Founding Engineer
Pubblicato il 22-08-2026 - VitaAvanza in Trento
Company Description
VitaAvanza S.r.l. is an Italian AI company developing Vita, a life-navigation platform that supports international students and immigrants in managing complex administrative, academic, and social processes. The platform helps individuals understand required steps, documents, locations, and when to seek human assistance. VitaAvanza collaborates with institutions, universities, associations, and local organizations to build more accessible support systems for people adapting to life in a new country. The company is driven by the belief that technology should enhance, not replace, human care, making it easier for people to access meaningful support. Its work is guided by a vision of helping people move their lives forward in a connected, rather than fragmented, way.
Role Description
The Founding Engineer will play a key role in designing, building, and iterating on Vita’s core platform as part of a small, early‑stage team. This is a full‑time, on‑site role based in Trento, where the engineer will work closely with the founders to shape product architecture,
implement new features, and ensure scalability and reliability of AI‑driven services. Day‑to‑day responsibilities include developing backend and frontend components, integrating AI models and APIs, setting up and maintaining infrastructure, and establishing engineering best practices and workflows. The Founding Engineer will collaborate with product, design, and partner organizations to translate user needs into robust technical solutions, and will contribute to technical roadmapping, experimentation, and rapid prototyping. The role also involves code reviews, documentation, and mentoring future engineering hires as the team grows.
Qualifications
- Strong software engineering skills in areas such as backend development, frontend development, and API design, with experience building production‑ready web applications.
- Experience with AI‑ and data‑driven products, including integrating machine lea