Description:

We are looking for a talented Full Stack Engineer to join a dedicated team that provides high-quality, interactive online coding courses for K-12 students.
As a Full-Stack Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the development of web applications and AI-powered tutoring services.
You will create adaptive and effective learning tools that respond to students’ needs.
Collaborate closely with product managers and fellow engineers to turn ideas for new AI-powered features into minimum-viable products.
Design and implement full-stack systems and features that build on top of Large Language Model (LLM) APIs such as ChatGPT and Claude.
Write efficient and maintainable backend services using Node.js and Typescript.
Design and implement highly responsive user interface components using modern React best practices.
Create well-organized written documentation outlining technical plans for new projects/features.
Communicate proactively with cross-functional teams to ensure feasibility of designs and troubleshoot issues.
Actively participate in code review processes to share knowledge and ensure high-quality code contributions.
Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in web and AI development.
Use your expertise in the full software development lifecycle to solve complex problems with innovative solutions.

Requirements:

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required.
A minimum of 3-4 years of experience in full-stack web development, focusing on Node.js, React, and Typescript is necessary.
Strong understanding of fundamental system design principles for robust, scalable, distributed applications is essential.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, is necessary.
A passion for functional programming and writing clean, well-organized, and maintainable code is important.
Technical leadership experience, especially in a startup or fast-paced environment, is preferred.
Comfortable taking large, vaguely defined problems and systematically breaking them down into manageable chunks is required.
Experience implementing highly-scalable systems or improving scalability of existing systems is necessary.
Experience working with LLM APIs such as ChatGPT or Claude, including prompt engineering, is a plus.
Familiarity with AWS cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, Clerk for user authentication, and Stripe APIs for payments is a plus.
Expert-level skills in React.js, MongoDB schema and index design, and Typescript/Node.js are a big plus.

Competitive salary is offered for this position.
This is a full-time, long-term position.
The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with TLNT.
Work from home flexibility is provided.
The working hours are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (+/- 2 hours accepted) - PST.
Additional perks are included with the position.