full stack developer/startup founder

Technical Co-Founder / Founding Engineer

Early-Stage Education Technology Startup

Compensation

Primarily Equity-Based Position: Co-Founder / Founding Technical Lead Schedule: Flexible Location: Remote / Hybrid/ Columbus, OH (preferred but will hire best candidate)

About the Company

We are an early-stage education technology startup building a new platform designed to help students explore careers, understand professional pathways, and make more informed decisions about their futures.

The product combines interactive digital experiences, artificial intelligence, career exploration tools, simulations, personalized recommendations, and student-focused content into a single platform.

An initial version of the platform has already been developed. We are now looking for a highly motivated Technical Co-Founder / Founding Engineer who can help take ownership of the technology, strengthen the existing product, and build the technical foundation for future growth.

This is not a traditional salaried software engineering position. It is intended for someone interested in joining an early-stage company as a technical founder and building meaningful ownership through equity.

What You'll Do

You will work directly with the founder to help shape both the product and technical direction of the company.

Key responsibilities may include

• Review, improve, maintain, and expand the existing application and codebase.
• Lead development of new platform features from concept through deployment.
• Build and integrate AI-powered features using large language models (LLMs) and third-party APIs.
• Develop scalable backend systems, APIs, databases, authentication, and application infrastructure.
• Improve frontend functionality, responsiveness, performance, and user experience.
• Develop interactive experiences, simulations, dashboards, and student-facing tools.
• Help establish the company's long-term technical architecture and