Software Engineer

## Software Engineer

### About the role

StudentLife OS is looking for a motivated **Software Engineer** to join our growing team and help build the next generation of technology for students, schools, and organizations.

You’ll work directly on our AI-powered platform, contributing to real product features used by students and educational organizations. This is a hands-on role where you’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of projects, solve challenging technical problems, and help shape the direction of the product.

### What you’ll do

• Build, improve, and maintain features across the StudentLife OS platform.
• Develop scalable, secure, and reliable web applications.
• Work with our existing **Next.js, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, and cloud infrastructure**.
• Integrate APIs, AI services, authentication, payments, and other third-party services.
• Design and optimize database queries and backend systems.
• Identify and fix bugs, performance issues, and security vulnerabilities.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain high-quality, maintainable code.
• Collaborate with the founder and other team members to turn product ideas into working features.
• Help improve the platform's architecture, developer experience, testing, and deployment processes.
• Take ownership of projects from planning through implementation and release.

### What we’re looking for

• Strong programming and problem-solving skills.
• Experience building web applications or software projects.
• Experience with **JavaScript/TypeScript and React/Next.js** is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with **REST APIs, databases, Git, and modern software development practices**.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and secure code.
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.
• Ability to work independently while communicating effectively with the team.
• A builder mindset — you see a problem and think about how to solve it.

### Nice to have

• Experience with **PostgreSQL, Prisma, Supabase, AWS, Vercel, or Cloudflare**.
• Experience integrating AI/LLM APIs.
• Experience with authentication and authorization systems.
• Experience with Stripe or other payment systems.
• Familiarity with security best practices and application performance optimization.
• Previous startup, open-source, or entrepreneurial experience.

### What you’ll gain

• Real-world experience building and scaling a technology startup.
• Direct exposure to product development, engineering decisions, and startup operations.
• The opportunity to ship software that directly impacts students.
• Mentorship and collaboration with an entrepreneurial team.
• Significant ownership and responsibility over engineering projects.
• A chance to help shape the technical foundation of a growing company.

### Who this role is for

We’re looking for someone who is **curious, proactive, technically capable, and excited to build**. You don’t need to know everything, we value people who can learn quickly, take initiative, and turn ideas into reliable software.

If you want to build technology that makes a meaningful difference in students’ lives while gaining hands-on experience at an early-stage company, we’d love to hear from you.