Staff Full Stack Engineer, Gizmo

Salary not provided

+ Equity

SQL

React

TypeScript

Python

Redis

RabbitMQ

Celery

BigQuery

Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

4 days a week in office (Shoreditch, London)

Educational software utilising AI

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Educational software utilising AI

1-20 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceEducationGamingLearningSaaS

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

+ Equity

SQL

React

TypeScript

Python

Redis

RabbitMQ

Celery

BigQuery

Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

4 days a week in office (Shoreditch, London)

1-20 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceEducationGamingLearningSaaS

Company mission

To help students remember everything they learn in a simple and fun way.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

If you’re looking to join an engaging, collaborative team during an exciting stage of growth, with plenty of opportunity to make a significant impact and grow alongside us, this is the perfect time to join Gizmo and help shape the future of learning
Strong fullstack engineering fundamentals with a backend focus and proven experience shipping complex product features
Ideally you'd be skilled in Python, Typescript and SQL, but only SQL is necessary. We’re standardising our stack on Typescript shortly
Preference (not essential) for experience with React and familiarity with tools such as BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Celery, Redis or RabbitMQ
Comfortable owning systems and features from concept to production and beyond
Clear communicator who can break down complexity and collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams
Driven by impact. You prioritise work that moves the needle for users and the business
Self-starter with a maker mindset. We’re ideally looking for individuals with start-up or founder experience
Fast learner who is not afraid of new challenges. Ambitious, motivated and excited to build something meaningful

What the job involves

We’re looking for a Staff level Fullstack Product Engineer (Individual Contributor) with a strong backend focus to join our small, highly talented team at Gizmo
While we have a deliberately flat structure, this is a high-impact role for an experienced engineer who is excited to own meaningful parts of our product and help shape the technical foundations of our learning platform
You’ll report directly to the Co-Founder/CTO, work closely with design and product, and play a key role in shaping the core experience for our rapidly growing user base
You’ll do this by building and scaling the systems that power our learning platform and delivering backend infrastructure and product features that make learning intuitive, playful and engaging
You’ll be comfortable working across the full stack, but your primary focus will be on designing and shipping high-quality backend systems and APIs
Build, maintain and scale backend services and APIs that power our learning platform across web and mobile
Collaborate closely with engineers, designers and founders to deliver features that are seamless, intelligent and impactful
Contribute across the full stack. While backend development will be your focus, you’ll support frontend codebases and product features when needed
Integrate advanced product capabilities such as personalisation, gamification and spaced repetition into the core learning experience
Own features end-to-end, from architectural design and implementation to deployment, iteration and ongoing improvement
Participate in code reviews, technical planning and team stand-ups, helping us maintain a high engineering standard
Work closely with the team to continuously improve performance, reliability and scalability as we grow

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Gizmo is an ambitious startup dedicated to revolutionising learning through innovative technology. Drawing inspiration from successful platforms like Duolingo, Gizmo applies gamification and AI to create engaging quizzes that enhance retention based on cognitive science principles.

By simplifying the learning process into short daily quizzes, Gizmo aims to help users remember everything they study, making education not only effective but fun. Already the platform has been enthusiastically adopted by teachers and students worldwide, positioning Gizmo for continued growth.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (1 round)

Sep 2023

$3.5m

SEED

Total funding: $3.5m

Company benefits

Meaningful equity

Company HQ

Old Street, London

Leadership

Petros Christodoulou

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously a Machine Learning Scientist at Amazon. Also worked as a YouTube Marketer at Google and as an Analyst at Zopa and Europe Economics.

Paul Evangelou

(Co-Founder)

Began their career as a History Teacher at Teach First. They also worked as a Senior Associate at PwC, a Senior Consultant at ReD Associates and a Senior Product Manager at Touch Surgery.

Robin Jack

(Co-Founder)

Previously a Senior Product Manager at Skimlinks and a Research Analyst at QuBit Group.

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