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Job Description
Join Woolf, a remote-first company backed by Silicon Valley investors, to build scalable backend services for a platform revolutionizing access to accredited higher education. This role leverages AI as a tool to enhance efficiency while focusing on robust, practical engineering.
Key Information
- Location Model: Remote
- Location Details: Global (Remote-first)
- Salary Range: N/A
- Years Experience Min: N/A
- Employment Type: N/A
- Company Industry: Higher Education Tech (EdTech)
- Visa Sponsorship: N/A
- Relocation Assistance: N/A
- Working Hours: N/A
Technical Stack
- Core (Must-Have):
- Node.js
- tRPC
- Cloud-native environments (specifically GCP)
- Nice-to-Have:
- Gemini / Vertex AI
- Cloud Run
- Cloud Tasks
- Kubernetes
- Redis
- Spanner
- PostgreSQL
- AlloyDB
- BigQuery
Role & Responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services
- Optimize APIs and databases
- Evaluate and implement technical solutions
- Participate in code reviews
- Troubleshoot production issues
- Must-Have Qualifications:
- Experience with Node.js and building backend services
- Experience with cloud environments (specifically GCP)
- Experience with databases
- Proficiency in optimizing APIs and systems
- Experience participating in code reviews
- Nice-to-Have Qualifications:
- Experience using AI as an engineering tool
- Experience with the listed GCP services and databases
- Experience with tRPC
Company & Culture
- Benefits Highlights:
- N/A
- Potential Red Flags / Things to Note:
- Salary range not provided.
- Minimum years of experience not specified.
- Specific employment type not detailed.
- Company Culture Snippets:
- Globally distributed, remote-first team.
- Emphasis on exceptional coworkers.
About WoolfWoolf is redefining higher education by increasing access to world-class, globally recognized, and transferable degrees. We enable institutions, educators, and entrepreneurs to launch accredited degree programs at speed and scale, ensuring that high-quality education is more accessible than ever.As a category-defining company, Woolf is accelerating innovation in higher education, creating new opportunities for learning without borders. Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, we are a globally distributed, remote-first team building the future of education. Learn more at Woolf University.About the RoleWe’re looking for a Backend Engineer who loves using AI to unlock insights and speed things up - but knows that great systems aren’t built with prompts alone. We see AI as a tool, not the whole job. You’ll use it to speed things up and surface insights, but most of the work is still solid, practical engineering.If you're excited by the idea that people today can accomplish significantly more while spending less time and effort, and you're eager to boost your efficiency with cutting-edge technology, join our team. All of our coworkers are exceptional, and we want a few more exceptional people to join us in building the future of education.What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable backend services using Node.js and tRPC. Optimize APIs and databases for performance, scalability, and security. Evaluate and implement solutions that align with technical and product goals. Participate in code reviews and uphold engineering best practices. Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to shape roadmap priorities. Proactively troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a cloud-native environment. Tech Stack You’ll Use: AI: Gemini, Vertex AI Server: Node.js with tRPC Infrastructure: GCP, Cloud Run, Cloud Tasks, Kubernetes, Redis Databases: Spanner, PostgreSQL, AlloyDB, BigQuery
ABOUT WOOLF
Woolf is redefining higher education by increasing access to world-class, globally recognized, and transferable degrees. We enable institutions, educators, and entrepreneurs to launch accredited degree programs at speed and scale, ensuring that high-quality education is more accessible than ever.
As a category-defining company, Woolf is accelerating innovation in higher education, creating new opportunities for learning without borders. Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, we are a globally distributed, remote-first team building the future of education. Learn more at Woolf University.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Backend Engineer who loves using AI to unlock insights and speed things up - but knows that great systems aren’t built with prompts alone. We see AI as a tool, not the whole job. You’ll use it to speed things up and surface insights, but most of the work is still solid, practical engineering.
If you're excited by the idea that people today can accomplish significantly more while spending less time and effort, and you're eager to boost your efficiency with cutting-edge technology, join our team. All of our coworkers are exceptional, and we want a few more exceptional people to join us in building the future of education.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable backend services using Node.js and tRPC.
- Optimize APIs and databases for performance, scalability, and security.
- Evaluate and implement solutions that align with technical and product goals.
- Participate in code reviews and uphold engineering best practices.
- Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to shape roadmap priorities.
- Proactively troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a cloud-native environment.
Tech Stack You’ll Use:
- AI: Gemini, Vertex AI
- Server: Node.js with tRPC
- Infrastructure: GCP, Cloud Run, Cloud Tasks, Kubernetes, Redis
- Databases: Spanner, PostgreSQL, AlloyDB, BigQuery
ABOUT WOOLF
Woolf is redefining higher education by increasing access to world-class, globally recognized, and transferable degrees. We enable institutions, educators, and entrepreneurs to launch accredited degree programs at speed and scale, ensuring that high-quality education is more accessible than ever.
As a category-defining company, Woolf is accelerating innovation in higher education, creating new opportunities for learning without borders. Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, we are a globally distributed, remote-first team building the future of education. Learn more at Woolf University.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Backend Engineer who loves using AI to unlock insights and speed things up - but knows that great systems aren’t built with prompts alone. We see AI as a tool, not the whole job. You’ll use it to speed things up and surface insights, but most of the work is still solid, practical engineering.
If you're excited by the idea that people today can accomplish significantly more while spending less time and effort, and you're eager to boost your efficiency with cutting-edge technology, join our team. All of our coworkers are exceptional, and we want a few more exceptional people to join us in building the future of education.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable backend services using Node.js and tRPC.
- Optimize APIs and databases for performance, scalability, and security.
- Evaluate and implement solutions that align with technical and product goals.
- Participate in code reviews and uphold engineering best practices.
- Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to shape roadmap priorities.
- Proactively troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a cloud-native environment.
Tech Stack You’ll Use:
- AI: Gemini, Vertex AI
- Server: Node.js with tRPC
- Infrastructure: GCP, Cloud Run, Cloud Tasks, Kubernetes, Redis
- Databases: Spanner, PostgreSQL, AlloyDB, BigQuery
Job Details
Location
Remote / New Delhi, India
Key Skills
KubernetesGcpNode.jsRedisApisPostgresqlAiBigqueryTrpcSpannerAlloydbCloud Run