Full-Stack Engineer (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 Do

Depending on your passions and skills, your position will adapt over time, encompassing both technical infrastructure and product development. Acting as a foundational member of the team, you will wield considerable impact over our technical architecture, product direction, and broader strategic vision.

Product Development:

• Develop brand-new features while upgrading current functionalities in close collaboration with Paul and Emile

• Gather insights from our user base and turn that feedback into actionable product upgrades

Technical Leadership:

• Guarantee system scalability and resilience throughout our continued growth

• Constantly optimize our AI toolchains to capitalize on the most recent breakthroughs in AI

• Operate with state-of-the-art technology primarily constructed around Cloudflare and Google Cloud

Previous examples of what you might build:

• Duolingo-inspired daily quiz system designed to keep students actively involved with university course material
• Complex AI pipelines capable of pulling visual and text-based data from varied documents to embed subjects into knowledge graphs
• Custom authorization engine created to manage the increasing complexity spanning various institutional environments

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

No need to stress if you lack experience with every single item on day one. We have full confidence in your capacity to quickly pick up and adjust to emerging tools and frameworks as we progress.

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! 🥳