acemate is on a mission to democratize access to personalized education. Our AI learning platform transforms uploaded documents into exams mind maps and more providing university students with a personalized learning experience and realtime feedback. We also help educators automate content creation and enhance engagement partnering with leading German universities including TU Munich RWTH Aachen and TU Berlin. Built by founders with previous experience at BCG Antler BMW SAP and N26 we have secured preseed funding and are excited to find new team members to join our mission.
Tasks
As a Founding Product Engineer you will play a critical role in shaping the direction and technology of our company. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with Jan (CTO) and Paul (CPO) and scale a product from the ground up. We will treat you as a core member of the team from day 1 and you will be incentivized as such.
In this role you will:
- Spearhead the development of new features in Next.js from ideation to deployment
- Engage directly with users to uncover pain points and improve the product experience
- Leverage product data to derive insights that optimize our user flows and boost monetization
- Build growthfocussed features that drive virality and community engagement
- Improve UX/UI design using Tailwind
To give you a better overview here are some of the past projects you would have contributed to:
- Enhanced the onboarding workflow to drive user activation and retention
- Built AI flashcard functionality as core feature
- Implemented freemium monetization and optimized pricing tiers based on usage data
- Overhauled our landing page to increase conversion
Requirements
- Bachelors or higher degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field
- 2 years of experience in fullstack development
- Strong background in Next.js (or at least React)
- Optional: Experience with Tailwind CSS PostgreSQL/Supabase genAI applications (esp. Vercel AI SDK) UI/UX web analytics tools and testing frameworks
- Entrepreneurial spirit with a strong sence of ownership and superb problemsolving skills
- Obsessed with understanding user behavior and needs
- Fluent in either English or German
Benefits
- Competitive salary package with equity component
- Working in a small but driven team built around performance and learning
- Flexible environment with high degree of autonomy and option to work remotely
- Team events and acemate parties! :)