Derivita
Math Question Developer
🇺🇸
Hybrid - Salt Lake City, UT
🕑
Contractor
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$20 - $28
per Hour
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Instructional Design
🗓️
January 13th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Derivita is hiring a Math Question Developer for a 4-month contract role. The developer will program math questions using an in-house language for an online education platform, ensuring questions are student-friendly, accurate, and aligned with Common Core standards.
Highlights
- Program math questions into an online system using Derivita's in-house language.
- Evaluate and improve the student experience by identifying and addressing issues in digital question translation.
- Maintain consistency in answer acceptance and test for edge cases.
- Identify applicable Common Core State Standards for each question.
- Required skills: basic programming experience (preferably JavaScript) and familiarity with LaTeX.
- Preferred qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or related field, and tutoring or teaching experience in mathematics.
- Experience with online mathematics homework software and familiarity with Common Core curriculum are advantages.
- Compensation ranges from $20 to $28 per hour.
- Job is a fully remote, temporary contract expected to last around 4 months.
- Company focus: Education technology aimed at improving math education for teachers and students.
Math Question Developer Full Description
Math Question Developer (4-month Contract)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT OR REMOTE
Company:
Derivita, n. de-RIH-vih-ta
- We are an education technology company that is solving real problems for teachers and students.
- Our mission is to empower teachers to remove obstacles in math education and increase the number of students receiving degrees by providing them with high-quality math assessments and in-class engagement tools.
- Derivita is committed to creating a diverse environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Math Question Programmer (4-month Contract):
This position is a contract position and fully remote. We anticipate the project to be completed in 4 months, but may potentially run longer.
Rate: $20-$28/hour
What you’ll do:
- Use our in-house programming language to code questions into our online system where they will be seen online by tens of thousands of students and teachers.
- Be thoughtful about the student experience and proactively alert the project manager about questions that don’t translate well into a digital platform.
- Maintain a consistent approach to answer acceptance while being mindful of how the question will be integrated into the instructors’ curricula.
- Identify potential edge cases in answer acceptance and test for how well the question works.
- Identify the Common Core State Standards that apply to each question.
What you'll need:
Successful Question Programmers have a teacher’s mindset and an appreciation for how students learn. Question Programmers are detail-oriented, and care deeply about the student experience and ensuring that content and questions are mathematically accurate.
We are looking for any combination of the following:
- Experience with basic computer programming in any language (ideally JavaScript)
- Familiarity with LaTeX
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
- Tutoring or teaching experience in mathematics is a plus
- Experience with online mathematics homework software is a plus
- Familiarity with Common Core curriculum and standards (preferred)
How to Apply:
Please submit your cover letter and resume to jobs@derivita.com.
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