Hybrid Staff Full Stack – AI Engineer

at Pocket Prep

• Job title: Staff Full Stack – AI Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $165,000 - $190,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: MongoDB, Node.js, NoSQL, Python, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Durham, United States

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.