Transform Education Through Design We're on a mission to democratize quality education by helping schools increase their fundraising efficiency. As one of India's few profitable, bootstrapped SaaS companies, we're building lasting value—not just for investors, but for our team, customers, and the educational institutions we serve. Our Impact: 6 million alumni connected 500,000 students impacted $10M+ in donations raised 54 million engagement opportunities created Profitable and bootstrapped since day one The Role Join our 15-person PDEQ team (Product, Design, Engineering, Quality) as we research markets, hypothesis creative solutions, and ship best-in-class products that transform how educational institutions connect with their communities. You'll design for multiple audiences with distinct needs: advancement professionals managing campaigns, alumni discovering ways to give back, students accessing scholarships, and administrators analyzing engagement data. Each brings different technical comfort levels and emotional relationships with their institution. The Design Challenges You'll Solve Complex Problems, Elegant Solutions: How do you design a donation flow that feels personal at scale? What does an alumni directory look like when it serves both networking and fundraising? How do you present complex campaign analytics that drive action, not analysis paralysis? Shape Our Design Culture: As one of our early design hires, you'll establish design practices, build our component library, and mentor future team members. Your decisions today influence how we approach design for years to come. What You'll Own End-to-End Product Design Own complete design process from concept to execution for key product areas Define new interaction patterns for core workflows Create clear, intuitive interfaces for professional users across complex B2B scenarios Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner closely with engineers and PMs to define problems and deliver high-quality solutions Balance craft, speed, and business results in every design decision Contribute to product strategy through design thinking and user advocacy Design Excellence & Culture Maintain high standards of craft while moving quickly Build and evolve our design system using atomic design principles Share knowledge and refine processes as we scale We're Looking For Someone Who Understands Design Beyond Pixels Every interface decision either helps or hinders someone accomplishing their goals. You approach design as a conversation between user and product, ensuring clarity at every step. Thrives in Complexity Without Creating It B2B products involve intricate workflows, but that doesn't mean they need to feel complicated. You excel at finding elegant solutions hidden within seemingly chaotic requirements. Balances Speed with Craft You know when to ship the 80% solution to learn faster and when to perfect details that matter. You're comfortable iterating in public while maintaining quality standards. Thinks Beyond the Screen Great product design considers the entire user journey—from discovery to successful task completion months later. You design for adoption, not just usability. You'll Be a Great Fit If You Believe less is more when it comes to design Think in solutions - can quickly generate multiple approaches to any product problem Ask fearless questions - courageous enough to learn and suggest improvements Obsess over details - lose sleep over colors, typography, and pixel-perfect execution Love the full lifecycle - want involvement from discovery through shipping quality products This Role Is NOT For You If You need lots of direction or structured processes (you should thrive in ambiguity) You don't obsess over details (we need someone who sweats the pixels) You prefer strategy over execution (this is a craft-heavy role) Required Experience & Skills Experience: 1-3 years designing digital products, preferably B2B Technical Skills: Figma mastery: Components, variants, layouts, libraries using atomic design principles Design systems thinking: Building scalable, maintainable design systems B2B product experience: Understanding professional user needs and complex workflows Frontend knowledge: HTML/CSS experience is a strong plus Core Capabilities: Visual craft: Create intuitive, appealing interfaces for professional users Business acumen: Balance user needs with business practicality and technical constraints Communication: Tell compelling stories and articulate design decisions with clarity Autonomy: See what needs doing and take ownership to make it happen Success Metrics You'll know you're successful when: You've raised the design bar - Your work becomes the standard others reference You've shipped measurable impact - Areas you own are visibly and statistically better You operate autonomously - You identify opportunities and execute without waiting for direction Why Almabase? Mission-Driven Impact: Your design work directly enables educational institutions to better serve students and create opportunities Design Leadership: Shape design culture at a profitable, growing SaaS company from the ground up Collaborative Environment: Work with a tight-knit team that values both speed and quality Professional Growth: Learn from experienced team members while taking ownership of significant product areas Sustainable Business: Join a profitable, bootstrapped company focused on long-term value creation What to expect in the first year Within the first month Get to know the various problems we are solving for different people in the advancement office. Get to know how we are solving those problems. Learn about the products we offer and how they solve pain points for our customers. Get to know the team you are working with. Schedule 1-1 chats with members of the Almabase team across all functions to learn about how we work. You will take on