Full Stack Engineer

We're hiring a Full Stack Software Engineer to join as developer #2 at a fast-growing, mission-driven EdTech startup building the nation's largest college and career counseling dataset.About the RoleYou'll work directly alongside our founding engineer, owning core systems from first commit to production. This is a foundational hire with real scope: cybersecurity, data privacy, and de-identification pipelines serving school districts with hundreds of thousands of students, while wiring LLMs into real production workflows.ResponsibilitiesOwn core systems end to end, from first commit to productionShip weekly into a product used for real, high-stakes decisionsWire LLMs into real production workflows, not demosMake architecture calls trading speed against reliability, security, and scaleWork without detailed specs — define the problem, then solve itRequirements0-5 years experience as a high-slope, hungry, intelligent engineerStartup experience (ideally founding/early stage) or ownership of complex end-to-end projectsProficient in TypeScript, React/Next.js, Node.js, AWSGenuine experience using AI coding agents (Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code) in productionExperience integrating LLMs into production applicationsMust be able to work on-site 5 days/week in NYC (Bryant Park)🛂 Must be authorized to work in the US without employer sponsorship, now or in the futureCompensation$150K–$190K + competitive equityLocationNew York, NY — On-site, 5 days/week#FullStackEngineer #SoftwareEngineerJobs #NYCJobs #EdTech #TypeScript #ReactJS #NodeJS #StartupJobs #NoSponsorship #HiringNow