Founding Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Founding Engineer (first engineer)

• Scope: Technology end to end (device, cloud/backend, and parent app)

Description

You’ll be the first engineer and own the technology end to end for a screen-free digital tutor that coaches children ages 5–10 through voice while they read, write, math, and more.

Responsibilities

• Build the real-time voice experience: listen to young kids, understand them, and respond naturally

• Write the software that runs on the device and connects it to the cloud

• Build backend and data systems with children’s privacy built in from the start

• Build the parent app

• Choose the tech stack, set engineering standards, and help hire as the team grows

Requirements

• Have built and shipped products that real people use and owned them across the stack

• Comfortable across front end, backend, and cloud

• Make good calls with limited information and like being close to users

• Want to build something kids and parents will love

Nice to have

• Experience with real-time voice or conversational AI

• Experience with consumer devices or embedded software

• Products for kids or families

• Startup or founding-team experience

Benefits

• Founding-team equity and a real say in what you build

• Title, scope, and compensation sized to your experience

• Remote openness for the right person