<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: mwest1066</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mwest1066</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:47:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=mwest1066" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mwest1066 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>PrairieLearn (Remote US) — Full-Stack Software Engineer — TypeScript / Postgres / React / AI<p>PrairieLearn (<a href="https://www.prairielearn.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com</a>) is an open-source assessment platform used by universities across the US (Berkeley, Princeton, Michigan, Illinois, and others). We power mastery-based learning and large-scale exams.<p>We’re a small, profitable, early-stage company (bootstrapped, no VC) that is growing quickly. Our users love us and we have very high retention and rapid spread through word of mouth. As an early-stage hire, you’ll work across the stack and enjoy meaningful ownership from day one.<p>Tech we use: Node.js / TypeScript backend, Postgres, AWS, React. We’re also developing AI tooling, including LLM agents to help instructors create content, and vision-language models to help grade student work. PrairieLearn is open core: <a href="https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn</a><p>Details:<p>- Location: Remote (US only)<p>- Salary: $100k-$180k depending on experience<p>- Benefits: Stock options (0.5% - 1.5%), unlimited PTO, flexible hours<p>- Role: Full-time. (We’re not able to sponsor visas at this time.)<p>Apply at <a href="https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs-ashby?utm_source=YeEJ5MAKkr&ashby_jid=ee6fdbc3-1c3a-4fa3-bb3f-13ddab449baf" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs-ashby?utm_source=YeEJ5MAKk...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:02:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48748007</link><dc:creator>mwest1066</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48748007</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48748007</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mwest1066 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>PrairieLearn (Remote US) — Full-Stack Software Engineer — TypeScript / Postgres / React / AI<p>PrairieLearn (<a href="https://www.prairielearn.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com</a>) is an open-source assessment platform used by universities across the US (Berkeley, Princeton, Michigan, Illinois, and others). We power mastery-based learning and large-scale exams.<p>We’re a small, profitable, early-stage company (bootstrapped, no VC) that is growing quickly. Our users love us and we have very high retention and rapid spread through word of mouth. As an early-stage hire, you’ll work across the stack and enjoy meaningful ownership from day one.<p>Tech we use: Node.js / TypeScript backend, Postgres, AWS, React. We’re also developing AI tooling, including LLM agents to help instructors create content, and vision-language models to help grade student work. PrairieLearn is open core: <a href="https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn</a><p>Details:<p>- Location: Remote (US only)<p>- Salary: $100k-$140k depending on experience<p>- Benefits: Stock options (0.5% - 1.5%), unlimited PTO, flexible hours<p>- Role: Full-time. (We’re not able to sponsor visas at this time.)<p>Apply at <a href="https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs-ashby?utm_source=YeEJ5MAKkr&ashby_jid=ee6fdbc3-1c3a-4fa3-bb3f-13ddab449baf" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs-ashby?utm_source=YeEJ5MAKk...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:01:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47601865</link><dc:creator>mwest1066</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47601865</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47601865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mwest1066 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>PrairieLearn (Remote US) — Full-Stack Software Engineer — TypeScript / Postgres / React / AI<p>PrairieLearn (<a href="https://www.prairielearn.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com</a>) is an open-source assessment platform used by universities across the US (Berkeley, Princeton, Michigan, Illinois, and others). We power mastery-based learning and large-scale exams.<p>We’re a small, profitable, early-stage company (bootstrapped, no VC) that is growing quickly. Our users love us and we have very high retention and rapid spread through word of mouth. As an early-stage hire, you’ll work across the stack and enjoy meaningful ownership from day one.<p>Tech we use: Node.js / TypeScript backend, Postgres, AWS, React. We’re also developing AI tooling, including LLM agents to help instructors create content, and vision-language models to help grade student work. PrairieLearn is open core: <a href="https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn</a><p>Details:<p>- Location: Remote (US only)<p>- Salary: $100k-$140k depending on experience<p>- Benefits: Stock options (0.5% - 1.5%), unlimited PTO, flexible hours<p>- Role: Full-time. (We’re not able to sponsor visas at this time.)<p>Apply at <a href="https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs-ashby?ashby_jid=ee6fdbc3-1c3a-4fa3-bb3f-13ddab449baf&utm_source=blWwMgBGBG" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs-ashby?ashby_jid=ee6fdbc3-1...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:02:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47219705</link><dc:creator>mwest1066</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47219705</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47219705</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mwest1066 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>PrairieLearn (Remote US) — Full-Stack Software Engineer — TypeScript / Postgres / React / AI<p>PrairieLearn (<a href="https://www.prairielearn.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com</a>) is an open-source assessment platform used by universities across the US (Berkeley, Princeton, Michigan, Illinois, and others). We power mastery-based learning and large-scale exams.<p>We’re a small, profitable, early-stage company (bootstrapped, no VC) that is growing quickly. Our users love us and we have very high retention and rapid spread through word of mouth. As an early-stage hire, you’ll work across the stack and enjoy meaningful ownership from day one.