Woolf is redefining higher education by increasing access to world-class, globally recognized, and transferable degrees.
The company enables institutions, educators, and entrepreneurs to launch accredited degree programs at speed and scale, ensuring high-quality education is more accessible.
Woolf is a globally distributed, remote-first team backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, focused on building the future of education.
The Senior Full-Stack Engineer will design, develop, and maintain high-performance full-stack applications with a focus on speed, security, and reliability.
The role involves collaborating with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver impactful features across internal tools and customer-facing platforms.
The engineer will leverage AI technologies to enhance user experience and streamline workflows.
Responsibilities include optimizing backend infrastructure and APIs for scalability and efficiency, participating in product planning, conducting code reviews, and identifying system bottlenecks to implement sustainable solutions.
The tech stack includes TypeScript, React.js, Next.js for front-end, Node.js and tRPC for back-end, and various AI/ML and infrastructure technologies.
Requirements:
Candidates must have 5+ years of experience with TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, and Node.js.
A minimum of 5+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling both backend services and frontend applications is required.
A strong understanding of PostgreSQL and performance optimization is necessary; familiarity with Spanner is a plus.
Practical experience using Gemini or OpenAI APIs, with hands-on implementation and prompt engineering for specific use cases, is essential.
Candidates should be skilled in managing complex projects and writing clean, maintainable, production-ready code.
Comfort operating autonomously and taking ownership of end-to-end feature delivery is expected.
Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English are required.
Bonus points for experience in EdTech or working in a fast-paced startup environment.
The position is for an Independent Contractor (Global), and contractors are responsible for their own taxes and benefits in compliance with local regulations.
Benefits:
Employees will have the opportunity to work with education leaders worldwide to shape the future of learning.
The role offers remote flexibility, allowing individuals to work from anywhere with a schedule that fits their lifestyle.
There is growth potential within a fast-growing company, providing opportunities to expand roles.
Employees will be part of an innovative culture, being part of a mission-driven team backed by top investors.
