OpenStudy

We are a team intent on disrupting the way students learn today.  E-learning and social learning for the next generation - we're innovating in a space that we feel is an untapped frontier for technology.

We're looking for visionary, talented developers and web designers that want to shape the future of education. We are also looking for QA interns with a few hours to spare per week for testing.

We're a tight team, funded by the Georgia Research Alliance, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health and focused on pushing online social learning to the next level. Our home base is in the heart of Midtown Atlanta on Technology Square.

Whichever position you're applying for, we're looking for a few qualities that set you apart:

• The vision to create a product that will combine education with fun and shape students and teachers alike for years to come.
• A finger on the heartbeat of the web. We're pushing education into the future, so we have to know where the future is going as it happens.
• The ability to work in a small team. We've got six people total so far, and we're looking to make it eight or nine -- with four or five exclusively pursuing development and design.
• Willingness to give and take criticism. There aren't many of us, so everyone's ideas shape the ultimate result. We want to hear when we're doing something wrong and when we're doing something right, and we want you to be able to hear it, too.

All of this sound like you? Want one of the available positions below? Email us at careers@openstudy.com with:

• a cover letter,
• a resumé,
• for developer positions, sample code or a link to open source code you have written.

• Senior Developer

  • A passion for creating beautiful code.
  • An avid interest in the forefronts of development technology.
  • The ability to pick up a new language, framework, or tool and achieve proficiency quickly and easily.

  In addition, experience in some or all of the technologies we use is preferred. Currently our development is based on:

  • Scala and the Lift framework
  • Some client-side Javascript, using jQuery
  • The Etherpad real-time collaboration codebase
  • Amazon EC2
  • Ruby for scripts
  • Pivotal Tracker and Lighthouse
  • Git and github

• QA Student Internship (Paid)

  We're looking for motivated students to test the next generation of OpenStudy. Work with the team in the heart of Technology Square; absorb and become a part of our exciting start-up culture. As a QA intern, you will be instrumental in ensuring a high quality product release in time for summer.

  Responsibilities include:

  • 5hrs/week testing the latest, unreleased version of OpenStudy
  • March 1, 2010 - May 1, 2010 - with the possibility of extending into summer
  • Logging bugs in our internal bug-tracking system
  • Validating fixes that have been made by the development team
  • Communicating with the development and design team on a regular basis

  Desired skills are:

  • Detail oriented
  • Great communication skills
  • Near Tech Square
  • Software testing experience a plus

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