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Transforming education - building hey ema

educamatt is a Swiss EdTech startup founded by Lisa Altermatt and Samira Zingaro. We are building hey ema — the first AI-powered, LP21-aligned teaching management system for Swiss primary schools. We believe that learning must be made visible. Swiss primary school teachers navigate 1'776 competencies with no shared data infrastructure, subjective assessments, and chronic overload. hey ema changes that: it structures the entire LP21 curriculum, generates adaptive learning environments, and provides a competency-based assessment system — connecting planning, teaching, and assessment in one integrated platform for the first time. Our work is rooted in pedagogical practice, validated by science, and powered by AI. We partner with 5 universities of teacher education, 5 confirmed pilot schools across Switzerland, and institutional partners. Our vision: a Swiss primary school system where every child's learning journey is competency-oriented, adaptive, and truly personalised — and where every invested franc in education becomes measurable and visible.

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Full-Stack Developer (Working Student) – EdTech Startup hey ema

Master's Student (Frontend + Backend) wanted – EdTech Startup hey ema 🇨🇭

Full-Stack Developer (Working Student) – EdTech Startup hey ema

educamatt altermatt
Remote
Part-time
02.06.2026

We're Lisa & Samira, founders of hey ema – a Swiss EdTech app for primary schools (grades kindergarten–6), aligned with Lehrplan 21 (the Swiss national primary school curriculum). We're piloting with five schools and currently founding our AG (Swiss corporation). Goal: national rollout by January 2027. hey ema is built by teachers, for teachers – iteratively, close to classroom reality, feature by feature. You are the technical bridge that turns our mission into a real product – together with David (Senior AI Engineer, ETH) and Konstantin (Digital Education Expert, PHSG). 🛠️ What you'll build – First production version of our web app – built to last, not patched together – Multi-tenant architecture with clean data separation across schools, classes and user roles – Role-based access control (RBAC) – compliant with Swiss nDSG and GDPR from day one – Swiss hosting (e.g. Exoscale, Nine, Switch) – data stays in Switzerland – CI/CD pipeline, structured Git workflow, automated testing – API design with interfaces for LLM-based AI features 💻 Stack Deliberately open – we'd love a well-reasoned proposal from you. Experience with React / Next.js, Node.js or Python, PostgreSQL and Docker / Kubernetes is a plus. PWA or caching experience welcome. 📐 What we offer – Currently enrolled in a Master's programme in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field – ~1.5–2 days/week, compatible with your Master's schedule and flexible – Hybrid collaboration, Zurich area preferred – Real say in architecture and technology decisions – Equity conversation possible · Senior consulting support in the background Contact: Lisa Altermtt CEO educamatt [email protected]

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