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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Full Stack Software Engineer - **Company:** AVELA CORPORATION - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $185,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, PostgreSQL, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, AWS Cdk, ReactJS, AWS Lambda, Backend, Amazon Relational Database Service, AWS Fargate, Real Time Data, Graphql, Dynamic Data, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-full-stack-data-platform-heavy-senior-level-avela-company-8321945 ## About the Role Reporting directly to the CTO, you'll have an opportunity to influence the vision of the product and culture we are creating together. Given the impact of this role we're looking for senior developers with at least 5 years of full-time professional software development experience., * 5+ years of full time experience building data pipelines with a specific emphasis on integrating with external software and systems and APIs * Extensive experience in data modeling (bonus points for experience in highly configurable data models) * Previous experience building real time data pipelines including strategies for dynamic data mapping and validation * Startup or greenfield project experience * Passion for education, equity, or social impact * Entrepreneurial spirit and drive * Growth mindset and desire to constantly improve * Legal ability to work in the US, based in the USA. ## Description We're seeking an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to help expand our platform and enhance user experience. As a startup a core requirement of every role is the ability and willingness to dive in and attack anything across the stack and that is absolutely part of this role. That said, no one is an expert in everything and for this role we're looking for someone who is most comfortable and experienced with data pipelines and cloud platform technologies and looking to spend the majority of their time helping to build out our data integrations, pipelines and building the foundations of the long term Avela data platform., We're a semi-remote company with hubs in San Francisco and Boston. The San Francisco hub includes the CEO and Engineering Lead, so we strongly prefer candidates living in the SF Bay Area to facilitate in-person collaboration and social connection., * Work with the team to guide the design, development, and execution of the next generation of the Avela data platform that deftly balances short term needs with concrete phases that build towards our future vision. * Be a product engineer - we all care deeply about the product experience and collaborate to build our roadmap and brainstorm ideas. * Help build how we build - as an early stage startup our processes are constantly evolving to meet our needs. Culture and developer experience take intentional thought and work and everyone is involved. * Dig in with our customers - everyone is part of customer success. If a customer is having issues engineering is always there to solve technical issues., * Our primary product is an application and enrollment management system that we sell directly to schools and districts. The system is made up of Avela Apply (application, offers, waitlists), Avela Match (charter lottery, student assignment), and Avela Enroll (registration and advanced form workflows). We also have a stand-alone school finder (Avela Explore), which was one of our first products and is currently being updated to share a backend with the other three products. * This is a B2B enterprise product, with complex user roles, data permissioning, security/compliance requirements, and more. * We place an emphasis on equity and accessibility in our product and build all end-user facing tools mobile-first, localized, and WCAG 2.1 AA compliant. * We support both admin users at our educational providers (including schools and districts) and end users (parents, guardians, and caregivers), as well as a range of intermediary roles (e.g. school counselors, registrars, etc). (Students do not use our platform directly.) * Tech stack includes React + TypeScript, Chakra UI, Hasura & GraphQL, AWS Lambda, AWS Serverless Services (Fargate, Aurora, S3, SNS, etc), AWS RDS w/ PostgreSQL, AWS CDK, AWS CodeBuild, AWS Amplify, etc. (Experience with AWS is required, but otherwise no experience with current tech stack required; in fact, we expect to make changes over time.), We sell our application and enrollment platform directly to school districts, charter networks, other educational providers, cities, and states. We work with school districts and charter networks across the country, including in Oakland, Seattle, Hartford, Tulsa, New Orleans, Newark, and Jersey City. We also work with a range of nonprofits and NGOs, including Teach for America and the Inter-American Development Bank, as well as the US Military. Our platform has four parts to cover each stage of the application journey, from exploring options to applying and final selection and admission: Avela Explore - Mobile-optimized school finder and opportunity navigator Avela Apply - Streamlined application management system and tracking Avela Match - Research-based admission and student assignment lottery system. Avela Enroll - Online registration, transfers, and enrollment platform with document collection. We also offer a range of consulting services to help districts implement enrollment reforms and advance equity in educational programs. Learn more at avela.org., Experience with our specific technologies is not required, even for engineering roles, and our stack is constantly evolving. Here's what we're using now: Front-end: -- React + TypeScript -- Chakra UI with focus on a11y -- Jest + React Testing Library for unit tests -- Playwright for end-to-end tests Back-end + Database: -- GraphQL with Hasura -- AWS Lambda with NodeJS / TypeScript and Go. -- AWS Serverless Services: Fargate, Aurora, S3, SNS -- AWS RDS with PostgreSQL DevOps: -- AWS CDK for Infrastructure as Code -- AWS CodeBuild and AWS Codepipeline -- AWS Amplify for Front-End ## Related Videos - [Valven Atlas: Engineering Intelligence That Delivers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1660-valven-atlas-engineering-intelligence-that-delivers) - [Building Reliable Serverless Applications with AWS CDK and Testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/812-building-reliable-serverless-applications-with-aws-cdk-and-testing) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Putting the Graph In GraphQL With The Neo4j GraphQL Library](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/257-putting-the-graph-in-graphql-with-the-neo4j-graphql-library) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) - [Build and Deploy a Fullstack App with Open Source Tooling](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/775-build-and-deploy-a-fullstack-app-with-open-source-tooling) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix)