We are DeweyLearn, Inc., an Education Tech startup on a mission to revolutionize the education landscape. We’re building something extraordinary and are seeking exceptional engineers to join us on this journey. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of education technology from the ground up.
Tasks
- Build and maintain production backend services and APIs in Python (FastAPI)
- Implement retrieval workflows (RAG, embeddings, vector search)
- Lead and work closely with other engineers and stakeholders to make good technical trade-offs
- Help keep our systems clean, reliable, and easy to extend
Requirements
General:
- You’re a curious technologist at heart. You like understanding how things work, and you enjoy exploring new tools, approaches, and ideas
- You are a fast self-learner and enjoy dialog
- You have proven software engineering fundamentals and can build reliable systems that others can understand, maintain, and extend
- You are a good communicator and can ask the right questions, explain trade-offs in a straightforward way, and collaborate with stakeholders
- You enjoy collaborating with other team members
- You have a proven track record as a senior Python developer, with at least 5 years of professional software engineering experience
- You have experience working with ML/AI systems in a production environment.
- You have native/fluent proficiency in English
- Experience in early-stage startups is a plus
Technical:
- Exceptional command of the Python language is a must
- Exceptional command of FastAPI and related topics is a must
- Exceptional command of production API in combination with PostgreSQL DB is a must
- Good command of PostgreSQL DB is a must
- Good command of Docker in dev and deployment use cases
- Understanding of Infra as code is a plus
- Exceptional understanding of “engineering basics” (version control, CI/CD, environments, debugging)
- Familiarity with retrieval workflows (RAG) and embedding-based search
- Experience with Natural Language Processing is a plus
- Familiarity with at least one front-end framework is a plus
Benefits
- Flexible remote work arrangement
- Collaborative, innovation-focused environment
- Opportunity to shape the future of education
Join us in building the future of education technology. If you're passionate about creating innovative solutions and want to be part of something groundbreaking, we want to hear from you.
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, advanced Python and FastAPI skills, PostgreSQL and Docker experience, production ML/AI systems experience, and fluent English proficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- building services
- implementing workflows
- leading engineers
Skills & Tools
Python, FastAPI, RAG, PostgreSQL, Docker, CI/CD, Natural Language Processing
Job Details
- Category: Software Development
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — New York City, New York, United States
- Languages: English
About DeweyLearn, Inc.
An education technology startup building innovative solutions for the future of education. — Industry: Education