Full Stack Software Engineer AI/LLM (remote)

NoRedInk•Chicago, IL

5d•$130,000 - $175,000•Remote

About The Position

Teaching kids to think critically and communicate effectively has never been more important - and NoRedInk helps students become better writers in more than 60% of U.S. school districts. We’re looking for a Full-Stack Software Engineer (remote) with experience using large language models (LLMs) to build product features to join our team and help us unlock every writer’s potential. As an engineer at NoRedInk, you’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build engaging, pedagogically sound experiences that help students develop stronger writing skills and help teachers assess student work more efficiently. You’ll build and maintain features across the stack, and apply your experience with AI/LLMs where useful to improve instruction, feedback, and workflow for teachers and learners. NoRedInk knows the value of a diverse team and welcomes applicants from a wide diversity of backgrounds and approaches.

Requirements

4+ years of professional experience building and deploying production software.
Experience shipping at least one production feature that uses LLMs (required).
A solid foundation in full-stack web development and working on multi-component systems.
Familiarity with LLM techniques such as prompt engineering, fine-tuning, or retrieval augmentation.
Experience building and operating applications on AWS .
Comfortable working with languages such as Python, Ruby , Javascript and interested in functional languages (Elm, Haskell) is a plus.
Able to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical partners, and make thoughtful trade-offs.
Curious, pragmatic, and focused on improving student outcomes and teacher experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with MLOps , model lifecycle management, or AI infrastructure.
Exposure to NLP, deep learning , or supervised learning.
Prior experience building products in education, writing, or learning science contexts.

Responsibilities

Build, ship, and maintain full-stack product features that support teaching and learning at scale, from backend services to polished user interfaces.
Apply your experience with LLMs and AI tools to enhance existing functionality and introduce new capabilities when appropriate
Collaborate with product, design, and curriculum to translate learner needs and research-backed pedagogy into reliable, intuitive software.
Optimize systems for performance, scalability, observability, and cost , including where AI/LLMs are involved.
Contribute to engineering practices, code quality, technical design, and team culture.
Evaluate emerging technologies (AI and otherwise) and help assess when and how to incorporate them responsibly.

Benefits

A competitive salary and equity package in a high-growth, well-funded startup with massive traction
UHC health, vision, and dental benefits (U.S. Only) - 100% of premiums paid for employees
A remote-first culture
Annual department or company-wide in-person conference and teambuilding
A flexible PTO policy and paid parental leave
7 standard Holidays + a holiday week between Christmas Eve and New Years
401(k) (U.S. Only)
The ability to help millions of students and teachers and address a critical societal need
Compensation at NoRedInk is competitive and includes a comprehensive benefits package and meaningful equity.
Salary ranges are determined based on role expectations, location-specific market data, internal equity, and individual skills and experience.
The compensation range for this role is $130,000–$175,000 USD.
Recruiters will discuss compensation openly during the first conversation to ensure alignment.