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Principal Full Stack Software Engineer - EdTech AI Startup Location: Remote The company’s product involves EdTech and AI, improving educational outcomes for students, helping teachers to be more effective, and lowering the cost of education. They have raised over $10 million in Series A funding and are backed by top-tier investors. Revenues are substantial (several million dollars per year in ARR) and rapidly growing, with the product already in use in over 100 school districts. The company has about 25 employees, including the CTO and 5 Junior Engineers. In this position, you would take over the job duties currently held by the CTO, focusing on full stack development of the core product. This role offers many benefits of being a Founding Engineer (ownership, impact, technical challenges) while working on a product that has achieved product-market fit and a rapidly growing customer base. The company is targeting a salary of roughly $250k (open to negotiation), plus equity which could be very lucrative. Job Responsibilities: Roughly 60% front end and 40% backend engineering. The tech stack includes Node.js, TypeScript, and React. Taking ownership of the education product to enhance and expand it as it scales. Creating and fine-tuning features for district administrators, teachers, and students. Developing internal tools to streamline operations. Building and maintaining integrations. Scaling infrastructure to support growing user demands. Optimizing front end and backend performance. Qualifications: Expertise with React or Node.js (ideally both) and ability to learn new technologies as needed. Ability to understand large, complex codebases and products, quickly becoming the authority on how things work. Ability to start from a vague Figma and turn that into a working feature. Proficiency in cloud infrastructure tools. Passion for making a positive impact on education. Desire for significant responsibility and ownership of the product. Resourcefulness and a drive to acquire new skills and learn new technologies to solve difficult problems. Fearlessness in taking on high-stakes challenges. About Skyrocket Ventures Skyrocket Ventures is a recruiting firm for high-growth technology companies. This opportunity is with one of our client companies for a full-time permanent hire. Please only apply if you are authorized to work in the U.S. Thank you, and we wish you a great job search! Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Industries Software Development, Education, Technology, Information and Media #J-18808-Ljbffr Skyrocket Ventures

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