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Help us reshape STEM teaching

Abakino Whiteboard makes using a graphing calculator as easy as writing on paper. STEM teachers graph functions, solve equations, perform calculations, and create animations using nothing more than handwriting and natural gestures on a whiteboard. We have a working prototype, a clear market, decades of experience in math education, advisory ties to UCL's education and EdTech entrepreneurship ecosystem, and have recently joined the UtrechtInc Tech Validation program as we head into pilot.

3 open roles

Backend Developer – Math Expertise

Remote / Hybrid Utrecht / NL preferred Internship · Thesis · Contractor

What will you do

You will work directly alongside the founder - a 26-year math teaching expert - to develop and stabilize the core math logic of our backend, used for plotting functions, solving equations, and evaluating functions, derivatives, and definite integrals. You will help debug, harden the parsing pipeline, handle edge cases, and contribute to the mathematical logic that makes the product work. This is not a support role - you will be close to the technical heart of the product.

You're a great fit if you

  • Have degree-level mathematics - calculus is essential
  • Are proficient in JavaScript / Node.js and comfortable with backend logic
  • Have hands-on experience with computational math - parsing, evaluating, or manipulating math expressions programmatically
  • Can work independently from partial documentation in an early-stage codebase
  • Are a student or recent graduate open to an internship or external thesis placement (internship allowance provided); or a contractor open to a mix of small cash and deferred pay

An exceptional candidate with relevant hands-on experience may also receive a small, milestone-vested equity stake.

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Business Co-Founder

Remote / Hybrid Netherlands / EU preferred Equity-based

What will you do

In the near term, you will work closely with the founder to move the product through pilot to launch - getting it in front of the right teachers, capturing their feedback, and ensuring what we learn shapes both the product and our go-to-market approach. Alongside that, you will help convert an existing network built over 26 years in international math education into paying customers, lead conversations with schools, universities, and tutoring organizations, and support our model of individual teacher advocates driving institutional procurement.

We already have a partnership with a prominent math education content creator, ties to UCL's education and EdTech entrepreneurship ecosystem, a French school network, and a clear market sequence - starting in the UK and Netherlands, expanding to the EU and US. On the funding side, and with the support of UtrechtInc, you will identify and pursue national innovation grants, R&D tax credits, and education-focused angels. Looking further ahead, you will lay the groundwork for EU-level grant applications as our academic research collaborations mature, and potentially support a crowdfunding campaign in partnership with our content creator network.

You're a great fit if you

  • Have proven commercial experience in EdTech, B2B SaaS, or institutional sales
  • Have closed deals with schools, universities, or teacher-facing organizations before
  • Know how to turn warm networks and institutional relationships into closed deals
  • Have experience with non-dilutive fundraising - innovation grants, R&D tax credits, or angel investment in education
  • Are financially able to accept low or no initial cash in exchange for meaningful equity upside
  • Are entrepreneurial, self-directed, and motivated by mission over salary
  • Are open to a co-founder equity arrangement, 4-year vest with a 1-year cliff, plus revenue share on closed deals
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Technical Product Manager

Remote / Hybrid Utrecht / NL preferred Equity + Cash mix

What will you do

You will take ownership of moving Abakino from its current working prototype through pilot to launch. Working closely alongside the founder, you will put systems in place to keep the development team - iOS, backend, and founder - on track and accountable across a structured delivery plan that spans infrastructure setup, app stabilization, pilot onboarding, and App Store launch. That means maintaining a clear view of what needs to happen and in what order, flagging blockers early, coordinating handoffs between developers, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. You will also help design the pilot process itself - how we onboard our first users, how we collect and triage their feedback, and how what we learn feeds back into the product before launch.

You're a great fit if you

  • Have hands-on experience delivering an early-stage tech product to pilot or launch
  • Can own a delivery process independently - setting up tracking systems, coordinating developers, and enforcing accountability without constant direction
  • Have enough technical affinity to engage meaningfully with iOS and backend developers and understand what they're working on
  • Have an EdTech background or strong understanding of how teachers and schools work
  • Are motivated by mission and early-stage building, and open to a role where equity is a meaningful part of the compensation
  • Are open to a mix of small cash, deferred pay, and milestone-vested equity, with the potential for a significantly larger stake if the role expands to include business development responsibilities

An exceptional student or recent graduate with relevant hands-on experience will also be considered.

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