Working Student Software Engineering (fmx) TypeScript (NestJS or React)
Job Summary
We actively encourage applications from women and underrepresented genders in tech. Diverse teams build better products and we mean it.
OneTutor is an AI-powered tutoring platform spun off from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). We give every student a personalized AI tutor grounded in their actual course materials no hallucinations full source citations GDPR-compliant. We also serve B2B organizations as an AI-powered learning platform for employees.
Were past the will this work stage. Our impact is real:
- 35000 Active users
- 50 B2B / B2G Customers
- 86% Users find it helpful
As a working student youll join a small close-knit team work directly alongside the founders and ship code that reaches tens of thousands of learners. Your schedule stays flexible around your studies.
This role is based in our Munich office we work together in person.
Tasks
As one of our first working student hires youll support both product and engineering tasks while developing your skills in modern full-stack development.
- Take ownership of small well-scoped projects in backend or frontend with support from the team every step of the way.
- Backend: build and extend APIs model data work with NestJS/TypeScript.
- Frontend: craft React components integrate with backend services improve the learner and instructor experience.
- Collaborate with product and engineering peers on design testing and feature development.
- Participate in code reviews and occasional pair programming sessions.
- Contribute 1520 hours per week flexibly arranged around your university schedule.
Requirements
Youre a Masters student (or advanced Bachelors student) in Computer Science Informatics or a related field enrolled at a Munich university. You want to apply what youve learned in a real product environment not just run demos or write internal scripts.
You have some hands-on experience in at least one of the following:
- NestJS TypeScript (REST or GraphQL API design)
- React TypeScript (hooks component architecture)
You communicate well in English or German enjoy working collaboratively and are comfortable asking for help when you need it.
We dont require prior work experience or a specific number of completed semesters. What matters is genuine interest and the ability to contribute.
Nice to have
- Curiosity about AI tooling: LLMs LangChain RAG pipelines embeddings vector DBs.
- Interest in prompt engineering or fine-tuning.
- Any experience with agile teams hackathons or student projects.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate for working students in Munich
- Subsidized EGYM Wellpass (fitness) yes even for working students
- Cool office right next to Theresienwiese central Munich
- Flexible hours that genuinely work around your exam schedule
- Real ownership: youll ship features used by real learners not internal tooling
- Active mentorship from an engineering team that wants to help you grow
- A foot in the door at a TUM-rooted EdTech startup with strong growth momentum
We are looking forward to your application!
OneTutor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We particularly welcome applications from women and people of underrepresented genders in tech. We believe balanced teams make better decisions and build better products.
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About Company
Join us in building the future of education were developing AI-powered tutors used by over 20000 students across TUM LMU and more than 30 universities.Weve just raised an oversubscribed pre-seed round backed by top tech founders (Doodle ImmobilienScout24) and are scaling fast.