Full-Stack Developer

About Inspira Education Inspira Education Group is one of the fastest-growing edtech startups in the US. We started with a simple mission to democratize access to high-quality coaching so that every student in the world has an equal opportunity to access the best opportunities. As the world’s leading network of top admissions coaches in medical, legal, business, and college studies, we’re building software and services in one place—disrupting long-entrenched application processes with products and experiences that strive to provide an equal platform for candidates from diverse backgrounds worldwide. As one of the fastest-growing edtech firms in the world, we are backed by some of the leading venture capital firms and investors in the world, including Zeev Ventures, Quiet Capital, Craft Ventures and Jeff Fluhr (Founder of Stubhub). About the role We’re looking for a strong full-stack engineer who can own the complete product development process: understand a business problem, define the solution, design the user experience, build the software, and improve it after launch. You’ll work closely with leadership and business teams, combining hands-on engineering with product management and design responsibilities. You should be highly effective with AI coding tools and have the technical depth to independently review, debug, secure, and maintain everything you ship. This is an in-person role requiring 5 day/week in our NYC office. What you’ll own Translate business needs and user feedback into product requirements, user flows, prototypes, and prioritized development plans. Design and build polished applications across the front end, back end, database, and integrations. Make architecture decisions and scope releases that balance speed, reliability, and future maintainability. Use AI tools throughout development to accelerate implementation, testing, debugging, and documentation. Own deployment, production monitoring, incident resolution, and ongoing improvements. Measure whether your work improves adoption, conversion, operational efficiency, or another relevant business outcome. Required technical skills Front-end engineering Strong proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and Next.js, including component architecture, hooks, routing, and client/server rendering. Strong HTML and CSS skills, with the ability to implement responsive layouts and consistent visual design. Experience managing forms, validation, application state, asynchronous data, caching, and loading/error states. Ability to diagnose rendering issues and improve page performance, bundle size, and unnecessary network requests. Ability to build accessible interfaces with semantic markup, keyboard navigation, and appropriate focus management. Back-end development and API design Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript, using a framework such as Express, NestJS, or an equivalent. Experience designing and implementing REST APIs,…