Build software that makes people measurably better
Cognitima is a small team in Austin, Texas. We do not keep a standing list of vacancies — we add people when a project needs a skill we do not have. What we do keep is a standard: the work is judged on whether users improve, not on how long we can keep them in an app. If that appeals, write to us and say what you would want to work on.
People we tend to work with
Full-time, part-time and project-based, depending on what is in front of us.
Product engineers
TypeScript, React and Next.js on the web, Android for mobile. People who can own a feature from specification to store release, and who ask how we will know it helped.
Assessment and content specialists
Educators who know CAT4, IELTS or SAT question design from the inside and can write, review and calibrate material that behaves like the real exam.
Music educators
Piano teachers and pedagogues who can pressure-test sight-reading exercises, difficulty progressions and diagnostic feedback.
Product designers
Designers who can make a timed, high-pressure learning task feel calm, who read the support inbox before redesigning anything, and who do not reach for gamification as a first resort.
How to get our attention
- 01
Use one of the platforms we have built. Take the free sight-reading test, or try a practice test. Tell us what you would change.
- 02
Send a short email with what you do, links to work we can look at, and the kind of problem you want to be given.
- 03
Expect a direct reply from someone who builds the software, including an honest no if we have nothing suitable right now.
Have a look at the work first
Every project we ship is live and in production. The best applications we receive start with an opinion about one of them.