Atom
原子
The smallest unit of knowledge that can be diagnosed on its own. Every problem and every essay is made of them. We take understanding apart this finely so we can see exactly where a student is stuck.
We areAtomSway.
Teachers, education researchers and AI engineers who believe understanding can be taken apart, made visible, and nudged forward a little at a time. From Hong Kong and Shenzhen, we build AI-first teaching systems for schools.
Two words in our name
Sway
思维
A gentle push. We do not think for students or teach for teachers; at the right moment, we nudge one student towards understanding.
How we work
- 01
Research in classrooms
Every model is validated in real lessons first. Teachers’ review comments are our most important evaluation set.
- 02
Ask teachers first
Features grow out of teachers’ daily work, not out of tech demos. Before we build, we sit in the department meeting.
- 03
Write every step down
Session logs, evaluation records, failure cases — written down so they can be checked, and improved.
- 04
Treat data with care
Every piece of student work deserves respect. Collect the minimum, state the purpose, and let schools take it with them at any time.
We come from
- Classroom teaching
- Educational measurement
- Machine learning
- Handwriting recognition
- Product design
- Infrastructure
Offices
Both offices on UTC+8 · now
Hong Kong
HQ · product and school partnerships
22.3193° N · 114.1694° E
Shenzhen
R&D · models and engineering
22.5431° N · 114.0579° E
Open roles
We are looking for people who take education seriously, and engineering too. Nothing that fits? Write to us anyway.
- Research Scientist · Knowledge tracingResearchShenzhen / Hong KongApply
- ML Engineer · Handwritten maths recognitionModelsShenzhenApply
- Frontend Engineer · Studio canvasProduct engineeringShenzhen / RemoteApply
- Curriculum Teacher · Lower secondary mathsCurriculumHong KongApply
- Product DesignerDesignHong Kong / ShenzhenApply
Make understandingan engineering discipline.
We are hiring researchers, engineers and classroom teachers in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. If you believe education deserves the best technology, talk to us.