Build real products
With real founders From Day 1
We embed engineers full-time with US-EU founders to ship one product, one team, one repo. AI-Critical standard. Your name on the work.
See Open Roles →Six things that matter
to engineers
Engineers join because the work is real, the team is sharp, and the standards mean something.
The work is real
You ship a product. Real founders, real users, real production code. Not maintenance, not internal tools, not someone's POC. The work has stakes, and your code is part of the answer.
AI-Critical standard
We use AI to ship faster. We don't let AI ship for us. Every architecture call is human-reviewed. Every test has a reason. Your engineering judgment is what we hire and pay for.
Direct line to the founder
You work with the founder, not through layers. Daily Slack, weekly check-ins, sprint planning together. The founder asks for your opinion before architecture decisions land.
The team has a bar
Every engineer here cleared the same 4-filter vetting. Skills, real-world coding, technical and culture interview, background check. You'll work alongside engineers who push back, defend decisions, and ship clean.
Salary that respects your level
A salary, monthly, paid on time. The amount we agree to before you start is what you earn, every month. Designed to match what good product companies pay senior engineers.
Hours that match real life.
4 to 6 hour overlap with US and EU clients, during your normal Indian daytime. No all-nighters, no graveyard shifts. The kind of overlap that lets you ship together, then close the laptop and have a life.
Apply once
Five steps
About 3 weeks
We move fast. Most engineers go from application to a founder's repo in 3 weeks.
Apply
Submit your resume. We respond within 48 hours, every application.
Screening Call
We move fast. Most engineers go from application to a founder's repo in 3 weeks.
Coding challenge
A real-world problem we'd actually ask a placed engineer to solve. Take it home, take your time, share your reasoning.
Technical and culture interview.
A live conversation with one of our senior engineers. We talk through your code, your decisions, and how you handle ambiguity.
Match with a founder.
We match you with a US or EU founder whose product fits your skills. You meet them, you both decide. Then you start in 1 to 2 weeks.
What working
here is actually like
Don't just take our word for it. Here's what engineers say about working with Enlighten Schola.
“I'm shipping a mobile product that real users open every day. The kind of work that actually matters, with a team that respects how I think. The culture here is what kept me.”
Tejas
Mobile Engineer
1 year with Enlighten Schola
We're hiring engineers,
full-time
Senior engineering roles, paid as salary. Apply once, we move you through five steps in about 3 weeks.
AI Engineer
LLM workflows, RAG pipelines, model integration, custom inference for production AI features.
Experience 3+ years
Python · LLMs · RAG · Model Training
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Architecture-grade builds. Production systems. Founder's right hand on technical decisions.
Experience 5+ years
React · Node.js · PostgreSQL · AWS
Associate Full-Stack Engineer
Ships features. Pairs with senior engineers or works solo on smaller builds.
Experience 2–3 years
React · Node.js · REST APIs · Git
Mobile App Engineer
iOS, Android, React Native. Native and cross-platform builds.
Experience 3+ years
React Native · iOS · Android · APIs
DevOps Engineer
Cloud, CI/CD, infrastructure, security, scale.
Experience 5+ years
AWS/GCP · CI/CD · Docker · Kubernetes
AI Consultant
Strategic AI guidance for founders. Architecture decisions, model selection, build versus buy calls.
Experience 10+ years
AI Strategy · LLMs · System Design · Consulting
Tech Lead
Internal tech leadership at Enlighten Schola. Team architecture, engineer mentorship, engineering standard ownership.
Experience 8+ years (Internal Role)
Architecture · Team Leadership · System Design
Don't see your role?
Send us your resume anyway. If your skills match what founders are asking for, we'll get back to you when an opening lands.