Build the future of Cambridge Education with us
SMIYL is building a small, ambitious team with one goal: to help Cambridge A-Level Mathematics students learn better, prepare smarter and achieve results they are proud of.
We started by teaching students directly and building one of the most focused Cambridge 9709 communities online. Now we’re building the team that will take SMIYL to the next level.
If you’re excellent at what you do, take ownership of your work and want the opportunity to help build something from an early stage, we’d love to hear from you.
Why join SMIYL?
Your work will matter.
We’re still a small team.
That means you won’t spend your days working on things nobody sees or waiting for five layers of approval.
Whether you’re developing a YouTube campaign, editing a video, supporting a student or improving our operations, your work will directly influence how SMIYL grows and the experience our students receive.
You’ll have real ownership.
We don’t want people who simply wait for a list of tasks.
We want people who can understand the outcome we’re trying to achieve, take responsibility for their area and find better ways of getting there.
As SMIYL grows, we want the people who helped build it to grow with it.
We’re ambitious.
We’re not trying to build another small tutoring service.
We’re building an education company capable of combining exceptional teaching, world-class educational content and a student experience that sets a new standard for Cambridge A-Level Mathematics.
There is a lot left to build.
That’s the opportunity.
We’re obsessed with getting better.
We expect high standards, but we don’t expect perfection.
We care about learning quickly, responding to feedback, testing new ideas and consistently making the work better than it was before.
Open Positions
We are currently building our 2027 team.
All positions below are remote.
How we work
Take ownership.
If something belongs to you, own the outcome.
Don’t simply identify a problem and pass it upwards if you can reasonably solve it yourself.
High standards, low ego.
We care deeply about producing excellent work.
Feedback is part of that process.
We expect everyone, to be willing to change their mind when there is a better way of doing something.
Move with urgency.
We’re a small company.
That should make us faster, not less organised.
Communicate early, meet commitments and don’t allow avoidable problems to sit unresolved.
Think from the student backwards.
Our students are the reason the company exists.
A video, payment system, tutorial, email or spreadsheet may feel far removed from the classroom, but ultimately it should contribute to a better company and a better student experience.
Keep improving.
Processes that work today may not be good enough six months from now.
We expect everyone on the team to notice opportunities for improvement and suggest better ways of working.
Our hiring process
We care far more about your ability to do the work than how impressive your CV looks.
1. Apply
Complete the application form for the position you’re interested in.
We’ll ask about your experience, your work and why you think you would be a strong fit for SMIYL.
2. Shortlist
We review applications and select candidates whose experience, work and responses stand out.
Due to application volume, we may only be able to contact shortlisted applicants.
3. Interview
Shortlisted candidates will speak with us so we can learn more about you, how you work and what you’re looking for.
You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions about SMIYL and the role.
4. Practical assessment
For some positions, shortlisted candidates will complete a practical task that reflects the actual work they would do at SMIYL.
5. Final decision
Our strongest candidates may have a final conversation before we make an offer.
If successful, we’ll agree on your start date and begin onboarding.
What we care about
You do not need the perfect CV.
You do need to be very good or clearly capable of becoming very good at what you do.
Across every role, we value people who are:
Reliable.
If you say something will be done, it gets done.
Ambitious.
You want your work to become significantly better over time.
Resourceful.
You try to solve problems before immediately escalating them.
Coachable.
You can receive feedback, think about it objectively and improve.
Thoughtful.
You understand why you’re doing something instead of blindly following instructions.
Good communicators.
You raise problems early and communicate clearly.
Students of their craft.
You actively learn how to become better at what you do.
A note about working at SMIYL
SMIYL is still an early-stage company.
That means you will have significantly more ownership than you might have in a large organisation.
It also means not every process has already been perfected.
We are actively building the systems, standards and team that we believe can turn SMIYL into the strongest Cambridge education brand in the world.
If you want a role where every decision has already been made for you, this is not the right environment.
If the idea of helping build those systems excites you, you will fit in very well here.
Don’t see the right role?
Great people don’t always arrive when we happen to have the perfect vacancy open.
If you believe you could make a meaningful contribution to SMIYL in areas such as:
- education
- content
- design
- marketing
- operations
- technology
- growth
we’d still like to hear from you.
Tell us what you’re exceptional at and how you believe you could contribute.
Ready to join us?
Explore the open positions above and apply for the role that best fits your skills.
We’re looking for people who want to do excellent work, take meaningful ownership and help us build something much bigger than where we are today.