<p>Tech we use: Node.js / TypeScript backend, Postgres, AWS, React. We’re also developing AI tooling, including LLM agents to help instructors create content, and vision-language models to help grade student work. PrairieLearn is open core: <a href="https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn</a><p>Details:<p>- Location: Remote (US only)<p>- Salary: $100k-$140k depending on experience<p>- Benefits: Stock options (0.5% - 1.5%), unlimited PTO, flexible hours<p>- Role: Full-time. (We’re not able to sponsor visas at this time.)<p>Apply at <a href="https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs-ashby?ashby_jid=ee6fdbc3-1c3a-4fa3-bb3f-13ddab449baf" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs-ashby?ashby_jid=ee6fdbc3-1...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:03:36 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46857529</link><dc:creator>mwest1066</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46857529</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46857529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mwest1066 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2025)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>PrairieLearn (Remote US) — Full-Stack Software Engineer — TypeScript / Node / Postgres / AI<p>PrairieLearn (<a href="https://www.prairielearn.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com</a>) is an open-source assessment platform used by universities across the US (Berkeley, Princeton, Michigan, Illinois, and others). We power mastery-based learning and large-scale exams.<p>We’re a small, profitable, early-stage company (bootstrapped, no VC) and we’re hiring full-stack engineers to help us continue to grow. You’ll work across the stack and have meaningful ownership from day one.<p>We’re also developing AI tooling in the product, including LLM agents to help instructors create content, and vision-language models to help grade student work. This is practical, user-facing AI work with real-world impact — not a research sandbox.<p>Tech we use: Node.js / TypeScript backend, Postgres, AWS, React. PrairieLearn is open core: <a href="https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn</a><p>Details:<p>- Location: Remote (US only)<p>- Salary: $100k+ depending on experience<p>- Benefits: Stock options, unlimited PTO, flexible hours<p>- Role: Full-time. (We’re not able to sponsor visas at this time.)<p>If this sounds interesting, please email jobs@prairielearn.com. We’d love to talk.<p>Official job posting: <a href="https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:40:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46112897</link><dc:creator>mwest1066</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46112897</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46112897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mwest1066 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2025)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>PrairieLearn (Remote US) — Full-Stack Software Engineer — TypeScript / Node / Postgres / AI<p>PrairieLearn (<a href="https://www.prairielearn.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com</a>) is an open-source assessment platform originally developed at the University of Illinois and now used by universities across the US (Berkeley, Princeton, Michigan, UIUC, and others). We power mastery-based learning, interactive question generators, and large-scale exams.<p>We’re a small, profitable, early-stage company (bootstrapped, no VC) and we’re hiring a full-stack engineer to help us continue to grow. You’ll work across the stack and have meaningful ownership from day one.<p>We’re also developing AI tooling in the product:<p>* LLM-based agents to help instructors create and test new question generators<p>* Vision-language models for grading student-submitted work (e.g., math derivations, diagrams, sketches)<p>This is practical, user-facing AI work with real-world impact — not a research sandbox.<p>Tech we use:<p>* Node.js / TypeScript backend, Postgres, AWS, React<p>* PrairieLearn is open core: <a href="https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/PrairieLearn/PrairieLearn</a><p>You might be a fit if you:<p>* Have experience with full-stack web development (TypeScript / Python / SQL / HTML/CSS)<p>* Enjoy working directly with users (many are instructors and TAs)<p>* Want to own features end-to-end, from idea to rollout<p>* Are excited about building practical AI integrations, not just demos<p>Details:<p>* Location: Remote (US only)<p>* Salary: $100k+ depending on experience<p>* Benefits: Stock options, unlimited PTO, flexible hours<p>* Role: Full-time. (We’re not able to sponsor visas at this time.)<p>If this sounds interesting, please email jobs@prairielearn.com. We’d love to talk.<p>Official job posting: <a href="https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs" rel="nofollow">https://www.prairielearn.com/jobs</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:51:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45803605</link><dc:creator>mwest1066</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45803605</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45803605</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mwest1066 in "Ask HN: How do I examine an undergraduate programming course in the era of GPT?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>At UIUC we've been moving towards testing student programming skills in our Computer-Based Testing Facility (CBTF). This is a set of computer labs that are firewalled from the internet. Students self-schedule into testing slots at the CBTF, then at their scheduled time they go to the CBTF and take a programming (or other online) test that is auto-graded on the spot. This is very secure and has little overhead for faculty. It also automatically handles disability accommodations like extended time tests and reduced distraction requirements, and if students are sick then they can automatically reschedule their own exams. We currently run about 70,000 exams per term like this and it's heavily used by our largest classes (over 1000 students in a class). More details here: <a href="http://zilles.cs.illinois.edu/papers/zilles_csedu_cbtf_2019.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://zilles.cs.illinois.edu/papers/zilles_csedu_cbtf_2019....</a><p>For OP, we've also been using Zoom-based proctoring options for students/courses that can't use the CBTF for some reason. I'd be happy to follow up with you if you want more details about how we make this work at scale.</p>
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