DeweyLearn

Role Description We are DeweyLearn, Inc., an Education Tech startup on a mission to revolutionize the education landscape. We’re building something extraordinary and are seeking exceptional engineers to join us on this journey. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of education technology from the ground up. - Build and maintain production backend services and APIs in Python (FastAPI) - Implement retrieval workflows (RAG, embeddings, vector search) - Lead and work closely with other engineers and stakeholders to make good technical trade-offs - Help keep our systems clean, reliable, and easy to extend Qualifications - You’re a curious technologist at heart. You like understanding how things work, and you enjoy exploring new tools, approaches, and ideas - You are a fast self-learner and enjoy dialog - You have proven software engineering fundamentals and can build reliable systems that others can understand, maintain, and extend - You are a good communicator and can ask the right questions, explain trade-offs in a straightforward way, and collaborate with stakeholders - You enjoy collaborating with other team members - You have a proven track record as a senior Python developer, with at least 5 years of professional software engineering experience - You have experience working with ML/AI systems in a production environment - You have native/fluent proficiency in English - Experience in early-stage startups is a plus Requirements - Exceptional command of the Python language is a must - Exceptional command of FastAPI and related topics is a must - Exceptional command of production API in combination with PostgreSQL DB is a must - Good command of PostgreSQL DB is a must - Good command of Docker in dev and deployment use cases - Understanding of Infra as code is a plus - Exceptional understanding of “engineering basics” (version control, CI/CD, environments, debugging) - Familiarity with retrieval workflows (RAG) and embedding-based search - Experience with Natural Language Processing is a plus - Familiarity with at least one front-end framework is a plus Benefits - Flexible remote work arrangement (Europe and the Americas only) - Collaborative, innovation-focused environment - Opportunity to shape the future of education