Full Stack Developer

This role is ideal for a Junior Full Stack Developer (student or early-career) with skills in frontend and backend development, and a passion for startups, AI, and social impact. The position involves building platform features from scratch, integrating OCR and APIs, and designing mobile-friendly, multilingual UIs. It suits someone with personal projects, hackathon experience, or strong initiative, eager to gain hands-on experience in a fast-moving startup.

1. What steps do you follow when building a full-stack feature from scratch?
   Start with requirements gathering, plan UI/UX, define backend APIs and DB schema, implement frontend and backend, then test end-to-end.

2. How would you implement OCR functionality in a web application?
   Use libraries like Tesseract.js on the frontend or services like Google Vision API on the backend to extract text from images.

3. What are key design considerations for creating a multilingual user interface?
   Use i18n libraries, externalize text, support RTL layouts if needed, and allow dynamic language switching.

4. How do you ensure your UI is clean and mobile-friendly?
   Design with responsive frameworks like Tailwind or Bootstrap, use media queries, and prioritize simple layouts and readable content.

5. What backend technologies would you choose for integrating AI form-filling features, and why?
   Python with Flask or FastAPI for ease of integrating ML models and handling asynchronous API requests efficiently.

6. How would you manage state across a full-stack application?
   Use frontend state libraries like Redux or Context API, and backend sessions or JWT for persistent user state.

7. Describe how you’d approach integrating third-party APIs into your backend.
   Read API docs, set up authentication, create reusable service functions, handle rate limits/errors, and abstract into backend controllers.

8. What’s your process for testing a full-stack application?
   Write unit tests for backend logic, integration tests for APIs, and end-to-end tests using tools like Cypress or Playwright.

9. How would you secure sensitive user data in a full-stack app?
   Use HTTPS, sanitize inputs, encrypt sensitive data, and follow OWASP guidelines for secure coding.

10. Describe a personal project or hackathon app you’ve built and your role in it.
    Example: Built a resume parser tool at a hackathon using Node.js and React, implemented OCR and ML model for data extraction.

Alavisa is seeking a part-time Full Stack Developer (remote or Boston-based) to help build its immigration tech platform. Ideal for undergrads in CS or related fields, this role involves developing full-stack features, integrating AI-driven tools, and designing responsive, multilingual UIs. Prior experience from hackathons or personal projects is a big plus. Join a mission-driven startup using tech for social impact—perfect for students excited about building real products from scratch.