Penji is dedicated to making college more effective for students through tutoring, coaching, and advising. We’ve signed deals at 90+ universities like Rutgers, Georgia, and Duke and are set to continue growing quickly. We are looking for a full stack developer to join our small remote team as we prepare to build out a full-service coaching platform. Learn more about Penji at www.penjiapp.com

You’ll be working alongside our CTO, contributing across our whole stack including:

A React Native app (iOS, Android, Web) that students and providers use to manage interactions, schedule, and chat - 4.9 stars on the App Store!
A React admin app for visualizing and managing a center’s activity
Our backend systems that integrate with university systems and notify students

You’ll help in developing new ways for universities to support their students, while expanding existing features like appointments, drop-in, and events. This spring we are looking to pilot a full-service first-year coaching service, potentially augmented with LLMs, to directly improve student success and retention.

!! When you apply, include the word PENGUIN in your message so we know you’re human and include a brief summary about your background, interests, and what is exciting to you about Penji!

How you’ll be interviewed:

You’ll send us your GitHub or other profile and any material about your skills
We’ll ask about your background and interests
We’ll ask some tech questions related to your experience and also areas in our stack
You can ask us any questions or things you’re curious about
We’ll do some hands-on coding in React

We want to learn more about:

A React Native app you helped release
Or your contribution to an open source project
Or how you earned your StackOverflow reputation
Or a presentation, article, or demo you put together
Or some cool tech you worked with recently

How you’ll work:

Ship features each week across all our apps and platform
Participate in daily standups and weekly prioritization meetings - our meeting times typically are between 8a-12p Pacific Time (UTC-7/UTC-8)
Work with our university partners to improve and expand their programs with new modes and features
Meet up in VR for a round of minigolf!

The stack you’ll work with:

Language - JavaScript & TypeScript
Frontend - React, React Native, React Native Web, Redux, Parse
Backend - Node, Parse Server, Temporal, Cube, DBT
Data - MongoDB, Firebase, BigQuery
Testing - Appium, Jest
Tools - Slack, Trello, GitHub, Datadog, Streamlit, JupyterLab, Docker

Within 1 week you’ll:

Set up your local environment
Work on a good first issue and ship it

Within 1-2 months you’ll:

Work together on at least one large project released to production
Understand overview of systems and integrations
Help debug and triage user-facing issues
Propose ideas for our roadmap

Within 3-6 months you’ll:

Own large features and new integrations in production
Sketch out and review new products and get feedback from university partners
Collaborate on defining priorities and have deep understanding of student and partner needs

Our Values

Continuous Improvement - Every day, ask yourself how can I get better
Empathetic - Care for your customers and your teammates
Relentless - Nothing can stop you
Dependable - When we commit to doing a task or action, we do it
Thinking Big - Put yourself in larger and larger situations that stretch your abilities
Team Multiplier - Grow your impact by improving your team

Compensation and Benefits

Workplace flexibility - we are fully remote
Health reimbursement of $450/month
Open PTO policy - take the time you need
401(k) retirement plan + up to 5% match
Stock options - 0.5-1.5% equity

The higher education system is in need of major change. Schools are feeling intense pressure to improve, and Penji has found a customer-base that is motivated and excited to collaborate on building the future. We’re just getting started and we’d love to welcome you to the team!

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