Member of Technical Staff - BE Equity at VC-backed edtech AI startup

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers.

She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network.

The next step is to speak to Jack.

$230k - $250k + Equity

VC-backed edtech AI startup

Join a mission-driven team as a foundational backend engineer building AI-first experiences for millions of underserved adult learners globally. You will architect scalable infrastructure and data pipelines that bridge language barriers using cutting-edge LLMs. This high‑autonomy role offers the chance to build from 0 to 1 at a well‑funded startup.

San Francisco, USA

• Work with top-tier AI researchers from leading global labs and institutions on socially impactful technology.
• Backed by prestigious venture capital funds and high‑profile strategic investors in the edtech and AI space.
• Direct influence on engineering culture and product architecture at a foundational stage of a fast‑scaling platform.

• Architect and implement high‑traffic, low‑latency backend systems and APIs to power real‑time AI learning interactions.
• Build and maintain complex data pipelines and recommendation engines serving hundreds of thousands of active users.
• Collaborate with product and ML engineering teams to optimize RAG‑based systems and personalized learning experiences.

• Over 5 years of backend experience scaling consumer products to millions of users with Python and AWS.
• Strong expertise in data structures, relational database schema design, and building high‑traffic streaming or multi‑threaded APIs.
• Proactive, self‑directed mindset with a passion for using AI and LLMs to solve real‑world educational equity challenges.

• Visit our website.
• Click 'Talk to Jack'.
• Talk to Jack so he can understand your experience and ambitions.
• Jack will make sure Jill, the AI agent working for the company, considers you for this role.
• If Jill thinks you're a great fit and her client wants to meet you, they will make the introduction.
• If not, Jack will find you excellent alternatives. All for free.

This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it.

You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.