Fullstack Developer, AI-Enabled EdTech Startup

MySCU is looking for a fullstack developer to work directly with the founder on building and scaling an education technology platform.

This starts as a remote 3-month contract with the intention to grow into a full-time role if there is a strong mutual fit. The first 3 months will be a practical working period to see how well we collaborate, ship, communicate, and solve real product problems together.

This role is for a mid-senior developer who can move fast, think clearly, and take ownership of real product work in a startup environment. You will work across the backend, frontend, admin tools, AI features, integrations, and production-quality user flows.

What You Will Work On

You will help build and improve core MySCU features across the product.

Tech Stack

You should be comfortable working with most of this stack:

TypeScript, Node.js 20+, NestJS
Next.js 15, React 19, Tailwind CSS 4
PostgreSQL, TypeORM
Redis and background job workflows
Docker and local development workflows
Modern auth systems
REST APIs and service-layer architecture
pnpm workspaces and monorepo-style frontend structure
Reusable component systems
Vitest, Jest, Testing Library, and basic integration testing
Sentry or similar monitoring tools

AI / LLM Experience Is Important

This role is not only CRUD and UI work. MySCU includes AI-powered education workflows, so experience with LLMs is a strong advantage.

You should understand or be ready to work with:

OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, or similar LLM providers
Vercel AI SDK or equivalent AI tooling
Prompt design and structured outputs
Retrieval, embeddings, and AI-assisted user experiences
AI safety, moderation, and reliability concerns
Cost, latency, fallback, and quality tradeoffs in AI features
Evaluating AI outputs and improving prompts over time

What We Are Looking For

The ideal person is a mid-senior fullstack developer who can:

Ship clean, working features without needing heavy supervision
Read an existing codebase and follow its patterns
Build usable frontend experiences, not just connect APIs
Design practical backend APIs and database models
Debug across frontend, backend, auth, data, and deployment issues
Write maintainable TypeScript
Care about product quality, edge cases, and user experience
Communicate clearly and ask good questions
Work with urgency and ownership in a startup environment

Nice To Have

Experience with edtech, marketplaces, SaaS, or workflow-heavy products
Experience building admin dashboards and internal tools
Experience with payments or subscription systems
Experience with file uploads and document-heavy workflows
Experience improving AI products in production
Familiarity with observability, logs, background jobs, and production debugging

Working Style

This is a startup role. You should be comfortable with:

Working closely with the founder
Moving quickly while keeping quality high
Taking ownership of features from idea to production
Improving existing code instead of rewriting everything
Prioritizing what matters most for users and the business
Being proactive when something is unclear or broken

Role Details

Role: Fullstack Developer
Level: Mid-senior
Type: Remote, 3-month contract with path to full-time
Compensation: Negotiable based on experience
Start: As soon as possible

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