Fullstack Developer

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

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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