Lead Software Engineer

About Us

Succeed helps ambitious students explore real‑world opportunities, build skills, and prepare confidently for what comes next.

Launched in 2024, Succeed has quickly grown to serve over 30,000 active users worldwide. We connect high school students aged 14–18 with a dynamic ecosystem of opportunities to help them prepare for the future.

Building on Immerse Education’s decade of experience delivering transformative learning experiences, Succeed is our next step in making high‑quality educational opportunities more accessible on a global scale.

We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer to take technical ownership of the Succeed platform at a pivotal stage of its development. You will lead the development of the product, shape architectural decisions, and help us scale a high‑performing product to tens of thousands of global users.

This is a hands‑on role, but with broad scope. You’ll work closely with the Founder, Lead Product Designer, and Commercial Manager, and play a central role in turning product vision into robust and scalable execution. We’re looking for someone who thrives on autonomy, understands the urgency of startup timelines, and can leverage both engineering best practices and AI‑assisted tools to deliver rapidly without sacrificing quality.

As we grow, there’s strong potential for this role to evolve into Head of Engineering or CTO.

• Take full‑stack ownership of the Succeed platform, from backend to frontend.
• Complete and integrate backend functionality using Python Django and Django REST Framework
  , with Mongo
  
  DB Atlas as the primary datastore.
• Implement key features including student onboarding, submission workflows, profile management, admin dashboards, and payment processing.
• Handle secure file upload and storage using Mongo
  
  DB GridFS
  .
• Integrate Stripe for payments (subscriptions, upgrades, and webhook flows).
• Use AI‑assisted tools (e.g. Git Hub Copilot, lovable.dev, Cline) to accelerate routine development while maintaining full oversight on architecture and code quality.
• Deploy and maintain the platform using Railway (backend) and Vercel/Netlify (frontend).
• Ensure the platform is secure, performant, scalable, and production‑ready.

• Frontend: Next.js 13+ (App Router), React 18+, Type Script, Material Design 3, Tailwind CSS (or equivalent)
• Backend: Python Django, Django REST Framework
• Database: Mongo
  
  DB Atlas, GridFS (PyMongo or Mongoose ODM)
• Payments: Stripe (subscriptions, upgrades, webhook flows)
• Deployment: Railway (backend), Vercel/Netlify/Digital Ocean (frontend)
• Authentication: Django Auth
• AI Tools: Git Hub Copilot, Cline, lovable.dev

• Strong full‑stack experience with Next.js
  , React
  , Type Script , and Django
  .
• Solid understanding of MongoDB data structures and performance considerations.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate and manage Stripe payments
  .
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs
  .
• Comfortable working with completed codebases.
• Familiarity with deployment pipelines using Railway, Vercel, or similar.
• Confident using AI‑assisted coding tools as part of your workflow.

• Remote‑first, flexible work culture.
• Autonomy and ownership over the technical direction of a high‑impact product.
• A fast‑moving, collaborative team environment where your decisions matter.
• The opportunity to grow into Head of Engineering or CTO
  .

If you're a pragmatic engineer who can move fast without breaking things, and you want your work to impact tens of thousands of students,
we'd love to hear from you. Ideal start date:
September or October 2025
.