During the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to keep all our candidates and team members safe, Prodigy is operating, hiring, and onboarding 100% remotely for the time being.Since being founded in 2011, Prodigy Education has grown from 3,000 local users to more than 100 million registered users worldwide. As one of the fastest-growing EdTech startups in North America, Prodigy connects students, parents, teachers, and school districts with resources with the goal of promoting a lifelong love of learning. Anyone with an internet connection is welcome to create a free account for Prodigy’s popular Math Game for grades 1 to 8. Prodigy Education also provides online math tutoring via certified teachers who adapt their style and lessons to teach students in the way they learn best. For more information, visitwww.prodigygame.com, and see for yourselfwhy teachers love Prodigy.
Our passion is our mission - to help every student in the world love learning!
Our passion is our mission - to help every student in the world love learning!Please note: During the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to keep all our candidates safe, Prodigy is hiring and on-boarding 100% remotely for the time being.
Please note: Application Deadline, Tuesday September 14th @ 11:59pm Hiring For: Winter 2022 (4 months) Overview:
- If you are interested in joining us on this journey to make learning fun and are excited by our "sky's the limit" mentality we'd love to hear from you.
- As a Full Stack Developer Co-op at Prodigy on the Game side, you will be part of an amazing team helping millions of kids learn math in an entirely unprecedented and fun way.
Your Impact:
- You will experience every aspect of software development from design to deployment
- You will participate in agile sprint planning, estimation and review processes
- You will work collaboratively within high-performing scrum team to ensure the clarity of business and functional requirements
- You will write and maintain high quality and well-documented code
- You will look for ways to improve Prodigy's suite of web applications. We have an environment where good ideas win and your ideas could help shape our product.
Who You Are:
- You demonstrate desire and ability to learn new applications and technologies quickly
- You are passionate about building amazing products and experiences
- You thrive on collaboration and enjoy working side by side with people from different backgrounds and disciplines
- You have strong written and verbal communication skills
Bonus Points For:
- Experience with JavaScript and its front-end frameworks (React, Angular, Backbone), HTML5, RESTful API or Node.js
- Experience with unit testing and testing frameworks
- Knowledge of relational or NoSQL databases
- Knowledge of agile best practices or experience working in an agile environment
What We Offer:
- The opportunity to build a career of value and witness first hand the impact Prodigy has as the most engaging math platform in the world!
- 3 Paid Personal Days
- EAP Benefit
- A culture of transparency, where team members are involved in important conversations
- No micromanaging here! We believe in our employees skills and abilities, we encourage you to bring new innovative ideas to your team
- Late or early riser? We understand! We offer flexible working hours that allow you to schedule your 8 hour day with a bit more flexibility. We do have core office hours, to ensure team members can be present for important meetings and department needs. Our core office hours are 10:30am - 3:00pm
- While we operate 100% remotely for the time being, our company culture and values remain at the core of everything we do. We are offering a number of remote-friendly activities such as:
- Virtual trivia
- Zoom meditation, stretching, and fitness sessions
- Daily remote challenges via Slack
- Virtual Prodigy Prepares cooking series featuring our very own employees!
- Virtual Team Games
- Competitive Salary
Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education.If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position, and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still lo