Emerge Career (YC S22) Is Hiring
6 days ago
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- #workforce-development
- #tech-nonprofit
- Emerge Career's mission is to break the cycle of poverty and incarceration by creating pathways to second chances through an all-in-one platform.
- The platform recruits, trains, and places justice-impacted individuals into life-changing careers, outperforming traditional job centers with an 89% graduation rate and 92% employment rate.
- Founders Zo and Gabe previously co-founded Ameelio, a tech nonprofit dismantling the prison communication duopoly, backed by notable figures and philanthropies.
- Emerge Career addresses systemic issues like recidivism and labor shortages, with over 60% of formerly incarcerated individuals remaining unemployed a year after release.
- The Founding Design Engineer role is high-impact, blending engineering, product, support, and operations, requiring a hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset.
- Ideal candidates are empathetic, tech-savvy, detail-oriented, and committed to the mission, with experience in React, TypeScript, and Figma.
- Responsibilities include coaching students, resolving product issues, documenting work, and implementing AI features thoughtfully.
- Benefits include a dynamic, mission-driven work environment with a start date ASAP.