interface design work right from your first week - helping you understand current design processes within the product team. You have your first monthly 1:1 with your manager to identify priorities for your ramp-up. Within 3 months Several features you've designed have been released to production. You have your first quarterly review with your manager. You've observed customer calls and user feedback sessions to understand how users interact with your designs. You're comfortable using our design system (ARC) and contributing components and patterns. You're collaborating effectively with engineers and PMs on design implementation and iteration. Within 6 months You're designing complete user flows and features from wireframes to high-fidelity mockups. You understand our key user personas and can design with their needs and contexts in mind. You're contributing ideas for improving user experience based on data insights and user feedback. You're participating in design critiques and providing thoughtful feedback on team projects. You can articulate your design decisions clearly to stakeholders across the organization. Within 12 months You're independently owning design for specific product areas or user journeys. You're using user research, analytics, and feedback to inform and iterate on your design decisions. You're mentoring newer team members and helping maintain design quality standards. You're contributing to design process improvements and helping scale our design practices. You work with your manager to identify areas for continued growth and expanded responsibilities. Work timings Our customers are primarily in the US. So any research and feedback calls that you need to conduct will happen between 4PM and 2AM IST. But apart from scheduled calls, most of the collaboration with the product and engineering team happen during the day. The PDEQ team works out of our office in Bangalore. Our work processes allow anybody to work remotely for extended periods of time when they need to, but in general, everybody is in the office while they are in Bangalore. If you are love working with people around, you will enjoy the work we do at Almabase.
Transform Education Through Design We&aposre on a mission to democratize quality education by helping schools increase their fundraising efficiency. As one of India&aposs few profitable, bootstrapped SaaS companies, we&aposre building lasting valuenot just for investors, but for our team, customers, and the educational institutions we serve. Our Impact: 6 million alumni connected 500,000 students impacted $10M+ in donations raised 54 million engagement opportunities created Profitable and bootstrapped since day one The Role Join our 15-person PDEQ team (Product, Design, Engineering, Quality) as we research markets, hypothesis creative solutions, and ship best-in-class products that transform how educational institutions connect with their communities. You&aposll design for multiple audiences with distinct needs: advancement professionals managing campaigns, alumni discovering ways to give back, students accessing scholarships, and administrators analyzing engagement data. Each brings different technical comfort levels and emotional relationships with their institution. The Design Challenges You&aposll Solve Complex Problems, Elegant Solutions: How do you design a donation flow that feels personal at scale What does an alumni directory look like when it serves both networking and fundraising How do you present complex campaign analytics that drive action, not analysis paralysis Shape Our Design Culture: As one of our early design hires, you&aposll establish design practices, build our component library, and mentor future team members. Your decisions today influence how we approach design for years to come. What You&aposll Own End-to-End Product Design Own complete design process from concept to execution for key product areas Define new interaction patterns for core workflows Create clear, intuitive interfaces for professional users across complex B2B scenarios Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner closely with engineers and PMs to define problems and deliver high-quality solutions Balance craft, speed, and business results in every design decision Contribute to product strategy through design thinking and user advocacy Design Excellence & Culture Maintain high standards of craft while moving quickly Build and evolve our design system using atomic design principles Share knowledge and refine processes as we scale We&aposre Looking For Someone Who Understands Design Beyond Pixels Every interface decision either helps or hinders someone accomplishing their goals. You approach design as a conversation between user and product, ensuring clarity at every step. Thrives in Complexity Without Creating It B2B products involve intricate workflows, but that doesn&apost mean they need to feel complicated. You excel at finding elegant solutions hidden within seemingly chaotic requirements. Balances Speed with Craft You know when to ship the 80% solution to learn faster and when to perfect details that matter. You&aposre comfortable iterating in public while maintaining quality standards. Thinks Beyond the Screen Great product design considers the entire user journeyfrom discovery to successful task completion months later. You design for adoption, not just usability. You&aposll Be a Great Fit If You ? Believe less is more when it comes to design ? Think in solutions - can quickly generate multiple approaches to any product problem ? Ask fearless questions - courageous enough to learn and suggest improvements ? Obsess over details - lose sleep over colors, typography, and pixel-perfect execution ? Love the full lifecycle - want involvement from discovery through shipping quality products This Role Is NOT For You If ? You need lots of direction or structured