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San Francisco, United States$165K + 2-5% Equity

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

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.

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.

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