Full-Stack Engineer (Early Career

Parakeet Job Opportunity

Parakeet is an AI-driven risk & compliance platform used by industrial enterprises to slash verification costs and illuminate operational risk in real time. Our stack is modern, event-driven, and built to scale at the edge.

• Ship user-facing features end-to-end under the guidance of senior engineers
• Build REST endpoints in Node.js (Type Script) and micro-services in Python
• Craft clean SQL and maintain schemas in PostgreSQL
• Queue and process background jobs with QStash/Upstash
• Deploy functions and web assets to Cloudflare Workers, Pages, and R2
• Write unit tests and participate in code reviews to maintain code quality
• Pair with product and design to turn specs into simple, reliable UI components (React + TS)
• Continuously learn best practices in security, performance, and edge computing

• 0–2 years professional experience or strong internship / open-source contributions
• Solid JavaScript/Type Script skills and basic proficiency in Python
• Familiarity with relational databases and fundamental SQL
• A working knowledge of HTML/CSS and a modern front-end framework (React ideal)
• Curiosity about serverless, edge, or event-driven architectures
• A growth mindset—comfortable asking questions, giving/receiving feedback, and iterating quickly
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher (CEFR)

• Exposure to message queues or pub/sub systems
• Interest in AI/LLM tooling, industrial IoT, or compliance tech
• Personal projects showcasing full-stack work

• Direct mentorship from a senior, high-impact engineering team
• Real ownership: ship features used by Fortune-500 manufacturers within weeks
• Work on edge compute, real-time analytics, and AI agents—skills that compound fast