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PrairieLearn

PrairieLearn is hiring a full-time remote US-only Full-Stack Software Engineer to work across TypeScript, Postgres, React, AWS, and AI tooling.

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Remote (US only)$100,000–$180,000 full-time

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TypeScriptPostgresReactNode.jsAWSAILLM agentsvision-language models

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education technology open-source AI
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PrairieLearn (Remote US) — Full-Stack Software Engineer — TypeScript / Postgres / React / AI
PrairieLearn (https://www.prairielearn.com) is an open-source assessment platform used by universities across the US (Berkeley, Princeton, Michigan, Illinois, and others). We power mastery-based learning and large-scale exams.
We’re a small, profitable, early-stage company (bootstrapped, no VC) that is growing quickly. Our users love us and we have very high retention and rapid spread through word of mouth. As an early-stage hire, you’ll work across the stack and enjoy meaningful ownership from day one.
Tech we use: Node.js / TypeScript backend, Postgres, AWS, React. We’re also developing AI tooling, including LLM agents to help instructors create content, and vision-language models to help grade student work. PrairieLearn is open core: https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn
Details:
- Location: Remote (US only)
- Salary: $100k-$180k depending on experience
- Benefits: Stock options (0.5% - 1.5%), unlimited PTO, flexible hours
- Role: Full-time. (We’re not able to sponsor visas at this time.)
Apply at https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs-ashby?utm_source=YeEJ5MAKkr&ashby_jid=ee6fdbc3-1c3a-4fa3-bb3f-13ddab449baf

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