Senior Python Engineer

We are DeweyLearn , an education technology startup building AI systems that capture expert judgment and turn it into authentic assessment. We're small and early, and the work is real from day one. In your cover letter, tell us about a time an AI coding tool produced something that looked correct but wasn't — how you caught it, and what you changed afterward. Tasks Build and maintain production backend services and APIs in Python (FastAPI) Implement retrieval workflows (RAG, embeddings, vector search) Work closely with other engineers and stakeholders to make good technical trade-offs Help keep our systems clean, reliable, and easy to extend Requirements General: You’re a curious technologist at heart. You like understanding how things work, and you enjoy exploring new tools, approaches, and ideas You are a fast self-learner and enjoy dialog You have proven software engineering fundamentals and can build reliable systems that others can understand, maintain, and extend You are a good communicator and can ask the right questions, explain trade-offs in a straightforward way, and collaborate with stakeholders You enjoy collaborating with other team members 4–8 years of professional s…