Senior Mobile Software Developer, Prodigy
Game based learning platform for kids
Open for applications
Game based learning platform for kids
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help every student in the world love learning.
Role
Who you are
- If you’re passionate about building innovative, user-friendly mobile applications and solving complex challenges in a supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you
- You have 7+ years of experience developing mobile applications for iOS and Android
- You’re skilled in languages like Swift, Kotlin, and Native SDKs and have a passion for creating intuitive user experiences
- You are familiar with Fastlane and automated build processes to streamline development
- You understand Human Interface Guidelines, App Review Guidelines, and Android Mobile Guidelines, ensuring high-quality products
- You have experience with cloud messaging APIs and push notifications to enhance user engagement
- You are mindful of the needs of older or lower-spec hardware, ensuring performance for all users
Desirable
- Experience with React Native, offering flexibility and scalability for mobile development
- Knowledge of game-specific mobile frameworks that enhance player engagement and interactivity
- Familiarity with building hybrid web/native applications, bringing together the best of both platforms
What the job involves
- As a Senior Mobile Software Developer, you’ll have the opportunity to create a meaningful impact by delivering an engaging, high-quality educational mobile game that inspires and entertains millions of children around the world
- In this role, you’ll use your skills to improve our mobile gaming experience, design tools that foster collaboration, and mentor colleagues, helping to shape the future of our team and product
- Create and deliver a high-quality, inclusive educational mobile game that supports learning and fun for millions of children worldwide
- Enhance the mobile experience to ensure it is accessible, engaging, and user-friendly for diverse audiences
- Design and maintain frameworks that empower developers to collaborate seamlessly and improve the mobile experience
- Stay informed about evolving mobile technology trends and integrate best practices to keep our product innovative and relevant
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to build features that connect web and mobile experiences seamlessly
- Champion best practices for consistent, high-quality, and efficient development processes
- Foster a culture of continuous learning by sharing constructive feedback through thoughtful code reviews
- Support and mentor team members, amplifying their skills, celebrating their contributions, and fostering professional growth
Our take
Since starting as an undergraduate project in 2011 by founders Alexander Peters and Rohan Mahinker, Prodigy’s e-learning game has built up a millions strong network of users, who can also make use of one-to-one tutoring via the platform.
Since launching, it’s been exclusively focused on Mathematics learning, offering a sandbox game that allows students to build and explore their own online world while learning curriculum-aligned skills. However in 2022, Prodigy moved into English Learning Arts (ELA) through its new game, which executes a similar approach to its Math counterpart.
Prodigy has always been completely free of charge for students and schools. It makes its money by selling ‘freemium’ memberships to parents and guardians, who can opt into packages in return for progress reports, as well as bonus game elements and merchandise.
This soft-sell approach hasn’t deterred investors, however, with the company raising one of the largest EdTech Series B rounds ever. This funding fuelled the ELA game rollout, as well as expansion into the UK, India, and Australia. In 2023, Prodigy led thought leadership panels on gaming in education at SXSW EDU and has achieved a staggering 55 million players for its Maths game. It was named Adaptive Learning Solution Provider of the Year at the EdTech Breakthrough Awards 2024, further indicating its position as a leader in the market.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2021
$110.5m
SERIES B
Aug 2014
$1m
SEED
Total funding: $111.5m
Company benefits
- Health and wellness - Team members are covered with prescription drug, health and dental benefits from day one along with a monthly wellness fund. They also can take advantage of regular mental and physical wellness initiatives.
- Flexible work arrangements - In addition to flex hours, our hybrid work arrangement lets employees choose where they work based on what’s best for them.
- Time to unwind - Unlimited sick days, three personal days and four extra Prodigy long weekends throughout the year help our team prioritize R&R when needed. Parents receive four weeks of paid parental leave to focus on what’s most important.
- Competitive compensation - Team members enjoy competitive pay with stock options, a learning fund, enrolment in an RRSP matching program (coming soon), a work-from-home budget and bonus for eligible team members.
Company values
- We are user obsessed - We love the students, parents and educators who use Prodigy, and everything we do helps us make their experience amazing. We’re driven to create innovative products and transform education for the better.
- We embrace radical candor - We embrace a culture of frequent feedback and open communication that’s kind and clear. Team members challenge respectfully, bring new ideas to the table and practice openness and transparency whenever possible.
- We promote a growth mindset - We promote continuous learning and employee development to make sure everyone at Prodigy has the chance to develop their skills. We’re always looking for creative solutions and finding new ways to grow.
- We need extreme ownership - An unfettered, unfaltering passion and drive for what we can do in the realm of education.
Company HQ
Yonge-Bay Corridor, Toronto, ON
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Leadership
Alexander Peters
(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)Co-founded Prodigy in 2011 after graduating with distinction from the University of Waterloo - Bachelor of Applied Sciences, Honors Mechatronics Engineering, Management Sciences Option, Engineering.
Rohan Mahinker
(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)Former President & CEO of Synergia Investment Group, former Trading Associate at TD Securities and Heads Capital.
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