Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Core
Senior Full-Stack Engineer building AI-powered platforms and accessible web experiences for families navigating learning differences.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC full-stack engineer (AI/ML focus)
Builds
AI-assisted experiences, conversational assistants, and multimodal interfaces for Understood.org
Domain
EdTech / Assistive Technology / AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
TypeScript, React, Next.js, Python, Django, RESTful API design, PostgreSQL, vector databases, cloud infrastructure, observability, technical leadership, incremental delivery
Preferred skills
LLM orchestration (LangChain/LangGraph), RAG, real-time multimodal AI (WebRTC, TTS/STT), distributed tracing
Technologies
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Pinecone, Redis, Contentful, GCP/AWS, DataDog, Sentry, Langsmith, Statsig
Responsibilities
Design and develop full-stack features including stateful streaming chat and multimodal interfaces; architect backend services and APIs; monitor and improve AI performance KPIs; own service health and incident response; mentor junior engineers; drive incremental releases via feature flags and A/B tests.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC