Join us to Build the Future of Education

We are a fast-growing startup with a big vision for transforming education using open, online learning. Our mission is to bridge the skills gap by delivering high-quality, affordable education in subjects most relevant in today’s economy.

We’ve been written about in Lifehacker, Venturebeat, TechCrunch, YourStory among other publications, and have been on the front page of HackerNews and Reddit multiple times. We are backed by some phenomenal angel investors.

This is just the beginning, and we can do much better with you! As an early member of a small team, you can have the opportunity to make tremendous impact on the company’s roadmap.

Job Perks

Technology

• Data & Software Quality Lead
  

  Bangalore

  Role:

  We have built the technology for running online mentor-led workshops. We are looking to hire our first Software QA lead, who can take ownership of ensuring an error-free experience across multiple web and mobile platforms.

  Responsibilities:

  • Understanding product functional requirements and designing test cases.
  • Designing efficient QA processes and automating manual testing wherever possible.
  • Running manual and automatic, Software and Data QA tests, analyzing and reporting results.
  • Performing data review and administration processes.
  • Reporting issues to the technical/product team and working with them for a resolution.

  You:

  • You have experience in web and mobile testing and preferably using Selenium too.
  • You have experience in testing complex multi-tier web products.
  • You have strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • You have Strong English comprehension and communication skills.
  • You can manage risk and escalate data issues in a timely manner.
  • You have an eye for detail, are meticulous with processes and take pride in perfection of your work.
  • You are proficient in SQL and basic scripting (e.g. in python).

  
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• Front-end Developer
  

  Bangalore

  Role:

  Springboard website is a beautiful responsive website with Python/Django as primary technology stack. We are looking to add a great front-end developer to our team. We have a lot of fantastic features planned in coming months; our product is continuously being improved and you will take on a huge chunk of responsibility to build these features and contribute to a platform that's robust and scalable.

  You:

  • You love building things, and have built some web applications in the past.
  • You have a sound understanding of data structures and algorithms.
  • You are an expert in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery.
  • You understand how website front-end interacts with backend.
  • You can guess RGB value of any color correctly.
  • You are familiar with Photoshop (not mandatory).
  • You are analytical, and are curious about technology, and interested in startups.
  • When you don't know, you ask questions or look for answers on the internet.
  • You are not afraid to express your opinion.
  • You are fanatical about the quality of your work; you finish what you start.
  • You have strong English comprehension and communication skills; you can articulate your ideas clearly.

  
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• Lead Front-end Developer
  

  Bangalore

  Role:

  Springboard website is a beautiful responsive website with Python/Django as primary technology stack. We are looking to add a lead front-end developer to our team. Your role will require you to design and implement front-end frameworks.

  You will develop world-class UI using latest front-end technologies and build a product that our students and mentors come to love. You will mentor new team members, interact with product and design teams to decide best UI and UX.

  We have a lot of fantastic features planned in coming months; our product is continuously being improved and you will take on a huge chunk of responsibility to build these features and contribute to a platform that's robust and scalable.

  You:

  • You love building things, and have built complex web applications in the past.
  • You have a sound understanding of data structures and algorithms.
  • You are an expert in HTML, CSS, SASS and Bootstrap.
  • You understand CSS methodologies, preprocessors, responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility.
  • You have in-depth understanding of JavaScript and jQuery and can write optimized JavaScript.
  • You have expertise in React.js + Redux stack.
  • You regularly use Babel ES6/ES7 with gulp, grunt or webpack.
  • You understand how website front-end interacts with backend and have worked extensively on AJAX applications.
  • You have a good design sense.
  • You have solid understanding of website performance optimization.
  • You are a Mac/Linux power user.
  • You are analytical, and are curious about technology, and interested in startups.
  • You are familiar with Photoshop (not mandatory).
  • When you don't know, you ask questions or look for answers on the internet.
  • You are not afraid to express your opinion.
  • You are fanatical about the quality of your work; you finish what you start.
  • You have strong English comprehension and communication skills; you can articulate your ideas clearly.

  
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Operations & Marketing

• Growth / Marketing Lead
  

  San Francisco

  Role:

  We’re looking for an entrepreneurial marketer to lead our growth efforts. The ideal person is a data-driven, user-focused, left+right brain marketer with user acquisition chops.

  4 months after launching a paid offering, we’ve grown to ~$500k in annual revenue. Your job is to grow our user base and revenue to the next level. This includes driving traffic to the site, turning visitors into leads and leads into paying users.

