KAP 2026-2027 - AI-Native Builder / Platform Associate - Mercatus Center at Stand Together
Arlington
$50,000–$65,000
Jun 28, 2026
Arlington
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A fellowship-based role embedded at Marginal Revolution University (part of the Mercatus Center), focused on building and maintaining an online learning platform using AI coding agents rather than traditional hand-coding. Day-to-day work spans prompting and reviewing AI-generated code, shipping features, content migration and QA, analytics, and third-party integrations. Suited to early-career candidates who are either already building with AI tools or are fast, self-directed learners eager to develop those skills.
Junior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time
Pay in the description: $50,000–$65,000
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Why we read it this way (7)
This is a Koch Associate Program (KAP) fellowship placement, not a direct hire — the associate spends one day/week in KAP programming and the rest at Marginal Revolution University / Mercatus Center.
The posting explicitly targets early-career candidates and describes two entry profiles: an 'AI-native builder' who has already shipped things, and a 'curious and hungry' candidate with little built yet who would start in a web-admin/content role. Seniority is assessed as Junior accordingly.
A CS degree or coding background is explicitly stated as 'a plus, not a requirement,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
No specific named technologies are hard-gated beyond the general expectation of working with AI coding agents on a modern web stack. Skills like CMS, analytics, prompt engineering, and integrations appear in a descriptive 'what you'd do' narrative rather than a formal requirements section, so they are marked as preferred.
The role is located at Mercatus Center, which is based in the Washington, DC metro area (Arlington, VA). No remote option is stated.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role spans AI-assisted software development, content/QA, and web administration. 15-1252 (Software Developers) is the best fit given the emphasis on building and shipping platform features, but 15-1254 (Web Developers) is a plausible runner-up given the web-admin and content-publishing duties.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): web development, analytics / reporting.
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