Product / Growth Engineer (Working Student)

<p>acemate is building an AI learning &amp; teaching platform for higher and further education institutions. We have strong traction, secured funding and are entering an exciting growth phase. We&#39;re looking for a passionate <strong>Product Engineer (Working Student)</strong> to drive our product forward and help us scale.</p> <p><strong>About acemate</strong></p> <p>Founded in 2024, acemate has quickly become the leading AI learning platform for higher and further education, trusted by top-tier institutions across four countries, including <strong>University of Cologne</strong>, <strong>WHU</strong> and the <strong>German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (IHKs)</strong>.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Our Mission:</strong> Democratizing access to personalized learning. We don’t believe that AI will replace educators. Instead, we empower them to design and deliver personalized learning experiences at scale.</li> <li><strong>Our Growth:</strong> We&#39;ve raised pre-seed funding and are growing rapidly. While we focus on higher and further education today, we&#39;re already expanding into new regions and markets.</li> <li><strong>Our Culture:</strong> We’re a young, driven team passionate about tackling the toughest challenges in education. We embrace builder culture and minimize scheduled meetings for ad-hoc discussions and maximized focus on coding and creating.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Meet the Team</strong></p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/antongyin/"><strong>Antong</strong></a> <strong>(CEO):</strong> BCG, BMW &amp; Antler background, leads business strategy, DJ by night</li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-tiegges/"><strong>Jan</strong></a> <strong>(CTO):</strong> NLP research, experience from SAP &amp; N26, morning bike commuter</li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulstefanherman/"><strong>Paul</strong></a> <strong>(CPO):</strong> Product expert with startup and education research background, devoted dog dad</li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emile-courthoud/"><strong>Emile</strong></a> <strong>(Fullstack):</strong> Ex-founder with product &amp; AI background, ETH graduate, avid runner</li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammadanasafzal/"><strong>Anas</strong></a> <strong>(Fullstack):</strong> TypeScript specialist, functional programming enthusiast, chief photography officer</li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-kumar-saini/"><strong>Rohit</strong></a> <strong>(Fullstack):</strong> Specialist in modern large-scale web architecture, escape room explorer</li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ammarkhalid123/"><strong>Ammar</strong></a> <strong>(Fullstack):</strong> Ex‑founder with webdev and blockchain experience, a learning violinist</li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanna-gr%C3%B6nlund/"><strong>Hanna</strong></a> <strong>(Marketing):</strong> Social media &amp; creative design, Scandinavian sports enthusiast turned Berlin city girl</li> </ul> <h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2> <p><strong>What You&#39;ll Do</strong></p> <p>Your role is about solving problems for our users and owning the process of creation. As a <strong>Product Engineer (Working Student)</strong>, you will bridge the gap between user needs, technical feasibility, and design while working closely with our founders.</p> <p><strong>Product Discovery &amp; UX:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Skip the lengthy specs:</strong> You’ll talk to users, spot the pain point, and jump straight into the code to build the solution.</li> <li><strong>Prototype in Production:</strong> Why build a Figma mock when you can prompt a working UI in minutes? You will validate concepts by shipping working code, not static images.</li> <li><strong>Intuition + Data:</strong> You’ll combine user empathy with real-time feedback (PostHog) to spot friction and fix it instantly.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Product Development:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own features end-to-end including architecture, development, and deployment.</li> <li>Build and refine AI-driven features that feel like magic, not like a chatbot wrapper.</li> <li>Embrace a &quot;ship fast, learn faster&quot; approach by releasing updates to gather user feedback and iterate based on data.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Examples from the past of what you might build:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Duolingo-inspired daily quiz system</strong> to engage students with university content.</li> <li><strong>Complex AI pipelines</strong> that extract textual and visual content from diverse documents and embed topics in knowledge graphs.</li> <li><strong>Custom authorization engine</strong> to handle growing complexity across different institutional settings.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Tech Stack:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Frontend:</strong> TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind CSS</li> <li><strong>Database:</strong> Supabase (PostgreSQL)</li> <li><strong>Infrastructure:</strong> Cloudflare (Workers, Pages, Workflows, R2, KV), Google Cloud (Gemini, Cloud Run)</li> <li><strong>Tools:</strong> Sentry, Langfuse, PostHog, Stripe</li> </ul> <p>Don&#39;t worry if you&#39;re not familiar with everything from the start. We believe in your ability to learn fast and adapt to new frameworks and tools as we go.</p> <h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2> <p><strong>What We&#39;re Looking For</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Product Sense:</strong> You have a &quot;gut feeling&quot; for good UX/UI and can explain why a certain interface works or fails.</li> <li><strong>User-First Mindset:</strong> You enjoy talking to users and translating their &quot;issues&quot; into solutions.</li> <li><strong>Ownership mindset:</strong> You think like a founder and treat the product like it’s yours.</li> <li><strong>Commitment to excellence:</strong> You’re driven to go above and beyond when it matters.</li> <li><strong>Curiosity and adaptability:</strong> Eager to learn new technologies and stay open to innovation.</li> <li><strong>Balanced AI approach:</strong> You knew how to code before Cursor and AI tools, but understand how to leverage them effectively.</li> <li><strong>Availability:</strong> You’re enrolled at a university and available for at least the next 12 months.</li> </ul> <h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2> <p><strong>Benefits</strong></p> <ul> <li>Working in a small but driven team built around performance and learning</li> <li>Flexible environment with high degree of autonomy and option to work remotely</li> <li>Frequent team events and acemate parties! 🥳</li> </ul>