  Responsibilities:

  • Be ultimately responsible for our user and revenue growth.
  • Conceive, implement, analyze and improve digital marketing experiments to drive growth.
  • Optimize existing channels (content marketing, Facebook, email campaigns), and discover new ones.
  • Gather and analyze data like a boss. Optimize at every step of the conversion funnel.
  • Influence the product, especially UX, copy, and messaging, based on your understanding of what users want.
  • Establish a growth habit and experiment-driven culture. Eventually build a growth team.

   

  We’ll give you tons of autonomy + all the rope you can handle, and hold you to a high standard.

  You:

  • You have a track record of success in growth / user acquisition in previous roles (as a marketer or entrepreneur).
  • You bring a solid understanding of free and paid user acquisition channels. You've mastered at least one channel.
  • You have a ton of ideas, but know that growth comes from structured experiments.
  • You’re comfortable getting your hands dirty and implementing your own ideas. Huge plus if you can design or code, or both.
  • You are super analytical.
  • You are not afraid to say “I don’t know”. You routinely figure things out.
  • You have a history of getting things done, even when others thought them impossible.
  • You are passionate about improving education and seriously committed to helping build a startup, even though it means things aren’t always easy.

  
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• Admissions Growth Manager
  

  San Francisco

  Role:

  Fancy yourself in a role at the intersection of growth marketing, student admissions and advising? Love interacting with potential students and helping them make great decisions? As our Admissions Growth Manager, you will be responsible for a user’s journey from when they first hear about Springboard to when they actually enroll as a student. You’ll become the company expert on the psychology of our students and why they enroll. As an early member of our small team, you’ll have the ability to wear multiple hats, and room to grow in many directions.

  Responsibilities:

  • Own all email campaigns to prospective students, including copy, design and execution
  • Design and manage weekly/monthly email newsletter
  • Conduct analysis and run A/B tests to optimize messaging in emails
  • Support prospective students in their decision making by addressing their questions via email, chat and advising phone calls.
  • Plan and host live online info-sessions for prospective students to learn about Springboard
  • Find and test new ideas to optimize conversion
  • Think of and implement ideas to make the company and our admissions process better! We’ll give you as much rope as you can handle!

  You:

  • Are an excellent communicator (written and verbal) and a confident presenter
  • Can articulate complex ideas clearly and with empathy
  • Enjoy advising / helping people think through (career) decisions
  • Can write copy that’s both interesting and convincing
  • Have tremendous attention to detail - your work will be seen by thousands of people!
  • Are comfortable working with numbers to analyze problems
  • Enjoy working on a team, but can also work with minimal guidance. You are resourceful, and like to figure out solutions to tough problems
  • Are comfortable with ambiguity and change -- your role and your responsibilities will evolve significantly over time
  • Are passionate about improving education and helping build a one of a kind educational institution

  
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Educators

• Data Science Course Mentor
  

  Remote

  Role:

  We run online, self-paced Data Science workshops where participants learn with the help of a curated curriculum and 1-1 guidance from an expert mentor.

  Our mentor community - the biggest strength of our programs - has some of the best experts from the field. If you are as passionate about mentoring as you are about Data Science, and can give a few hours per week in return for an honorarium, we would love to hear from you.

  Please find more details about the program below.

  • Completely online and self-paced. Coursework is ~100 hours and on average, students finish it in 3 months.
  • Participants in this course are working professionals and college students from all over the world, interested in getting started with Data Science.
  • Participants learn about Data Science with the help of a curated online curriculum, many projects and a personal mentor.

  Responsibilities:

  • Be proficient in the curriculum topics of the workshop you are mentoring for.
  • Weekly, 30-minute video check-ins with students to help them set and achieve learning goals, answer subject matter questions, provide feedback on projects, and career advice.
  • You can do the calls at a time of your convenience, and take as many mentees as your schedule permits.

  You:

  • You are as passionate about teaching Data Science as about Data Science itself.
  • You are that rare combination of programming, statistics and storytelling skills.
  • You are proficient in the curriculum topics of at least one of our Foundations or Intensive workshops.
  • You have at least 2 years of experience solving real-life data science problems, and are comfortable working with large data sets.
  • You are empathetic and have excellent communication skills.

  
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• UX Design Course Mentor
  

  Remote

  Role:

  We run online, self-paced UX Design workshops where participants learn with the help of a curated curriculum and 1-1 guidance from an expert mentor.

  Our mentor community - the biggest strength of our programs - has some of the best experts from the field. If you are as passionate about mentoring as you are about UX Design and can give a few hours per week in return for an honorarium, we would love to hear from you.

