Hybrid Staff Full Stack – AI Engineer

Posted 2 months ago

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About the role

  • Staff Full Stack Engineer at Pocket Prep developing prototypes and backend systems for education technology. Collaborate across teams to enhance learning platforms using innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build working prototypes for new features such as exam readiness, content individualization and directed topic tutoring & learning
  • Expand our knowledge and capabilities by continually monitoring, testing and benchmarking the rapidly evolving AI space
  • Lead and contribute to technical planning by helping to define scope, evaluate complexity, and architect final solutions that grow out of R&D efforts
  • Work closely with fellow engineers to align backend and frontend efforts, solve challenging problems, and ensure seamless cross-platform functionality
  • Pitch in across the stack to ensure our many web & server clients are well reviewed during employee vacations and significant new releases
  • Champion engineering excellence by evolving our internal standards, mentoring peers, and fostering a strong culture of code quality, collaboration, and continuous learning

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional full stack experience, a majority w/ TypeScript and NodeJS
  • Deep knowledge of TypeScript and functional programming patterns
  • Proven integration and experimentation experience with machine learning
  • Strong focus on code quality, testing, and documentation
  • Experience delivering solutions in other languages, particularly Python (Preferred)
  • Experience working with LLMs and custom embeddings (Preferred)
  • Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases (Preferred)
  • Experience working on projects from ideation and inception through working prototype (Preferred)
  • Prior involvement in mentoring or engineering leadership (Preferred)

Benefits

  • Stability: We're 12+ years old, 100% profitable without investor backing and we continue to have year-over-year growth.
  • Work/Life Balance: Freedom to live your life while accomplishing something awesome for everyone in education. Flexible PTO and a 3-week company-wide holiday break from mid-December through the New Year.
  • Competitive Compensation: Generous profit-sharing program and total compensation that targets the 75th percentile.
  • 100% Healthcare: We cover all of our employees' healthcare premiums because we are invested in your well-being. We also cover 80% of dependents.
  • Hybrid Flexibility: You can work where and when you are most effective. We have an office in downtown Durham, North Carolina, and are supportive of hybrid work options.
  • Give Back: We are active participants in our communities through volunteer partnerships with local nonprofits. We offer VTO (volunteer time off) for independent engagement with your community.

Job title

Staff Full Stack – AI Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$165,000 - $190,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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