Full Stack Engineer

Odyssey•New York, NY

34d•$160,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Odyssey, our Mission is to enable access to high-quality education across the U.S. regardless of income. We do that by making Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) and microgrant programs accessible to parents and vendors, enabling millions of students across the country to choose their own education paths on the Odyssey platform. At Odyssey, our technology powers programs that collectively support more than 140,000 students across the US in accessing more than $400 million in state funding. About the Role: As a Full Stack Engineer at Odyssey, you’ll build the core technology behind our platform. You’ll work across the stack on program eligibility systems, education fund ledgers, and a marketplace that enables schools and vendors to accept tuition and service payments. This role focuses on building full-stack systems, including scalable services, APIs, data models, frontend UI, and internal tools that support families, schools, providers, and operational teams as the platform grows. By joining our team, you will leverage your skills to make a direct impact on the quality and accessibility of K-12 education across the United States.

Requirements

3-5+ years of experience in software development.
Proficient in TypeScript for building robust, scalable applications.
Experience with early to mid-stage tech startups and enthusiasm for startup growth and dynamics.
Strong communication skills, comfortable pitching new approaches and concepts to the team.
Solid understanding and experience in Agile practices, with flexibility to adapt to evolving project needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with building scalable software using AWS technologies.
Experience in highly regulated industries such as fintech, govtech or healthtech
Experience with double-entry ledgers, payments, and money movement.
Experience owning services end-to-end including maintenance of infrastructure.
Familiarity with Terraform, CI/CD and observability tools

Responsibilities

Architect, plan and develop beautiful functional experiences for customers using TypeScript, AWS Lambda, Next.js, and other frameworks and languages.
Design, write, and execute tests to ensure the robustness and reliability of our applications.
Design and implement sophisticated database models considering scalability and performance.
Develop and maintain APIs for widespread public and internal use, enhancing our mobile applications and various systems.
Drive the continuous improvement of Odyssey’s Marketplace platform in collaboration with the product team.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify needs, formulate solutions, and bridge product gaps.
Foster transparent communication within the team, sharing both challenges and successes openly.
Contribute to system design, platform management, code reviews, and capacity planning.