As Employee #1, you will spearhead the transition from agency-built MVP to in-house development for a platform revolutionizing student career networking. You will own the technical roadmap, building complex visualization engines and AI recommendation systems to help students navigate their professional futures. This is a high-impact role preparing for a seed round.
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Founding Engineer at Stealth EdTech SaaS
Are you ready to be employee #1 at a startup fixing the broken world of student networking? Led by an operator who scaled a platform to 16M users, this EdTech venture is building a visual career map for Gen Z. As the Founding Engineer, you'll own the tech stack, build complex AI recommendation engines using Neo4j and D3.js, and secure a significant equity stake before the seed round. If you're a full-stack expert who loves shipping high-impact consumer products, this is your chance to build the foundation of the next big career network.
Overview
Role overview
Company
About the company
Stealth EdTech SaaS startup
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Take full ownership of the tech stack, including React, Node.js, and graph databases like Neo4j.
- Architect and build a proprietary network visualization engine and an AI-powered recommendation system.
- Transition the product from an external agency to an internal powerhouse while scaling the engineering infrastructure.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- 3-5 years of full-stack experience with a track record of shipping successful consumer-facing products.
- Deep technical expertise in React/Next.js and data-heavy applications using D3.js or graph databases.
- Entrepreneurial mindset comfortable with the ambiguity of a pre-seed, pre-product environment.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Join as the first employee with 2-5% equity and massive influence over the technical architecture and team culture.
- Lead by a proven operator who previously scaled a consumer platform to 16M+ users through university networks.
- Tackle a massive, real-world problem by replacing archaic career advice with a modern, visual network mapping tool.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
Meet Jack
Jack gets to know what you're great at and what you want next, then searches 14 million jobs daily and introduces you directly to hiring managers.
How does this work?
Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.
If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.