Seneca Learning

I applied for Seneca because I have an interest in technology but no experience so the role I applied for was Customer Support. From week 1 my manager and teammates have been supportive and keen for me to learn new systems and processes, not always specifically related to my job role but just because I had an interest. It's rare to find a company where you ask to learn something new and they make a conscious effort to find you something new to learn! There is no holding back or being told to stay in your lane.

Seneca is not a company that micro manages or hand holds (unless you want it) There's very much an atmosphere of whatever you are comfortable is how it will be. If you want several catch up sessions a day then fine, if you prefer to let your manager know only when you need help that's fine too. There's a huge element of trust and faith in every member of the team, Seneca adapts to how you work best.

It doesn't feel like we've got managers but supportive and more experienced colleagues! The training and day to day Seneca life is not a strict process of you must follow these steps and when the manager feels you are ready you can move on. It's based more around your capabilities, your confidence levels and whether you feel you are ready to do it alone. The culture is very much to give it a go, ask for help when needed and don't feel bad about mistakes. They happen. It's not an environment where you spend the night awake stressing about a mistake you made that day because the team will work together to resolve it and prevent it from happening again. There's not a blame culture. All management, even at the highest level are friendly and approachable, happy to answer even the most inane and repetitive questions!

As the company name suggests it is a great place to learn not only by using the product we build but also by learning to build the product! The team is very open-minded always seeking ways to improve tech experience and to apply the latest technologies into practice.

Technology & tools are the building block of our application and infrastructure so are picking carefully the best possible options that the tech industry can provide us, otherwise, we build our own to ensure that we can reach our highest goals.

At Seneca Learning you get the feeling that you are not only working with Seneca itself but also with Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Cleanthes and others, as the people that you are working with are very intelligent and bring great value to the educational system that will be remembered in history.

Since I joined Seneca I have been exposed to a variety of different tools and approaches to work in order to come up with creative solutions to complex problems. Each decision on how to tackle a problem is dealt with in a positive manner and with an efficiency I haven't seen before in the workplace.

From day one at Seneca I was treated with respect and encouraged to share my opinions on things I thought could be improved - even if I didn't necessarily experience in that area. There is no feeling of a strong hierarchical structure at Seneca and everyone feels as if they are a valuable part of the team.

The main reason I joined Seneca is the ethos at the core of the product - levelling access to good education (mainly by providing a lot of content for free). This has been at the core of every decision that I have seen made from a strategic, financial, operations, and product point of view. Everyone at Seneca is pulling in the same direction to achieve that goal.

Since I joined Seneca I have continually been given opportunities to develop loads of new skills that have hugely expanded my capabilities. There is a great culture of learning in the team. Whenever you want to develop something new, everyone provides encouragement and guidance.

Seneca provides a free learning platform that millions of students and teachers use globally, and it is amazing to be contributing to that mission. Everyone on the team is always looking for ways to make the product even better for our users, and help it reach even more people.

Great work is always recognised and celebrated across all the different teams, which is really inspiring and encouraging. It never goes unnoticed & really contributes to our amazing team culture.

All opinions are heard within the team and there are no stupid questions. We're always encouraged to propose new ideas to improve things, whether that be on the product or workflows within the team itself.

Everyone in the team is always there to lend a helping hand and give you guidance on whatever is needed. There's a really hands-on approach to work at Seneca, which means there's a big opportunity to learn a broad range of things!

The product we're building is used globally and allows students to study in fun & innovative ways. I really feel like the work that I'm doing has a direct impact on how students learn.

The team is super smart and open minded. Everyone likes to learn and share new information about things they're working on. Means you can learn a lot about something you knew nothing about in a short space of time.

Regular feedback is encouraged and left with positive intent. This goes both ways. When you're struggling with something it feels okay to reach out for help and if you've got too much on and it's affecting the quality of your work it's often spotted early and addressed quickly.

Regular product team knowledge shares from engineers, product, Stephen and Lukas. Then we have cool down weeks and Dev labs when peoplpe are encouraged to learn something knew or build something exciting.

We have totally flexible working hours and can work from home, from the office or a bit of both. I really enjoy the autonomy to make my own schedule.

Seneca has literally helped millions of students around the world to learn better without charging them for anything. It's an amazing mission and it's definitely making a difference.

As a small team, everybody is involved with most decisions. Everyone is very smart and able to share valuable thoughts about all sorts of fields.

Working at Seneca has been great fun. A very nice & smart team, with great opportunities for learning, development & impact. I have learned a lot working there over the years and always took on more & varied opportunities 🚀

I have always been autonomously permitted to find the best ways to solve any particular problem with minimal insight from my manager. We trust people to get on work with work & do their best!

Everyone at Seneca is very nice as well as super smart. Everyone is always keen to find time to help you out & explain things if you need a helping hand!

Amazing atmosphere and generally super fun place to be in! Everyone is up for helping with problems that come up and eager to have a good time outside of work every now and then!

Lots of new things to learn on a daily basis and decisions to make that affect the product! I love how real-world problems translate to interesting engineering problems in a constant problem oriented perspective. It's just an engineer's dream!

Working on a product that helps millions of students all over the world (with the added social aspect to it) is a huge motivator no doubt! Add to that, a continuously evolving product that tries to do what's best for its users, then you know it really doesn't get any better than this!

Since joining Seneca Learning, I've added so many tools to my skillset as an engineer. The team is very supportive, always open to new ideas, and altogether create a working environment that produces great work and encourages learning.

Our product is used by millions of students, and helps to make learning more fun and effective. Just knowing that your work can contribute towards a student achieving better grades is a great feeling!

We have such a friendly team at Seneca Learning, which makes it all the more enjoyable day to day, working together and solving new problems!

We get so much great user feedback from the millions of students who use the platform for free every month. Helping improve learning outcomes for so many students regardless of their background is super rewarding.

The tech & tools we use really help each product team work in a very independent, end-to-end fashion with big obstacles & accumulated tech debt rarely something that stops us in our tracks. Everyone also has easy access to data & users so we can quickly do the research we need to make data-informed decisions.

The two weekly knowledge shares cover such a broad range of stuff across tech, product, engineering best practices, automation etc. They're always interesting & thoughtfully put together with good discussion after!

There are a lot of cool features in planning. Some of them which were recently released have already been used by tens of thousands of students each day. The company is in continuous research to innovate and improve.

The company is in continuous research to improve and innovate. Anyone is encouraged to play a part in that process by adding new ideas and opinions. There are special meetings and channels that facilitate this process and this works quite well.

The product is an educational platform that is used by millions of students, parents and teachers to improve the quality of education. Knowing that because of the work you are doing here the kids are getting the chance to have a much better education which would improve their lives substantially - is quite a fulfilling job.

Extremely friendly and fun team. Great energy and motivation to build cool things without any sense of pressure. Everyone's always keen to help out with any problems you might have. Open and honest discussions.

Keen that members of the team can work on all aspects of the platform, and so a lot of time is invested in helping new starters/less experienced devs learn. People are always happy to take you through new concepts and technologies in detail, and support your ongoing learning.

Decisions are reached by gathering clear data. Highly experienced and skilled team of devs that plan new features carefully, considering both user experience and maintaining a high-quality code base.