processes (you should thrive in ambiguity) ? You don&apost obsess over details (we need someone who sweats the pixels) ? You prefer strategy over execution (this is a craft-heavy role) Required Experience & Skills Experience: 1-3 years designing digital products, preferably B2B Technical Skills: Figma mastery: Components, variants, layouts, libraries using atomic design principles Design systems thinking: Building scalable, maintainable design systems B2B product experience: Understanding professional user needs and complex workflows Frontend knowledge: HTML/CSS experience is a strong plus Core Capabilities: Visual craft: Create intuitive, appealing interfaces for professional users Business acumen: Balance user needs with business practicality and technical constraints Communication: Tell compelling stories and articulate design decisions with clarity Autonomy: See what needs doing and take ownership to make it happen Success Metrics You&aposll know you&aposre successful when: ???? You&aposve raised the design bar - Your work becomes the standard others reference ???? You&aposve shipped measurable impact - Areas you own are visibly and statistically better ???? You operate autonomously - You identify opportunities and execute without waiting for direction Why Almabase Mission-Driven Impact: Your design work directly enables educational institutions to better serve students and create opportunities Design Leadership: Shape design culture at a profitable, growing SaaS company from the ground up Collaborative Environment: Work with a tight-knit team that values both speed and quality Professional Growth: Learn from experienced team members while taking ownership of significant product areas Sustainable Business: Join a profitable, bootstrapped company focused on long-term value creation What to expect in the first year Within the first month Get to know the various problems we are solving for different people in the advancement office. Get to know how we are solving those problems. Learn about the products we offer and how they solve pain points for our customers. Get to know the team you are working with. Schedule 1-1 chats with members of the Almabase team across all functions to learn about how we work. You will take on interface design work right from your first week - helping you understand current design processes within the product team. You have your first monthly 1:1 with your manager to identify priorities for your ramp-up. Within 3 months Several features you&aposve designed have been released to production. You have your first quarterly review with your manager. You&aposve observed customer calls and user feedback sessions to understand how users interact with your designs. You&aposre comfortable using our design system (ARC) and contributing components and patterns. You&aposre collaborating effectively with engineers and PMs on design implementation and iteration. Within 6 months You&aposre designing complete user flows and features from wireframes to high-fidelity mockups. You understand our key user personas and can design with their needs and contexts in mind. You&aposre contributing ideas for improving user experience based on data insights and user feedback. You&aposre participating in design critiques and providing thoughtful feedback on team projects. You can articulate your design decisions clearly to stakeholders across the organization. Within 12 months You&aposre independently owning design for specific product areas or user journeys. You&aposre using user research, analytics, and feedback to inform and iterate on your design decisions. You&aposre mentoring newer team members and helping maintain design quality standards. You&aposre contributing to design process improvements and helping scale our design practices. You work with your manager to identify areas for continued growth and expanded responsibilities. Work timings Our customers are primarily in the US. So any research and feedback calls that you need to conduct will happen between 4PM and 2AM IST. But apart from scheduled calls, most of the collaboration with the product and engineering team happen during the day. The PDEQ team works out of our office in Bangalore. Our work processes allow anybody to work remotely for extended periods of time when they need to, but in general, everybody is in the office while they are in Bangalore. If you are love working with people around, you will enjoy the work we do at Almabase. Show more Show less
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About Almabase We are on a mission to make education affordable to everyone by helping universities & schools build better relationships with their alumni, which leads to increased donations. Democratizing quality education: Quality education is a great equalizer. When many students receive scholarships to access education because of alumni generosity they pay-it-forward when they have the capacity to do so. We derive our inspiration from actions like this Building a large profitable business: We envision building a capital-efficient, large profitable business to achieve our mission of democratising quality education. This means less dependence on investors & more ownership with the team. We are one of the few profitable Indian SaaS startups building Value SaaS. Employee Wellness Customer Success: We give as much importance to each team member’s personal & professional success as much as we care about our customer's success. We believe it’s all about balance. Our recent WFH policies reflect this belief. Mission: Make education affordable by helping universities & schools build better relationships with alumni, leading to increased donations. Impact so far: 3 M alumni connected 450 k students impacted $25 M donations raised 54 M engagement opportunities created 32 months profitable The Opportunity As a Software Development Engineer