As a Founding Engineer, you will join an early-stage team building a platform that streamlines digital learning and administrative workflows. You will take complete ownership of the full-stack development using TypeScript, driving the technical architecture from inception to scale. This is a high-impact role where your decisions directly shape the product’s future and engineering culture.
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Founding Engineer at fast-growing edtech startup
Are you a TypeScript expert ready to build from the ground up? Join this fast-growing edtech startup as a Founding Engineer in San Francisco. You will lead the development of a platform transforming digital learning, working directly with the founders to architect a high-scale product backed by top-tier VCs. This is a rare chance to claim a seat at the table of a high-growth company and shape its technical legacy from day one.
Overview
Role overview
Company
About the company
Fast-growing edtech startup
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Architect and build scalable web applications using TypeScript across the entire development stack.
- Collaborate directly with founders to translate product vision into robust, high-performance technical solutions.
- Establish engineering best practices and mentor future hires as the core technical team expands.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Extensive experience building and scaling production-grade applications with TypeScript and modern frameworks.
- Proven track record of operating in early-stage environments where ambiguity is high and speed is critical.
- Strong product intuition with the ability to balance technical excellence with rapid business delivery.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Join as one of the first technical hires with significant influence over product direction and technical strategy.
- Backed by top-tier VCs in an industry undergoing rapid digital transformation and modernization.
- Work in a high-velocity environment where you can ship features daily and see immediate user impact.
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