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Springboard

Tuition-based online courses with mentorship

Product Engineer - Full Stack, IC

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Remote in India
Remote
Software EngineeringAI Application Engineering, Full-Stack Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • A minimum of 4 years of experience in the industry.
  • Strong full-stack skills, including backend development with Python and Django preferred, and frontend development with React preferred; Angular or Vue are also acceptable.
  • Solid SQL and data modeling skills.
  • Hands-on production experience with a major cloud platform, preferably Google Cloud Platform, with AWS or Azure also acceptable, including deploying, operating, and debugging services.
  • Hands-on Generative AI experience, including building at least one feature or tool using large language model APIs, prompting, tool use, retrieval, or evaluation, and using AI coding tools in daily work.
  • A track record of shipping products end to end, including defining requirements directly with business or operational users.
  • Clear, direct communication with non-engineers.
Responsibilities
  • Work directly with operational partners to understand workflows and constraints and turn them into scoped, buildable solutions.
  • Own features end to end, including the data model, backend, frontend, deployment, instrumentation, and post-launch iteration.
  • Build Generative AI-powered capabilities, including large language model integrations, agents, retrieval-augmented generation, and workflow automation, where they measurably improve outcomes for students or operators.
  • Use AI-assisted development, including coding agents and AI code review, as a standard part of development.
  • Make pragmatic trade-offs by shipping small changes, measuring results, and iterating.
  • Own the reliability of shipped products through testing, code review, production support, and reducing technical debt.
  • Communicate progress, trade-offs, and scope decisions clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
  • At the Senior level, lead ambiguous, multi-stakeholder projects and mentor other engineers.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with Kubernetes, including Google Kubernetes Engine, and continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines.
  • Experience with a learning management system, especially Canvas.
  • Experience with BigQuery, analytics pipelines, or event instrumentation such as Segment.
  • Experience with agent frameworks or Model Context Protocol.
  • Experience refactoring complex systems or decomposing monoliths.

About the company

Springboard provides online courses in data science, UX design, and other tech fields, aimed at helping individuals advance or pivot their tech careers. The platform blends self-paced learning with one-on-one mentorship from industry experts, who guide students, give feedback, and support project work to build practical skills. Courses are tuition-based and some programs offer a job guarantee, meaning a student can receive a tuition refund if they don’t land a job within six months of graduation. The company also partners with tech firms and educational institutions to broaden its reach and keep content aligned with real-world needs. Compared with competitors, Springboard emphasizes hands-on mentorship and real-world projects, along with a guaranteed path to employment, setting it apart in the online education market. Its overall goal is to help learners, including recent graduates and career changers, gain job-ready skills and secure tech roles.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$65.7M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Springboard raised $31 million in 2025, funding hiring-focused products and employer partnerships.
  • University of Arizona launched five bootcamps in September 2024, widening reach immediately.
  • NIU updated its Springboard partnership in February 2025, signaling durable institutional demand.

What critics are saying

  • LinkedIn learning, Coursera, and bootcamp rivals compress pricing and acquisition economics now.
  • If employer partnerships weaken, the job guarantee becomes a costly liability by 2026.
  • University channel dependence exposes Springboard to contract nonrenewals and slower enrollment growth.

What makes Springboard unique

  • University-branded bootcamps with NIU, Auburn, and Arizona expand trust and distribution.
  • 1:1 mentorship plus portfolio projects target working professionals needing job-ready proof.
  • Job-guarantee terms and tuition-backed pricing differentiate Springboard from commodity course marketplaces.

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Benefits

  • World-class medical, dental, vision, and wellness benefits
  • Flexible work hours and vacation policy
  • Beautiful offices in San Francisco and Bengaluru
  • Professional development and learning budgets
  • Pre-tax savings accounts
  • Ergonomic desk setup and noise-canceling headphones
  • Access to our courses
  • Company offsites once a year
  • Free catered lunches and healthy snacks

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-5%

1 year growth

-10%

2 year growth

-10%
The Oakland Press
Dec 18th, 2024
Online technology bootcamps available at LTU in 2025

Lawrence Technological University has partnered with Springboard, an online learning company focused on high-growth technology careers, to offer three new bootcamps focusing on in-demand tech skills for students and professionals in the Detroit area.

Business Wire
Jan 31st, 2024
70% Of Leaders Say Business Performance Is Suffering Because Employees Lack Necessary Competencies, Reveals Springboard For Business’S State Of The Workforce Skills Gap Report

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Springboard for Business, the workforce transformation company that grows businesses by empowering teams with the skills central to the future of work, today released its first State of the Workforce Skills Gap Report. To support company leaders in their strategic planning for 2024, Springboard for Business surveyed more than 1,000 corporate professionals at enterprise companies with at least 5,000 employees. The study unveils the alarming effects of widespread skills gaps on corporations’ bottom lines, with 70% of executives saying their businesses are suffering financially because their workforces lack the right competencies. The report also finds misalignment between leaders and employees about necessary proficiencies, uncovers the most in-demand skills in today’s job market, and reveals that a “learning development cliff” occurs around middle management. This study emerges at a time when the U.S. workforce is rapidly evolving due to macroeconomic pressures, technological innovation including artificial intelligence (AI), and generational turnover as Gen Z enters the workplace while Baby Boomers retire

Compsmag
Jan 3rd, 2024
Sanner Group Acquires Springboard: Expanding Opportunities and Innovation

According to a news from source ("Sanner Group acquires Springboard"), financial advisory was provided by Alvarez & Marsal while Deloitte acted as tax structuring advisors with Norton Rose Fulbright serving as legal advisor.

KDnuggets
Dec 20th, 2023
The Best Data Science Resources, Bootcamp, and Courses to Learn Data Science in the New Year

Kdnuggets has partnered with Springboard, the leading data science bootcamp offering personalized 1:1 mentorship, dedicated career support, proven outcomes, and an unbeatable money-back job guarantee, to present a handpicked collection of resources to supercharge your data science journey in the coming year.

EdTechReview
Sep 27th, 2023
Springboard Launches New Course Offering for University Partners

Springboard launches new course offering for university partners.