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About the CompanyWe're partnering with an applied AI research lab building what they believe will become the world's first truly personalized AI tutor. Their product combines breakthroughs in LLMs, voice interfaces, memory systems, and multimodal AI to create tutoring experiences that deeply understand each student and adapt to how they learn. Their mission is ambitious: to make exceptional education accessible to anyone, anywhere. By blending frontier AI research with thoughtful product design, they're building a tutor that doesn't just answer questions, it teaches, remembers, encourages, and evolves alongside the learner.Company SnapshotRaised $5M in funding from leading investors and a syndicate of nearly 50 angel investors.Backed by executives and engineering leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Sierra, Ramp, and other category-defining companies.Lean, high-talent-density team of 8 employees, offering exceptional ownership and visibility.Founded by a Stanford graduate who helped scale a consumer startup from Seed to Series C as employee #5 before investing at True Ventures.Building at the intersection of LLMs, Voice AI, Memory Systems, Vision, and Multimodal Agents.Real opportunity to influence both product direction and technical architecture as one of the earliest hires.Strong early momentum with a mission-driven product tackling one of society's most important challenges: education.Why You Should JoinHelp define the future of education by building AI systems with meaningful human impact.Join early enough to shape the product, engineering culture, and long-term trajectory of the company.Work directly with ambitious founders and a small team of exceptional engineers operating with high trust and autonomy.Solve frontier problems across Voice AI, LLMs, memory architectures, and multimodal experiences.Receive meaningful equity ownership (0.5%–2%) with substantial upside potential.Thrive in a culture designed for builders who value intensity, ownership, and rapid learning.About the RoleYou'll join as one of the earliest engineers, building the core experiences that power the company's AI tutoring platform. Working closely with the founders, product team, and fellow engineers, you'll own projects end-to-end, from designing backend systems and experimenting with LLM behaviors to shipping intuitive user experiences that directly impact how students learn. This role is ideal for ambitious engineers who want to operate at the intersection of cutting-edge AI research and product development while having outsized influence on both the company and its mission.Qualifications0–4 years of experience in full-stack software engineering.Strong experience building production systems using TypeScript and/or Python.Proven ability to ship products end-to-end with a high degree of ownership.Prior experience at high-caliber startups strongly preferred.Genuine interest in AI products, education, and emerging technologies.Comfortable working in fast-moving environments with ambiguity and evolving priorities.Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and a builder mentality.Compensation & LogisticsCompensation: $130K–$220K Base + 0.5%–2% EquityLocation: San Francisco, CAWork Model: OnsiteVisa Sponsorship: Available