Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role, you will own the full-stack development of an AI-powered student tutor and learning coach integrated with Canvas for medical education. You will deliver scalable backend services and responsive in-Canvas experiences while collaborating with AI/ML engineering, QA, product, and client stakeholders to enable successful university pilots.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Design and maintain Python backend services that enable reliable tutor orchestration, content-generation workflows, Canvas/LTI integration, and data ingestion.

- Build responsive Next.js and React experiences with product, AI/ML, and QA teams to improve student access across mobile, tablet, and desktop.

- Deliver end-to-end features with client stakeholders to accelerate pilot outcomes through aligned API contracts, state management, streaming behavior, and configuration.

- Ensure application performance, accessibility compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA, and security across backend and frontend components.

- Communicate technical progress, trade-offs, and defect resolution directly with the client during working sessions, sprint reviews, and UAT.

- Triage and resolve client-reported defects quickly to reduce disruption during active pilot and Hypercare periods.

- Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, retrospectives, and code reviews to maintain delivery quality and alignment.

REQUIREMENTS

- Strong knowledge of Python backend and API development using FastAPI or a comparable framework.

- Advanced experience with Next.js and React for modern frontend application development.

- Proven ability to own full-stack features from API design through user interface implementation.

- Strong knowledge of agentic coding practices and their application within software development.

- Advanced experience with cloud-native deployment, containerized services, and CI/CD pipelines.

- Strong knowledge of LLM and AI-agent integration, including prompt-driven orchestration and RAG, as a plus.

- Proven ability to communicate directly with client stakeholders and manage rapid defect turnaround.

- Proven ability to work during the daily US–Europe overlap window for live communication and same-day issue resolution.