Onja is looking for two developers
Tags: hiring, javascript, frontend, node
Published: 2024-05-14 13:01:41

Hey guys, we need friends here in Madagascar:)
Sorry that I am posting something a bit different today, not a tutorial or an article. But it is still for developers.

## About Onja

Onja is a social enterprise training underprivileged youth into world-class software developers.

We find the brightest students in Madagascar who can’t afford to continue their education, and train them in English language and software development. After just two-and-a-half years they are ready to work as remote front-end software developers in international tech teams.

Once in a job, our developers earn a good salary that helps them support their families and pay forward the opportunity to a new wave of students. They unlock exciting careers that fulfil their potential, and accelerate the development of their nation (see ‘How Onja Works’ below).

Our first cohort, ‘Wave 1’, consists of nineteen talented and committed graduates who are now working remotely for our partner companies in Europe and the US. With this immensely successful first cohort, and a proven social model, our goal is now to scale our impact: we aim to take on 360 new students over the next four years. 

Our fast-growing team is very united, committed to the mission, and hardworking, but we also maintain a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere that you’ll find everywhere in Madagascar. 

Onja is located in Toamasina, a lively city with beautiful beaches, nice restaurants, and with plenty to do and see. Toamasina is Madagascar’s second largest city (population 300,000) yet is surrounded by plenty of natural beauty, and even has a national park nearby. 

## Available developer positions:

1. [Front-end Course ](https://onja.org/careers/back-end-node.js-course-designer)

**Responsibilities:**

- Rebuilding the existing course focusing primarily on React while including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript and other related technologies, moving towards a scalable online-style programme. How this can be achieved is very open and will depend on you, another course designer, and some input from the wider team. We imagine it’s likely to include the following:
- Finding existing online material and incorporate useful material into the course
- Creating engaging video lectures, learning activities and course content
- Collaborate with existing Onja lecturers, incorporating their specific experience into your course design.
- Deciding on the criteria used to assess students’ performance and develop assessments.
- As we are a startup social enterprise there will likely be opportunities to wear many hats, contributing to other parts of the organisation.

2. [Back-end Node.js Course Designer](https://onja.org/careers/front-end-course-designerDesigner)

**Responsibilities:**

- Conducting preliminary research to determine which languages and technologies should be included in the course. 
- Finding existing online material and incorporating useful material into the course
- Creating engaging video lectures, learning activities and course content
- Collaborate with past Onja lecturers, incorporating their specific experience into your course design.
- Deciding on the criteria used to assess students’ performance and develop assessments.
- As we are a startup social enterprise there will likely be opportunities to wear many hats, contributing to other parts of the organisation. 

More details including what we offer should be found by opening the links above.

If you are interested and want to improve your skills by working with us, head to our website [here](https://onja.org) or click the link above to apply.