acemate is building an AI learning & teaching platform for higher and further education institutions. We have strong traction, secured funding and are entering an exciting growth phase. We're looking for a passionate Full-Stack Developer (Working Student) to drive our product forward and help us scale.

About acemate

Founded in 2024, acemate has quickly become the leading AI learning platform for higher and further education, trusted by top-tier institutions across four countries, including University of Cologne, WHU and the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (IHKs).

• Our Mission: Democratizing access to personalized learning. We don’t believe that AI will replace educators. Instead, we empower them to design and deliver personalized learning experiences at scale.
• Our Growth: We've raised pre-seed funding and are growing rapidly. While we focus on higher and further education today, we're already expanding into new regions and markets.
• Our Culture: We’re a young, driven team passionate about tackling the toughest challenges in education. We embrace builder culture and minimize scheduled meetings for ad-hoc discussions and maximized focus on coding and creating.

Meet the Team

• Antong (CEO): BCG, BMW & Antler background, leads business strategy, DJ by night
• Jan (CTO): NLP research, experience from SAP & N26, morning bike commuter
• Paul (CPO): Product expert with startup and education research background, devoted dog dad
• Emile (Fullstack): Ex-founder with product & AI background, ETH graduate, avid runner
• Anas (Fullstack): TypeScript specialist, functional programming enthusiast, chief photography officer
• Rohit (Fullstack): Specialist in modern large-scale web architecture, escape room explorer
• Ammar (Fullstack): Ex‑founder with webdev and blockchain experience, a learning violinist
• Hanna (Marketing): Social media & creative design, Scandinavian sports enthusiast turned Berlin city girl

Tasks

What You'll Do

Your role will evolve based on your individual skills and interests, spanning across both product development and technical infrastructure. As a core, early team member, you will exercise significant influence over our product's trajectory, technical architecture, and overall strategic roadmap.

Product Development:

• Build entirely new capabilities and enhance existing features by working closely alongside Paul and Emile
• Collect valuable insights from our users to translate their feedback into practical product improvements

Technical Leadership:

• Ensure the reliability and scalability of our systems as the company continues to expand
• Continuously refine our AI toolchains to leverage the newest advancements in artificial intelligence
• Work with a cutting-edge technological foundation built fundamentally on Google Cloud and Cloudflare

Past examples of projects you might tackle:

• Duolingo-inspired daily quiz system crafted to maintain high student engagement with their university coursework
• Complex AI pipelines that extract textual and visual information from diverse documents, mapping these topics directly into knowledge graphs
• Custom authorization engine built to handle the growing access-control complexities across multiple institutional setups

Tech Stack:

• Frontend: TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind CSS
• Database: Supabase (PostgreSQL)
• Infrastructure: Cloudflare (Workers, Pages, Workflows, R2, KV), Google Cloud (Gemini, Cloud Run)
• Tools: Sentry, Langfuse, PostHog, Stripe

Do not worry if you aren't perfectly versed in every technology listed from the very beginning. We strongly believe in your ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new frameworks and tools as we move forward.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

• Ownership mindset: You think like a founder and treat the product like it’s yours
• Commitment to excellence: You’re driven to go above and beyond when it matters
• Curiosity and adaptability: Eager to learn new technologies and stay open to innovation
• Balanced AI approach: You knew how to code before Cursor and AI tools, but understand how to leverage them effectively
• Availability: You’re enrolled at a university and available for at least the next 12 months

Benefits

Benefits

• Working in a small but driven team built around performance and learning
• Flexible environment with high degree of autonomy
• Frequent team events and acemate parties! 🥳

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