Outsmart is a mission-driven, early-stage startup reimagining higher education for the age of AI by creating an entirely new collegiate experience that expands access and opportunity. Backed by $38M from top venture firms including Khosla Ventures, Forerunner, DST Global Partners, and Lightspeed, the company is led by former Duolingo executives and a founding team that also includes Emmy Award winners. With a strong culture centered around high-impact, detail-oriented team members, Outsmart is already seeing significant traction, generating 1–5 million weekly organic views on social media.
What You’ll Be Doing
In this role, you’ll own key features of a consumer friendly learning experience. As an early member of the engineering team, you’ll play a critical role in setting the tone for Outsmart’s technical culture including setting standards for quality, scalability, and UX. You will work closely with Outsmart’s design team to ship and maintain state-of-the-art animations and interactive experiences. You’ll be expected to ship experiences that you would want to engage with. Our applications are built for both iOS and Android using Flutter, Rive, and Unity.
Who You Are
5+ years mobile development experience, with demonstrable experience using Flutter
Proven track record building and maintaining mobile apps at scale. 1M+ users preferred
Deep knowledge of performance tuning and mobile testing strategies
Experience writing unit/E2E tests
Ability to work autonomously in a fast‑paced environment
What You’ll Own
Own and develop new mobile features end-to-end in Flutter
Work closely with the Design team to ship high-quality Rive and Unity experiences
Own end-to-end testing for all mobile features
Collaborate with the broader engineering team to establish technical culture and quality standards
Conduct code reviews and participate in architecture design sessions
What Helps You Succeed
High-quality work and a deep sense of ownership over what you build
Curiosity and openness to new ideas, feedback, and ways of working
Enthusiasm for incorporating AI into everyday work
A track record of consistently shipping great work, even in fast-paced environments
A user obsession mindset
Perks
Competitive salary, equity, and benefits
Healthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)
Parental leave for any full-time employee (birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents)
15 PTO days per year, a winter break, and 12+ paid company holidays per year
Remote work days
Lunch provided in-office daily
Working with super talented people who want to make a difference in the world
Outsmart is committed to building an equitable and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of mobile development experience
- Demonstrable experience using Flutter
- Experience building and maintaining mobile applications at scale
- Deep knowledge of mobile performance tuning
- Knowledge of mobile testing strategies
- Experience writing unit and end-to-end tests
- Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
- Experience supporting mobile applications with 1 million or more users
What We Do
Rebuilding higher education for the AI era — smarter, faster, and way more fun than lectures and debt.
