Lead Fullstack Engineer

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Lead Engineer (Full Stack) responsible for defining technical vision, selecting and justifying the full stack, and building an MVP for a direct-to-consumer educational platform
Will lead end-to-end development including front-end, back-end, LLM integration, and deployment pipelines while optimizing for efficiency and collaborating with cross-functional teams, Key Responsibilities
Design a robust, scalable web architecture tailored for high-volume student traffic around exam seasons
Select and justify technology choices to balance performance, cost, and compliance
Research and compare technologies to create a cost-effective, high-performance stack
Produce a comprehensive stack justification document, including TCO estimates and performance benchmarks
Lead full-stack development using chosen technologies
Implement CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and alerting
Monitor usage and performance metrics; recommend and implement optimizations
Negotiate with service providers and manage spending on cloud and API usage
Define technical hiring criteria; participate in interviews and onboarding
Mentor contractors or interns; champion code quality, peer reviews, and documentation
Work closely with curriculum experts, UX design, Product to translate pedagogical requirements into technical specs
Iterate on feature set based on user feedback and cost-benefit analysis