Full-Stack Developer (Working Student)

acemate is building an AI learning & teaching platform for higher and further education institutions. We have strong traction, secured funding and are entering an exciting growth phase. We're looking for a passionate Full-Stack Developer (Working Student) to drive our product forward and help us scale.

About acemate

Founded in 2024, acemate has quickly become the leading AI learning platform for higher and further education, trusted by top-tier institutions across four countries, including University of Cologne, WHU and the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (IHKs).

• Our Mission: Democratizing access to personalized learning. We don’t believe that AI will replace educators. Instead, we empower them to design and deliver personalized learning experiences at scale.
• Our Growth: We've raised pre-seed funding and are growing rapidly. While we focus on higher and further education today, we're already expanding into new regions and markets.
• Our Culture: We’re a young, driven team passionate about tackling the toughest challenges in education. We embrace builder culture and minimize scheduled meetings for ad-hoc discussions and maximized focus on coding and creating.

Meet the Team

• Antong (CEO): BCG, BMW & Antler background, leads business strategy, DJ by night

• Jan (CTO): NLP research, experience from SAP & N26, morning bike commuter

• Paul (CPO): Product expert with startup and education research background, devoted dog dad

• Emile (Fullstack): Ex-founder with product & AI background, ETH graduate, avid runner

• Anas (Fullstack): TypeScript specialist, functional programming enthusiast, chief photography officer

• Specialist in modern large-scale web architecture, escape room explorer

Tasks

What You'll Be Doing

Your role will blend product development and technical infrastructure, shaped by your specific interests and strengths. As an early team member, you'll have a major say in our technical architecture, product roadmap, and overall company strategy.

Product Development:

• Work closely with Paul and Emile to build new features from scratch and refine existing ones

• Listen to what our users are saying and translate their direct feedback into actual product improvements

Technical Leadership:

• Keep our systems scalable and highly reliable as the company continues to grow

• Continuously update and improve our AI toolchains so we're always leveraging the newest developments in artificial intelligence

• Build and maintain a modern foundation running primarily on Google Cloud and Cloudflare

Past examples of projects you might tackle:

• Duolingo-inspired daily quiz system built to keep students heavily engaged with their university coursework over time
• Complex AI pipelines that extract text and images from different document types and map them directly into knowledge graphs
• Custom authorization engine created to handle the growing complexity of access controls across different types of institutions

Tech Stack:

• Frontend: TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind CSS
• Database: Supabase (PostgreSQL)
• Infrastructure: Cloudflare (Workers, Pages, Workflows, R2, KV), Google Cloud (Gemini, Cloud Run)
• Tools: Sentry, Langfuse, PostHog, Stripe

Don't worry if you aren't an expert in every tool listed here from day one. We trust your ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies on the job.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

• Ownership mindset: You think like a founder and treat the product like it’s yours
• Commitment to excellence: You’re driven to go above and beyond when it matters
• Curiosity and adaptability: Eager to learn new technologies and stay open to innovation
• Balanced AI approach: You knew how to code before Cursor and AI tools, but understand how to leverage them effectively
• Availability: You’re enrolled at a university and available for at least the next 12 months

Benefits

Benefits

• Working in a small but driven team built around performance and learning

• Flexible environment with high degree of autonomy

• Frequent team events and acemate parties! 🥳