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Senior JavaScript AI Engineer – Platform Team (Full Stack)

Coursedog is building a next-generation Operating System for Higher Education.

Coursedog

Employee count: 11-50

Salary: 90k-125k USD

Join Coursedog’s Platform team to architect and deliver the AI platform powering Intelligent Academic Operations. You will design the orchestration pipelines, developer tooling, and AI integration frameworks that enable product pods across Scheduling, Curriculum, Catalog, and beyond to rapidly build and ship AI-powered capabilities.

This is a full-stack, enablement-focused role — your work won’t just ship features directly, it will multiply the velocity and impact of every engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

  • AI Agents Capabilities – Lead the development of cutting-edge solutions for multi-agent orchestration, tool-use integration, and retrieval-augmented generation.
  • AI Platform Development – Build and maintain reusable AI services, SDKs, APIs, and best practices to support cross-team AI initiatives.
  • Developer Experience – Provide developer tooling and documentation so product teams can easily integrate AI features into their modules.
  • Orchestration & Observability – Implement robust orchestration pipelines and for monitoring at scale. We use LangSmith.
  • Full-Stack Engineering – Build backend APIs in Node.js and deliver reference frontends in Vue to demonstrate and validate platform capabilities.
  • Collaboration & Mentorship – Partner with product pod engineers to guide AI adoption best practices, debug integration issues, and promote platform consistency.
  • Architecture Leadership – Influence system design for scalability, performance, and maintainability across multiple product lines.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Required Skills & Experience
  • At least 6 years of relevant software engineering experience.
  • Highly proficient in TypeScript/JavaScript, with strong backend expertise in Node.js and REST API design.
  • Experienced in designing and deploying Agentic AI systems, including multi-agent orchestration, tool integrations, and autonomous workflows. We use LangGraph.
  • Hands-on experience with AI orchestration and lifecycle tools (we use Langsmith).
  • Ability to design frameworks and tooling that abstract complexity and empower other teams.
  • Solid understanding of document, relation and vector databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, pgvector).
  • Experience building modern SPAs. We use Vue 3.
  • Proven track record in GenAI systems development and deployment at scale.
Nice-to-Haves
  • Familiarity with higher education domain workflows (e.g., academic scheduling, curriculum management).
  • Experience with observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
  • Contributions to internal developer platforms or shared infrastructure projects.

Working at Coursedog

Healthcare, Dental & Vision
We follow a fixed contribution model to ensure equity and transparency. Each employee receives the same annual dollar amount to allocate toward their medical, dental, and vision coverage. This empowers you to select the plan that best meets your needs — whether it’s a base-level plan or a more comprehensive option.

Depending on the selected coverage level, the company covers:
  • Employee-only coverage: 99% to 55% of monthly premiums
  • Employee + dependents: 77% to 43% of monthly premiums
We proudly partner with Aetna and Guardian, and offer access to best-in-class wellness perks including:
  • Spring Health (mental health support)
  • XP Health (vision benefits)
  • Carrot Fertility (family planning)
  • One Medical (primary care)
We also support pre-tax savings through Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
Retirement Planning
To support long-term financial health, we offer a 401(k) plan from day one of employment.
Beginning January 1, 2026, we’ll provide a 4% employer match on your annual salary (subject to federal limits) for employees contributing to a tax-advantaged retirement account.

Paid Time Off

We trust our employees to manage their time responsibly. That’s why we offer an unlimited Paid Time Off policy — because flexibility and balance are critical for sustained excellence and personal well-being.

Remote-First Since Inception

We were built for distributed work. Our culture emphasizes flexibility over rigidity, outcomes over hours, and transparency over gatekeeping. We are committed to being a remote-first organization indefinitely, empowering you to work where and how you thrive best.
Equity
As a valued contributor to our collective success, you’ll participate in the upside. All employees are granted equity in the company, with vesting aligned to your role and tenure. Equity grants are reviewed and adjusted with promotions to reflect your evolving impact.
Paid Parental Leave
We proudly support working parents with industry-leading benefits.
  • Primary caregivers are eligible for 12 weeks of paid leave
  • Secondary caregivers receive 6 weeks of paid leave
This time is fully paid and available to all eligible employees regardless of gender or family structure.

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Full Time

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Senior

Salary

Salary: 90k-125k USD

Location requirements

Open to candidates from all countries.

Hiring timezones

Worldwide

About Coursedog

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Coursedog is building a next-generation Operating System for Higher Education. Founded by former Columbia University students, Coursedog has raised $6m from Y Combinator, Josh Kopelman, Devin Wenig (Former CEO of eBay) and serves 55 universities from BYU to CUNY to graduate more students and improve admin efficiency.

We are hiring for a variety of roles and offer health insurance, 401k, unlimited PTO and a host of benefits including gym and meditation passes. Our team is 60% distributed so remote work is A-OK!

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Wellness benefits

Gym perks!

Life insurance

Life insurance so you don't have to worry.

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Disability insurance so you don't have to worry.

Retirement plan

We offer a 401k plan on day one of your employment.

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Company size

11-50 employees

Founded in

2018

Chief executive officer

Justin Wenig

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