About Outsmart Outsmart is an early?stage startup on a mission to reimagine higher education. We are democratizing access to higher education by creating an entirely new collegiate experience. With $38M in backing from firms such as Khosla Ventures, Forerunner, DST Global Partners, and Lightspeed - and a founding team of former Duolingo executives - Outsmart is bringing together mission?oriented, detail?obsessed, high?impact team players to build the learning experiences of tomorrow.
About The Role In this role, youll own key features of a consumer?friendly learning experience. As an early member of the engineering team youll play a critical role in setting the tone for Outsmarts technical culture including setting standards for quality, scalability, and UX. You will work closely with Outsmarts design team to ship and maintain state?of?the?art animations and interactive experiences. Youll be expected to ship experiences that you would want to engage with. Our applications are built for both iOS and Android using React Native and Rive.
Qualities we are seeking
- Craftsmanship and Extreme Ownership
- Open?mindedness
- Frequent, direct, honest, kind communication
- Demonstrable adoption of AI in all aspects of work
- Track record of shipping in an environment of high?performance
- User obsession
Responsibilities
Own API design and maintenance for all of Outsmarts applicationsBuild integrations, orchestration, and backend support for ML initiativesWork with DevOps to build and maintain a backend built to ultimately support 10M+ usersBuild telemetry layer to empower Product iterationEnforce uptime standards for productionOwn end?to?end testing for all features you work onCollaborate with the broader engineering team to establish technical culture and quality standardsConduct code reviews and participate in architecture design sessionsRequired Qualifications
5+ years experience, with strong data engineering backgroundDemonstrated experience scaling a fullstack system. 1M+ users preferredExperience interfacing with mobileDeep knowledge of performance tuning and mobile testing strategiesDeep experience architecting SaaS infrastructureAbility to work autonomously in a fast?paced environmentPerks
Healthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)Parental leave for any full?time employee who has been with us for at least 6 months (birthing, non?birthing, and adoptive parents)10 PTO days per year and 12+ paid company holidays per yearRemote work daysLunch provided in?office dailyWorking with super talented people who want to make a difference in the world#J-18808-Ljbffr