Nova Pioneer Education Group is a Pan-African independent school network offering preschool through secondary education for students from ages 3 through 19. We prepare the next generation of leaders and innovators through world-class teaching methods with an emphasis on 21st century skills. We established Nova Pioneer because we believe education should prepare young people to create their future, not just work in it. Nova Pioneer is a launchpad where ambitious young Africans can begin to shape a better future for the continent and the world. We began by asking ourselves the question, "What capabilities will young people need to succeed in and shape the future that they will encounter, and what approaches to education will best develop those capabilities?” All of our founders have extensive backgrounds in education at top institutions across the globe, having studied at universities such as Harvard and Stanford and led education programs for McKinsey and Co., the African Leadership Academy, and top school networks in the US (Excel Academies). Yet at Nova Pioneer we believe that you never stop learning. So we visited and studied leading schools spanning from Singapore to Peru, and the United States to the United Kingdom. We connected with leaders of the cutting-edge education research, and leading thinkers on 21st Century Learning such as Sir Ken Robinson and teachers and atelieristas from Reggio Emilia, the leading global early education model, to name a few. We launched our first school in South Africa in 2014, with the aim of incorporating the best education models in the world, while keeping it as affordable as possible. We’ve since expanded within South Africa, and to Kenya as well - with our first Kenyan school launching in 2015. In all of our schools, we bring in and train top educators to deliver educational excellence in an environment that nurtures our students to uncover their potential and blaze trails in the world beyond our school walls.About the Role We’re looking for a full-stack engineer to help build an internal AI-powered curriculum design tool. The product will support educators in generating, editing, and publishing lesson plans based on Nova Pioneer’s curriculum structures, standards, and existing learning materials. Key Responsibilities for the Role Include: Build and maintain a simple web-based application for teachers and admins. Develop the front end for lesson planning workflows and admin user management. Build backend services that retrieve curriculum content and generate structured lesson-plan outputs. Integrate AI services and semantic search over existing curriculum resources. Implement authentication, user roles, access control, and publishing workflows. Store, version, and retrieve lesson plans for reuse. Collaborate closely with product and education stakeholders to refine the user experience. Support testing, iteration, debugging, and deployment. Required Skills: Strong experience as a full-stack engineer. Solid backend development skills; backend-heavy profile preferred. Experience building web applications from end to end. Familiarity with APIs, databases, authentication, and role-based access control. Experience working with AI tools or LLM integrations is a plus. Ability to work quickly, iterate with feedback, and build fit-for-purpose tools. Core Skills: Experience with education, edtech, or workflow tools. Experience with semantic search or retrieval-augmented generation. Product mindset and comfort working directly with non-technical stakeholders. Success Measures: A working internal tool that teachers can use to generate lesson plans. A system that preserves Nova Pioneer’s curriculum guardrails and structure. A reliable backend that stores and reuses approved lesson plans. Fast iteration based on educator feedback. Additional Skills and Requirements: You are an excellent written and verbal communicator, able to represent a brand clearly and consistently across every channel and in person. You have strong attention to detail and take pride in a polished, on-brand user and partner experience. You understand best practices for youth safeguarding, data privacy, and responsible use of technology, ensuring ethical engagement with young people. You are a proactive problem solver who identifies issues early and follows through to resolution. You thrive in start-up or early-stage environments; able to pivot quickly, manage competing priorities, and deliver under tight timelines. You have a heart and belief in the African continent and are keen to shape young minds of innovators and leaders. You resonate deeply with our mission and culture principles in developing the next generation of innovators and leaders.