The position is for a Full Stack Engineer at a YC-backed EdTech startup located in Boston, which operates in a remote-first environment.
The company is a high-growth tech startup with less than 20 employees and has approximately $10M in funding from notable investors including Y Combinator and Reach Capital.
The startup, founded in 2021, focuses on rethinking how families access high-quality education through a flexible, tech-powered learning model.
The product supports a growing national network and is essential for day-to-day learning, operations, and communication.
Responsibilities include scaling a platform used by families, educators, and operators nationwide, building user-friendly experiences across web and mobile, collaborating with a small team to shape the roadmap, and contributing to architecture and core infrastructure.
Requirements:
Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in software development, preferably with startup experience.
Experience in both frontend and backend systems is required.
A proven ability to ship user-facing features quickly and cleanly is essential.
Strong product sensibility and attention to user experience are necessary.
Candidates must be able to work with modern mobile technologies (Kotlin, Swift) and backend/frontend frameworks (Rails, Stimulus, Tailwind or similar).
Comfort in fast-paced, high-ownership environments is important.
Bonus points for experience in building platforms for operationally intensive businesses.
Soft skills required include clear communication, a bias for action, a mission-driven mindset, comfort with ambiguity, and a team-first approach.
Benefits:
The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $130,000 to $190,000 per year, along with meaningful early equity in the startup.
Employees will enjoy a remote-first work environment, specifically for US-based candidates.
The role provides an opportunity to help shape a critical layer of infrastructure in modern education.
