Byju's, Unacademy, upGrad and other edtech companies hiring now

• With the suspension of classes and employees working from home, the demand for online learning has ramped up.
  
• To facilitate that, edtech platforms like upGrad, Unacademy and Byju’s are hiring across roles despite the pandemic.
  
• Here a few of those opportunities in edtech companies.

The Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in nationwide lockdown. With the suspension of classes and employees working from home, the demand for online learning grew exponentially. To facilitate that, edtech platforms like upGrad, Unacademy and Byju’s are hiring across roles, unlike many other sectors which are looking to cut costs.

Every week, Business Insider collates interesting vacancies across marquee organisations. This week we bring job openings across elearning platforms.

Here a few of those opportunities:

Byju’s

Position: Backend Engineer
Location: Bangalore
Experience: Not specified
Eligibility: Bachelor's degree

Byju’s is inviting applications for a backend engineer who will be responsible for writing high quality codes and unit tests as per the SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle). He will be responsible for building solutions for Byju’s core learning apps, co-branded platforms, new launches, product development and personalized learning experiences.

The candidate must have problem solving skills along with the ability to write efficient codes.

Interested candidates can apply here.

upGrad

Position: Product Design Lead
Location: Mumbai
Experience: Minimum 7 years
Eligibility: Experience in leading product design teams

Ronnie Screwvala backed upGrad is hiring a product lead for its design team. The candidate will be responsible for defining the product design strategy for upGrad. As the strategic design leader, the candidate will crack complex problems and develop strategies.

He will mentor the design team to identify efficiency, and promote high-output designs so as to improve the customer experience. He will also be responsible to look after the design standards, documentation and other processes.

The candidate must have experience in recruiting, hiring, and retaining multi-disciplinary design teams along with good communication skills.

Interested candidates can apply here.

Unacademy

Position: Product Designer
Location: Bangalore
Experience: Minimum 1 year
Eligibility: Not Specified

Unacademy is hiring a product designer. The hired candidate will develop designs using prototyping tools like marvel, figma and framer. To apply for the job, the candidate must have worked on consumer-facing products.

Interested candidates can apply here.

Udacity


Position: Student Support Representative
Location: Delhi
Experience: Minimum 1 year
Eligibility: Not specified

Udacity is looking for a student support representative who will be responsible for resolving all student queries in a timely and efficient manner. The candidate will also make recommendations based on the learner’s interests and later execute improvements as per feedback.

The candidate should have experience in communicating with customers on phone, email, and chat and flexible with zendesk, google docs, online chat programs and emails.

Interested candidates can apply here.

Byju’s

Position: Business Development Associate
Location: Bangalore
Experience: Not Specified
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree - any specialisation

Byju’s is hiring a business development associate in Bengaluru. The selected candidate will be responsible for improving sales for the company. The candidate will have weekly targets to achieve. To apply for the role, he must have interest in education and communication skills to drive sales.

Interested candidates can apply here.

Udemy

Position: Commercial Account Executive
Location: Delhi
Experience: Minimum 2 years
Eligibility: B2B sales experience required

Online learning platform Udemy is looking to hire a commercial account executive. The candidate will be responsible for developing and closing new ‘Udemy for Business’ sales across a range of companies and verticals.

The selected hire would be required to execute account plans to achieve revenue goals, deliver sales forecasts and conduct product demonstrations. He will work towards customer satisfaction, work closely with marketing, product, customer success teams.

To apply for the job, the candidate must have negotiating skills and experience with selling licenses, products and subscriptions to companies.

Interested candidates can apply here.