Intern , you will work closely with our engineering team to design, build, and improve product features in a dynamic, fast-paced environment , with a strong focus on reliability, stability, and quality . This internship provides hands-on exposure to real-world engineering challenges , allowing rapid learning, building scalable systems, improving reliability, and understanding modern software development, deployment, and maintenance. We are looking to fill three SDE Intern positions , each aligned with a specialized track: Track A: Product feature development aligned with the product roadmap, including scoping, building, and iterating on customer-facing functionality Track B: Development of custom dashboards and internal tools for quarterly business reviews (QBRs), including data visualization, monitoring, and reporting Track C: Improve system reliability by identifying, debugging, and resolving complex, hard-to-detect issues and edge cases Responsibilities Build and enhance backend services, tools, and dashboards. Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Python & Django. Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve issues, focusing on root cause analysis. Contribute to reliability initiatives — bug fixes, monitoring, and performance improvements. Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and sprint ceremonies. Work with APIs, third-party integrations, and internal tools. Gain exposure to databases, cloud deployments, and CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with mentors and peers to learn best practices. Document solutions and share knowledge internally. Assist in testing, deployment, and monitoring to understand end-to-end system operations. What You’ll Learn Design and implement scalable backend services using Python and Django. Write optimized database queries and understand schema design trade-offs. Troubleshoot and resolve production reliability issues. Monitor, analyze, and improve system performance, fault tolerance, and scalability. Develop and integrate with REST APIs and external services. Learn fundamentals of system design, architecture, and engineering trade-offs. Gain best practices in collaboration, code reviews, and writing high-quality code. Requirements Solid foundation in Computer Science fundamentals – data structures, algorithms, OOP. Proficiency in Python (experience with Django is a plus). Familiarity with web development concepts – REST APIs, HTTP, databases. Understanding of databases, SQL, and schema design trade-offs. Basic knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployment, and version control systems. Ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code. Hands-on experience or understanding of APIs, debugging, and performance optimization. Good to Have Exposure to Vue.js / React.js or other frontend frameworks. Familiarity with Git, Docker, or cloud platforms such as AWS. Participation in open-source projects or personal coding projects. What to Expect During Your Internship First Month (Onboarding) Familiarize yourself with the company's products, infrastructure, and development environment. Complete initial training and start your first project under mentorship. Learn development processes, version control, and deployment pipelines. By the 3rd Month (Independent Contribution) Contribute to one of the internship tracks (Track A/B/C) by implementing features, dashboards, or reliability fixes. Work on projects and improving existing core system with mentor guidance. Actively participate in team discussions, applying debugging and system design concepts. By the 6th Month (Ownership & Impact) Take ownership of a feature or reliability initiative within your track. Apply lessons from debugging, database optimization, and API integration to enhance system performance. Contribute to design discussions and propose improvements to tools, monitoring, and internal processes.
About Almabase We are on a mission to make education affordable to everyone by helping universities & schools build better relationships with their alumni, which leads to increased donations. 1. Democratizing quality education: Quality education is a great equalizer. When many students receive scholarships to access education because of alumni generosity they pay-it-forward when they have the capacity to do so. We derive our inspiration from actions like [this](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/18/opinion/bloomberg-college-donation-financial-aid.html) 2. Building a large profitable business : We envision building a capital-efficient, large profitable business to achieve our mission of democratising quality education. This means less dependence on investors & more ownership with the team. We are one of the few profitable Indian SaaS startups building [Value SaaS](https://valuesaas.co/). 3. Employee Wellness Customer Success: We give as much importance to each team member’s personal & professional success as much as we care about our customer's success. We believe it’s all about balance. Our recent [WFH policies](https://twitter.com/kalyanvarmak/status/1304065757844701185) reflect this belief. Mission: Make education affordable by helping universities & schools build better relationships with alumni, leading to increased donations. Impact so far: 3 M alumni connected 450 k students impacted $25 M donations raised 54 M engagement opportunities created 32 months profitable Culture & Benefits: We live by a principle of Freedom & Responsibility , underpinned by an unwavering commitment to efficiency. We are an AI-first operating company, which means we actively invest in your professional growth and AI fluency . Expect dedicated time and resources for you to learn, experiment with, and adopt the latest AI tools to optimize your role—from coding and testing to strategic planning. Our comprehensive package includes: great salary & equity, holistic growth opportunities, full transparency, unlimited PTO & WFH flexibility, health insurance, and great food & workplace perks. Opportunity Almabase is scaling across Events, Giving, Communication, and Digital Engagement Platform (DEP) . To sustain global growth, Reliability, Scalability, and Security must become core product capabilities. Reliability: Eliminate even the smallest customer inconvenience, achieve 99.99% uptime, and sub-1 hour MTTR. Scalability: Handle rapid growth in data, users, and integrations without degrading performance; design for 10× capacity. Security: Uphold SOC 2 Type II and future frameworks (e.g., HIPAA for healthcare fundraising), prevent breaches, and embed secure-by-design development. The Senior Technical Lead will: Lead Tech Leads across product and core systems. Own a product track directly as Product Tech Lead. Partner with the VP of Engineering to drive the reliability, scalability, and security roadmap across Almabase. Appetite We’re investing for the long term: 12-month horizon to embed reliability-first practices across engineering. Expectation of measurable improvement in uptime, bug leakage, P95 latency, and MTTR within the first year. Solution — Role & Responsibilities Lead & Mentor Tech Leads Mentor Product Tech Leads and Core Systems Tech Lead . Align them on reliability, scalability, and security objectives . Define team structure and rituals to keep these pillars front and center. Direct Product Tech Leadership Act as Product Tech Lead for one or more products. Own bug leakage, page/API performance (P95), scalability of architecture, and product security posture . Guide architecture reviews, capacity planning, code reviews, and high-risk deployments. Reliability, Scalability & Security Roadmap Reliability: Drive SLO/SLI definitions, proactive monitoring, and blameless postmortems. Scalability: Plan for growth in traffic, data, and integrations; introduce auto-scaling, caching strategies, and horizontal/vertical partitioning. Security: Work with the VP of Engineering and security partners to meet SOC 2 Type II and future standards; embed secure SDLC, threat modeling, and vulnerability management. Culture & Mindset Shift Evolve engineering culture from fix when broken to design so it never breaks, never slows, never leaks . Make reliability, scalability, and security measurable and visible to every engineer. Collaboration & Accountability Primary Ownership & Accountability: Own the company-wide reliability roadmap. Be accountable for: Bug leakage Page/API performance (P95) Uptime (99.9–99.99% target) Product errors (Sentry) Co-own incident management, including MTTR reduction and postmortems, alongside product and systems teams. Maintain awareness of data sync accuracy for CRM integrations. Consult on asynchronous infrastructure (queues, Redis, workers). Provide guidance on email deliverability (bounce <2%, SPF/DKIM). Drive critical focus on payments reliability. Collaboration with Product Tech Leads: Contribute to the company-wide reliability roadmap. Actively participate in bug leakage, page/API performance, uptime, and product error metrics. Maintain awareness of data sync accuracy. Support asynchronous infrastructure initiatives. Contribute to payments reliability and email deliverability efforts. Co-own incident management from a product perspective. Collaboration with Core Systems Tech Lead: Contribute to the company-wide reliability roadmap. Serve as a consultant for bug leakage, page/API performance, uptime, and product errors. Be accountable for data sync accuracy. Take accountability for asynchronous infrastructure, payments reliability, and email deliverability. Co-own incident management from a systems perspective. Requirements To excel in this role, you must combine deep technical mastery with a strategic mindset focused on leveraging AI for internal efficiency and high-leverage outcomes. I. Core Technical Leadership (Experience & Skills) Experience: 5+ years of backend engineering experience with 1+ years in a technical leadership role. Reliability Focus: Proven track record of driving product reliability, scalability, and performance at SaaS scale, including setting and meeting SLOs/SLIs , establishing strong observability , and leading incident management processes. Backend Expertise: Strong foundational expertise in backend development (**Python preferred**) and practical experience with major cloud infrastructure providers (Azure, AWS, or GCP). Systems Architecture: Deep knowledge of distributed systems , asynchronous infrastructure (queues, Redis, workers), and managing high-volume, reliable data integrations. Leadership & Coaching: Excellent leadership and communication skills; proven ability to coach and mentor other engineers/Tech Leads and effectively influence team culture and technical direction. Nice to Have Familiarity with observability stacks (Datadog, Elasticsearch, Sentry). Experience within the CRM ecosystem (e.g., Blackbaud, Salesforce). First-Year Outcomes | 0-3 months | Build trust with tech leads & engineers; full product architecture & infra deep-dive; initial reliability assessment; deliver quick-win fixes; take direct ownership as Product Tech Lead. | | 4-6 months | Implement company-wide SLO/SLI tracking and dashboards; establish cadence of blameless postmortems; align all Tech Leads on a single reliability strategy. | | 7-12 months | Achieve or exceed 99.99% uptime across products; significantly reduce bug leakage & P95 latency; embed reliability-first mindset across engineering; have a multi-year reliability roadmap co-authored with VP of Engineering. | Risks & No-Gos Not a pure manager role : must stay hands-on as a Product Tech Lead. Not a solo IC role : success depends on leading and scaling other Tech Leads. No compromise on observability and postmortem culture —these are foundational.