About The Role What you'll be doing

As a Software Developer at ZionStar, you will learn to build and ship features across our LMS platforms, student portals and integrations. This is an entry-friendly role — freshers are welcome and mentored by senior engineers who review your code and invest in your growth. You will start with real, scoped work and grow into owning features end to end.

Key responsibilities

Your day to day

- Build and ship features across web applications with guidance
- Write clean, tested code and take part in code reviews
- Fix bugs and improve existing product areas
- Learn our stack, tools and engineering practices
- Collaborate with product, design and senior engineers

Requirements What we're looking for

- Solid programming fundamentals in any modern language
- Understanding of web basics (HTTP, databases, APIs)
- Eagerness to learn and strong ownership — freshers welcome
- Clear written communication for a remote, global team

Preferred Qualifications Nice to have

- Any project, internship or open-source experience
- Exposure to Ruby on Rails, JavaScript or React
- Interest in education technology

Benefits What we offer Competitive salary, reviewed yearly

Fully remote with flexible hours

Generous learning & development budget

Paid time off and wellbeing support

Top-tier equipment of your choice

Global, inclusive engineering culture

Learning opportunities

How you'll grow

- How production software is designed, built and shipped
- Modern engineering practices — testing, review, clean code
- A strong foundation to grow into a senior engineer

FAQ Questions, answered

Is this role fully remote?

Yes — we are remote-first and hire globally. You can work from wherever you do your best work, with overlap hours for collaboration.

What does the hiring process look like?

Application, a practical assessment, assessment review, an HR discussion, a technical interview, and a final decision — typically wrapped up in 2–3 weeks.





Do I need education-technology experience?

It helps, but it is not required. We value strong engineering and a genuine interest in education; we will get you up to speed on the domain.

Who will I report to?

You will report to the Engineering Lead, and work day to day inside a small, senior pod.

DepartmentEngineering

LocationOn-site

- Nagercoil

Employment typeFull-time

Experience levelFreshers welcome

Working modelOn-site

Reports toEngineering Lead

Estimated hiring timeline

Around 2–3 weeks from application to offer.

The team A small, senior Engineering pod — engineers, product and QA who own outcomes together.

Hiring process

From application to offer

01

Application submission

Submit your details and resume through our application form.

02

Assessment platform

Complete a practical assessment or short course assigned to you.

03

Assessment review

Our team reviews your submission and shortlists candidates.

04

HR discussion A Conversation About You, Your Goals, And The Role. 05

Technical interview A practical session on real ed-tech problems — no whiteboard gotchas.

06

Final selection A fast, transparent offer built around how you do your best work.

Why join ZionStar

More than a job.

Career growth

Transparent progression, real ownership, and the room to grow into the engineer or leader you want to be.

Mentorship

Work alongside senior ed-tech engineers who review your code and invest in your craft.

Real-world projects

Ship software used by real universities, EdTech companies and hundreds of thousands of learners.

Global exposure

Collaborate across continents on projects for organizations worldwide.

Learning opportunities A generous learning budget and time to use it — we build ed-tech, so we keep learning too.

Engineering culture

Clean architecture, tested code, small senior pods, and weekly shipping. No bureaucracy.

Ready to apply?

Tell us about yourself. After you submit, you'll complete a short assessment so we can get to know your work.

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