  Please find more details about the program below.

  • Completely online and self-paced. Coursework is ~100 hours and on average, students finish it in 3 months.
  • Participants in this course are working professionals and college students from all over the world, interested in UX careers.
  • Participants learn about UX Design with the help of a curated online curriculum, many projects and a personal mentor.

  Responsibilities:

  • Be proficient in the curriculum topics covered in the workshop.
  • Weekly, 30-minute video check-ins with students to help them set and achieve learning goals, answer subject matter questions, provide feedback on projects, and career advice.
  • You can do the calls at a time of your convenience, and take as many mentees as your schedule permits.

  You:

  • You are as passionate about teaching Design as about Design itself.
  • You are proficient in the topics covered in our UX Design workshop.
  • You have at least 2 years of relevant work experience, and a handsome portfolio to show for it.
  • You are empathetic and have excellent communication skills.

  
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• Data Analytics for Business Course Mentor
  

  Remote

  Role:

  We run an online Data Analytics for Business workshop where participants learn with the help of a case study based curriculum and 1-1 guidance from an expert mentor.Our mentor community - the biggest strength of our programs - has experts from the best organizations in the world. If you are as passionate about mentoring as you are about Data Analytics, and can give a few hours per week in return for an honorarium, we would love to hear from you.Our mentors are business analysts, data analysts and analytics experts at top consulting firms, Fortune 500 companies and top-notch startups (e.g. Capital One, Lyft, McKinsey, Square).Please find more details about the program below.

  • 12-week online course that takes students through 5 real-world business cases
  • Course participants are working professionals and college students
  • Participants learn about Data Analytics with the help of an online curriculum and a personal mentor. They go through the curriculum on their own and have a weekly 45-minute video call with their mentor to discuss questions, projects, and career advice

  Responsibilities:

  • Be proficient in the curriculum topics covered in the workshop.

  • Weekly, 45-minute video check-ins with students to help them set and achieve learning goals, answer subject matter questions, provide feedback on projects, and career advice.

  • You can do the calls at a time of your convenience, and take as many mentees as your schedule permits.

  You:

  • You are as passionate about teaching Data Analytics as about Data Analytics itself.

  • You are proficient in the topics covered in our curriculum, including Excel, SQL and Tableau

  • You have an excellent understanding of data visualization, data storytelling, and how to think about data problems in a business context. 

  • You are as passionate about teaching Data Analytics as about Data Analytics itself.

  • You are proficient in the topics covered in our curriculum, including Excel, SQL and Tableau

  • You have an excellent understanding of data visualization, data storytelling, and how to think about data problems in a business context. 

  • You are available for weekly, 45-minute video check-ins with students to help them set and achieve learning goals, answer subject matter questions, provide feedback on projects, and career advice.

  • You have at least 2 years of experience solving real-life data analytics problems, and are comfortable working with large data sets.

  • You are empathetic and have excellent communication skills

  
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Design

• Product Designer
  

  San Francisco

  Role:

  We’re looking for a passionate product designer to help us shape the future of learning. As the first design hire at Springboard, you will own our design language, processes and all user experiences. We’re a small, nimble, and fast-moving team, so you’ll have your hands in a bit of everything, but your most important role will be to work with the team to conceptualize, validate and design fulfilling experiences for our students and mentors.

  You'll have a great vantage point at the intersection of users, product, marketing/communication and engineering, and will work closely with the founders.

  Responsibilities:

  Work with cross-functional teams to:

  • Understand the needs of our students, mentors and internal teams.

  • Design great experiences with intuitive interfaces, simple information architecture and a consistent design language.

  • Provide responsive designs for all form factors including desktops, tablets and mobile.

  • Design graphics for marketing, including ad creatives, infographics, banners etc. (at least in the short term until we hire a visual designer).

  You:

  • You excel at validating concepts through research, low- and high-fidelity prototyping and user testing. You are equally comfortable working the details of your designs at a pixel-perfect level.

  • You are comfortable with all the steps of the UX workflow, with strengths in information architecture and interaction design.

  • Your portfolio demonstrates the ability to design omni-channel product or service experiences.

  • You thrive in rapid cycles of design and iteration with cross-functional teams.

  • You have exceptional communication skills, both verbal and in writing.

  • You are proficient with design tools like Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator.

  • You are super meticulous and detail-oriented.

  • You are committed to building awesome experiences, and do whatever it takes.

  Bonus:

  • Design experience in an educational context.

  • A strong visual design aesthetic and illustration skills

  
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