Founding Product Engineer (Full-Stack)
Hybrid Remote (U.S. Los Angeles preferred)
About Knowlej
Knowlej is building the engagement infrastructure for K–12 education.
We connect student actions like attendance, learning, and participation to real-world rewards, financial pathways, and future opportunity.
Our platform powers schools, districts, and partners to drive engagement at scale while giving students access to incentives, experiences, and long-term economic mobility.
We are moving from early traction to a scalable national platform.
About the Role
We’re hiring our first Founding Product Engineer to build the core of the platform.
You will work directly with the founder to define, build, and scale the product from this stage forward.
This is a high-ownership role with real influence over architecture, product direction, and speed of execution.
You are not joining a team. You are helping build the team.
What You’ll Do
• Build and ship full-stack product features end-to-end
• Own technical architecture, stack decisions, and system design
• Lead integrations across APIs, SSO, and partner platforms
• Improve performance, scalability, and data infrastructure
• Translate product vision into fast, iterative releases
• Help establish engineering standards and future hiring direction
Who You Are
• 4–8+ years of full-stack experience
• Strong with modern frameworks (React, Node, or similar)
• Product-minded with strong intuition for user experience
• Comfortable operating with ownership, ambiguity, and speed
• Able to take ideas from 0 to shipped without heavy structure
Bonus
• Experience at an early-stage or high-growth startup
• Experience building platforms, marketplaces, or API-driven systems
• Interest in education, financial access, or mission-driven products
Compensation
• $150,000 – $170,000 base salary
• Meaningful equity (1% – 2.5%, depending on experience and scope)
What Success Looks Like
• You take ownership of the product quickly
• You ship consistently and raise the velocity of the company
• You help build a scalable technical foundation for growth
• You become a core leader in the company’s next phase
Los Angeles, CA Hybrid USD 150,000 – 170,000 / year
Knowlej is hiring a Founding Product Engineer
About company
Knowlej tackles chronic absenteeism by turning every day in school into an opportunity. Through real-life rewards like tuition rewards, gift cards, sneakers, and more, we motivate students to show up, stay engaged, and build habits for a lifetime.
From the first bell to graduation, Knowlej helps schools turn attendance into achievement one day, one challenge at a time. The platform is secure, student-approved, and built for schools that want to win.
With gamified challenges, real-time data, and a marketplace of over 1,500 rewards, Knowlej transforms student motivation. Educators launch challenges, track progress, and celebrate growth while students earn credits for effort and redeem them for items they care about.