Technical Co-Founder

🚀Hiring: Technical Co-Founder (Backend-Focused Full-Stack) at The Partner (5% Equity) About Us The Partner is an India-based edtech startup on a mission to empower learners with AI-driven IQ, EQ & career-aptitude assessments and personalized learning roadmaps. Our React + TypeScript + Tailwind frontend MVP is live—and now we need a tech co-founder to build and scale our backend, infrastructure & integrations. What You’ll Do Architect, build & maintain scalable, secure backend services (Node.js, Python/Django, Go, etc.) Design RESTful/GraphQL APIs & collaborate with our frontend team Integrate third-party services: maps (Google Maps/Mapbox), AI models (OpenAI/Gemini Pro), payments, notifications, analytics Own DevOps & infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes/serverless, CI/CD, AWS/GCP/Azure, Terraform/Pulumi Architect & manage SQL (Postgres/MySQL) + NoSQL (MongoDB/Redis) databases with high availability, backups & performance tuning Implement best-in-class security practices (OWASP, GDPR, India IT Act) Co-lead the tech roadmap, mentor engineers & drive a culture of quality, documentation & continuous learning What We’re Looking For A few years building production-grade backend & full-stack systems Proficiency in at least one backend stack (Node.js, Python/Django, Go, Java/Spring) + modern JS frameworks Hands-on with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), containers, orchestration & CI/CD Strong experience integrating external APIs (maps, AI/ML, payments, analytics) Deep knowledge of SQL & NoSQL design, replication & tuning Proven technical leadership, system design & team mentoring Excellent problem-solving, communication & startup mindset Bonus AI/ML deployment & MLOps experience Prior startup/co-founder track record Mobile backend (Firebase, GraphQL, REST) Real-time systems (WebSockets, message queues) Equity & Compensation 5% founder’s equity Competitive stipend/salary + performance milestones Let’s change education—together! 🚀 Show more Show less