superkalam

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SuperKalam (YC W23) is building the best AI tutor platform out of India, in the vein of Duolingo. This is a high impact role. We are eager to talk to a Mobile Engineer with an amazing sense of quality in engineering deliverables and strong ownership.

Requirements

• Ideally 2 to 4 yrs of experience building mobile apps + backend (React Native and NodeJS/NestJS)
• Strong engineering fundamentals, loves great architecture and writes scalable code
• Uses AI in workflow beyond prompting: skills, plugins, workflows, loops, agents
• Mobile: high quality UI and smooth animations; handled performance, optimized app builds, push notifications. Bonus: bridges, widgets, own libraries
• Backend: CRUD APIs, Redis, queues, caching, PostgreSQL / MySQL, rate limiting, basics of scaling and security, cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP). Bonus: Elasticsearch
• Preferred: Gen AI engineering (production AI pipelines, agentic workflows, voice agents, RAG / knowledge graphs). Bonus: Python

Responsibilities

• Build new features and initiatives across backend and the mobile app
• Deployments, performance, push notifications
• Set up tooling and run experiments: crons, automation workflows, AI tooling
• Product and design reviews
• Keep pushing the team's tech quotient with evolving technology and AI tooling
• Decide for speed to production plus quality for today

Who will thrive here: 2+ yrs in a product based startup (including internship), enjoys complex engineering and product problems, engineering mindset (scripts, automation, quick dashboards), ownership mindset and a strong individual contributor, first principle thinking and clear communication.

Compensation: 15 to 35 LPA based on experience. ESOPs for the right candidate.

Interview: resume shortlisting, 30 min intro meet, 1h 15m in-person fundamentals round (JS/TS, no DSA), 1h 15m in-person system design (LLD), optional 2-3 day fullstack mobile assignment, optional 1h 15m system design (HLD).

Location: Bengaluru. Full-time. Full JD: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/superkalam/jobs/2gkQmXq-mobile-engineer-react-native-fullstack

Apply here (application form): https://forms.gle/NTa8z6TpCg8PzUYD8

SuperKalam (YC W23) is building the best AI tutor platform out of India, in the vein of Duolingo. We are eager to talk to a Product Designer with an amazing sense of quality and strong ownership.

Requirements

• Ideally 2 to 4 yrs of experience of both functional and beautiful designs
• Solid product thinking, previously worked in a product based org
• Strong design portfolio
• Asks the right questions, knows user data and keeps different user segments in mind
• Has worked on design systems, like dark and light themes
• Must use AI in design processes and product thinking
• Multidisciplinary thinking, e.g. motion design flows using tools like Jitter / Rive / Lottie
• Bonus: gamification / personalisation flows

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the founders and engineering team and lead initiatives
• Prototype in Figma or build AI prototypes
• Add visual delight to the UI via illustrations and animation
• User insights, competitive analysis, data-driven decisions, collating user feedback

Who will thrive here: enjoys complex product problems, balances speed vs design perfection, hungry to learn, ownership mindset and a strong individual contributor.

Compensation: 18 to 25 LPA based on experience. ESOPs for the right candidate.

Interview: resume shortlisting, 20 min intro call, then an assignment (about 2 days; we never use assignment work without permission or pay), product round (1 hour, in person) and final closure discussion.

Location: Bengaluru. Full-time. Full JD: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/superkalam/jobs/gvVQ5BQ-product-designer-2-4yrs-experience