Darsel

🌐 Remote | Global ⏲️ Flexible schedule (full-time) 🔥 This is a rare opportunity to build AI features and products that will directly improve learning outcomes for millions of students worldwide. About Darsel 🌍🔢 Darsel is a global education technology nonprofit (501c3) focused on improving math learning outcomes and strengthening cognitive development for primary and secondary school students in low- and middle-income countries. 💻💬 We build accessible AI-powered learning tools, such as WhatsApp chatbots, that help students learn math and provide support to teachers. We partner closely with governments and school systems to scale our solutions and reach the world’s most vulnerable learners. 🎓📈 Darsel has helped 200,000+ students learn math since launching from Harvard and Stanford in 2021, largely as a result of government partnerships in Jordan, India, and Nigeria. We’re on track to meaningfully impact millions of students in the coming years . 🏆💰 We’ve been backed by some of the world’s top accelerators and funders, including Y Combinator, Fast Forward, LSE 100x, Mulago Foundation, and the WISE Prize for Education . 🌐⏲️ Darsel is a global, remote-first organization. We value independence and flexibility, and mostly work asynchronously. The Role 🔎 Darsel is looking for a backend engineer to accelerate our development efforts and help launch new products, with a strong focus on generative AI applications and data analytics. 💪 This is a high-impact, hands-on role at the intersection of backend engineering, DevOps, and applied data science. You’ll work across multiple critical projects, often simultaneously, with significant ownership over backend systems and infrastructure. You’ll build new features, from prototype to production, that will positively impact millions of students. 🤖 You’ll collaborate with global experts to design and deploy state-of-the-art systems that leverage Generative AI for education , including the production, evaluation, and personalization of math content. You’ll also work on core backend systems such as A/B testing frameworks, analytics pipelines, data visualizations, and user management workflows. 🛠️ We love Python and use it across our stack. Our engineering philosophy prioritizes simplicity, scalability, and serverless architecture, primarily built on AWS and Google Cloud . About You 🎯 You are mission-driven and deeply motivated by Darsel’s goal to improve learning outcomes for millions of students in low- and middle-income countries. 🧑‍💻 You have 5+ years of backend engineering experience , with strong proficiency in Python and experience deploying scalable backend infrastructure (databases, APIs, serverless systems), especially on GCP. 🌐 You have a strong interest in generative AI and are excited to build systems that apply innovative technologies to solve real-world problems. 📖 You care deeply about code quality and naturally write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code. 🚀 You are highly proactive, self-directed , and thrive in fast-paced, startup-like environments where you take full ownership of your work. 📅 You are strategically organized and detail-oriented , with a proven ability to manage multiple projects and balance competing priorities independently. 🗣️ You are a clear and collaborative communicator , comfortable working across technical and non-technical teams, and able to articulate complex ideas in simple, effective ways. If you’re excited to take on this challenge, please apply through the following link: https://airtable.com/appS7o2XlGcxgkJGE/pagqDbQxVv0tUHM4K/form Show more Show less

About Darsel 🌍🔢 Darsel is a global education technology nonprofit focused on improving math learning outcomes for primary and secondary school students in low- and middle-income countries. 💻💬 We build accessible AI-powered learning tools, such as WhatsApp chatbots, that help students learn math and provide support to teachers. We partner closely with governments and school systems to scale our solutions and reach the world’s most vulnerable learners. 🎓📈 Darsel has helped 200,000+ students learn math since launching from Harvard and Stanford in 2021, largely as a result of government partnerships in Jordan, India, and Nigeria. We’re on track to meaningfully impact millions of students in the coming years . The Role 🔎 Darsel is currently seeking a Program Manager to lead and oversee all aspects of a new program in Haryana . This role offers a unique opportunity to scale a highly impactful program to millions of students. 🤝 The Program Manager will work closely with Darsel’s Country Director and state officials to design, launch, and expand the Darsel program across Haryana. 📌 The position is based in Panchkula, Haryana and follows a hybrid work model . The candidate must be able to work remotely (work from home). The candidate will also travel regularly for school visits and meetings with district and state education officials within Haryana. The role may also require working from the education department office (Shiksha Sadan) as needed and occasional travel to other states. ⏲️ This is a full-time position with a flexible schedule (40+ hours per week) and offers competitive pay based on experience. 🎯 Strategic and Partnership Responsibilities: Work with the Country Director to design, implement and scale a state-wide program in Haryana and ensure long-term program sustainability in line with government priorities. Support government stakeholders to successfully implement and monitor the program, including through strategic, administrative, operational and technical support. Build and maintain strong relationships with state, district and school officials, including through regular sharing of reports and discussion of program progress, with the goal of building shared interest and ownership of the program. Assist with donor engagement and support fundraising activities to ensure ongoing program sustainability. 💪 Operational and Program Delivery Responsibilities: Lead program implementation and operations in Haryana to maximize student and teacher engagement, ensuring that Darsel contributes to improved learning outcomes. Prepare instructional materials such as student brochures and teacher guidelines. Organize and conduct onboarding and training sessions for new teachers and state officials, both virtually and in-person, as per the requirements of government officials. Manage teacher WhatsApp groups to motivate and support teachers by answering questions, providing guidance, and sharing resources. Conduct field visits and meetings with key stakeholders, including visits to schools across Haryana, to monitor program implementation. Collect and document structured feedback to inform program design and delivery, including through surveys and interviews. Organize award ceremonies for students and teachers, including managing the procurement and distribution of certificates, gifts, and other materials. Prepare program reports including budgets, progress reports, impact reports, case studies and promotional material to be shared publicly and with external stakeholders. About You Mission-driven and deeply motivated by Darsel's mission to improve learning outcomes for millions of students in low- and middle-income countries. Experienced education project manager with at least 4 years of experience in the education sector, with a preferred minimum of 2 years in relevant operational work and 2 years in leadership and management roles. In-depth understanding of the education system , with a preference for candidates who have experience working with Haryana DEE and are familiar with the local context. Strong communication skills and full fluency in both English and Hindi (spoken and written), including an ability to codify and share learnings and prepare various reports. Strong interpersonal skills , including emotional intelligence and empathy, and a demonstrated ability of collaborating effectively with different stakeholder groups including teachers and senior officials. Experience with coaching and providing tailored support to different stakeholders. Strong managerial and planning capabilities including effective handling of crisis situations and strategic identification of priorities, bottlenecks, and resource requirements. Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage competing priorities and tasks in a fast-moving environment with limited resources. Willingness and ability to learn and adapt based on continuous feedback in order to meet and exceed high performance expectations. Process Interested candidates should apply at https://www.darsel.tech/haryana-program-manager . Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Any questions about the role can be sent to hiring@darsel.tech . We look forward to receiving your application, and hope you will join us on our journey towards improving math learning outcomes for over 100 million learners by 2030.