Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Beyond Z (Chicago, IL) (allows remote)
Skills Requirements
- Experience managing a team of engineers to develop a product from inception to completion
- Experience engaging with customers and partners to build innovative, complex technology products and/or systems, preferably in the education space
- Web development experience – comfort with a modern web framework (e.g. Django or Ruby on Rails); familiarity with Objective-C and Java is a plus
- Ability to understand the big picture of the technology to be developed, and to determine which resources, people, and steps will be necessary to develop the technology
- Comfort with ambiguity, desire for entrepreneurial, start-up type work environment
- A commitment to the many dimensions of identity shared by the participants of Beyond Z, including (but not limited to) race, income background, sexual orientation, language, gender expression, religion, and ability
- An interest in social justice movements, and a desire to join in our efforts to ensure that all young people, regardless of income background or race, have access to the opportunities that ensure educational and life success
About Beyond Z
We are fueling a leadership pipeline to propel young people from low-income, underrepresented backgrounds into positions of impact and influence.
Students work in small cohorts and with Leadership Guardians to master important skills, gain access to transformative learning experiences, build extensive social and professional networks, activate their personal assets, and ultimately, lead and serve at the highest levels of their abilities.
We also provide students with our technology platform, which connects the Beyond Z community while leveling access to knowledge and social capital.
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September 20, 2013
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