 5 days a week in the CodeHS Chicago office at 747 N LaSalle in River North.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain computer science curriculum for high school courses
• Collaborate with the curriculum team to design and launch new courses
• Develop teacher-facing materials including lesson plans, handouts, and activities
• Write and maintain alignments to standards
• Customize curriculum for schools, districts, and states
• Create instructional videos and supporting materials
• Develop familiarity with the CodeHS course catalog

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience working in the K–12 education system
• Experience with 6–12 computer science education preferred
• Basic programming knowledge (e.g., Java, Python)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Creative, positive, and solution-oriented mindset

Location

Full-time, in-office role in Chicago (River North).

Compensation

Salary range: $70,000-$85,000

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Paid parental leave
• Generous PTO and holidays
• Short-term and long-term disability
• CTA monthly pass covered
• Lunch provided 3 days per week

Company Values

Encourage Teaching and Learning

CodeHS is about providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities in computer science for students all over the world. We value creating fun, accessible and creative learning experiences for teachers, for students, and for team members at CodeHS. We believe that education--and specifically coding--within the formal K-12 system, the higher-education system, and beyond has the power to allow everyone to unlock their full potential.

Create a Direct Positive Impact

At CodeHS we value creating a direct positive social impact with our work. We work directly with students, teachers, schools and districts to implement computer science classes. Through building great curriculum, tools and resources to allow high schools to teach computer science, we can create a direct educational benefit to students to help explore the limitless world of computing. We believe that expanding access to computer science education will empower students to take an active role in creating the future.

Make It Fun and Creative

Bringing fun and creativity to every aspect of our work is a main focus for us at CodeHS. It starts with a fun, friendly and accessible curriculum, that allows students the opportunity to build creatively and engage in thoughtful problem solving. We also focus on developing a creative and fun environment to work in, and think that this allows us to bring novel approaches to challenging problems. Computing is about logic--but it’s also about creativity--and we hope to share that excitement with teachers and students through CodeHS.

Our Operating Practices

• Get the job done
• We figure out the real problem to be solved and take ownership over seeing it to completion. We help move things across the finish line.
• Bring context and big picture awareness
• We consider the projects we work on in their context and see how our projects impact the team, company, and the customer.
• Adaptable
• We adapt to changing needs across customers and the team, and make good plans but know that they can change as we get new information.
• Growth Mindset
• We're always looking to learn and improve, and we share that mindset with teachers and students. We’re working to improve individually and as a team.
• Team player
• We help out our teammates and we’re team players. We make decisions with a team first approach and strive to act in the best interest of the company as a whole.
• Constructive and solution oriented
• When approached with problems and roadblocks, we're constructive and solution oriented. We think through problems and tradeoffs, proactively finding solutions.
• Good vibes
• We bring positive energy whether in person or virtually to help contribute to making a positive work environment for everyone.
• Follow through
• We make sure to do what we say we are going to do for team members and for customers. We're proactive, dependable and reliable in the work that we do.

CodeHS is an equal opportunity employer. CodeHS maintains a drug-free workplace