LeadershipAbout Us
upGrad is an online education platform building the careers of tomorrow by offering the most industry-relevant programs in an immersive learning experience. Our mission is to create a new digital-first learning experience to deliver tangible career impact to individuals at scale. upGrad currently offers programs in Data Science, Machine Learning, Product Management, Digital Marketing, and Entrepreneurship, etc. upGrad is looking for people passionate about management and education to help design learning programs for working professionals to stay sharp and stay relevant and help build careers of tomorrow.
• upGrad was awarded the Best Tech for Education by IAMAI for 2018-19 • upGrad was also ranked as one of the LinkedIn Top Startups 2018: The 25 most sought-after startups in India
• upGrad was earlier selected as one of the top ten most innovative companies in India by FastCompany.
• We were also covered by the Financial Times along with other disruptors in Ed-Tech • upGrad is the official education partner for the Government of India - Startup India program
• Our program with IIIT B has been ranked #1 program in the country in the domain of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning \
Role Summary
This role will primarily be responsible for envisioning, defining, and owning the execution of upGrad's product design strategy. As the strategic design leader, team coach, and customer champion you'll galvanize people to solve complex problems, developing strategies, and ensuring product designers have the space to create products that deliver enduring value. You will also lead change cross-functionally to drive better experiences and influence our company's product, operations, content, and data to unlock the unrealized wants of learners and coaches across new subjects and fields.
You’ll lead your team through the design process, help build a vision, and navigate ambiguity through partnering with research and enabling experimentation, all while mentoring, and growing a hardworking and capable design team.
You’ll run design critiques, host collaboration & brainstorming sessions, drive design execution excellence, identify areas of process efficiency, and promote a high-output and fast-paced design practice.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Work closely with your team and other designers in defining, designing, and iterating on product features across web and mobile platforms
- Get out of the Office and work with research to observe the impact of your work in the real world, and take that input back to your work as a designer to be constantly improving our products.
- Invest in design standards, documentation, and processes alongside your team members to further our design practice
- Shape product strategy and vision together with product managers and have a significant impact across all the product teams
- Bring consistency to all the platforms and products
- Drive and support cross-team initiatives that make the Design practice better at upGrad such as improving our hiring processes, expanding our community presence, interviewing potential new team members
- Work in the way that works for you and what you're designing, whether that's spending time sketching or jumping straight into pixels and code.
- Work with other members of the Design team to help them deliver great work and develop their own skills. This could be as a mentor, a coach, or a collaborator.
Skills Required::
- 7 years of Product Design experience with at least 2 years of experience leading product design teams
- Consistent track record of leading highly collaborative cross-functional teams thought ambiguity and deliver the best products possible to our customers are an experienced mentor and coachable to give and receive honest, thoughtful, and direct feedback that removes roadblocks encourages growth, and accelerates delivery
- Are intent on crafting psychologically optimistic spaces where your direct reports and your collaborators are confident in sharing their ideas, opinions, and reservations in order to get to the best customer-focused solution
- Experienced recruiting, hiring, and retaining multi-disciplinary design teams
- Ability to understand complex feature sets and their dependencies while being able to deliver a design strategy that accounts for capabilities and limitations of the product
- Methodology rich, including standard approaches for design deliverables including user journeys, research plans, mocks, prototypes, documentation, and quality checks
- Have the ability to communicate research findings and design decisions openly and confidently, regardless of the audience
- Have partnered with research teams or led research experiments to validate and inform product thinking
- Have a proven history of partnering with engineering in a continuous delivery environment
Shubham Vishwakarma
Full Stack Developer - Averlon
About upGrad
About
upGrad is an online higher education platform. Founded by Ronnie Screwvala, Mayank Kumar, Ravijot Chugh and Phalgun Kompalli in March’ 2015, upGrad provides rigorous industry-relevant programs designed and delivered in collaboration with world-class faculty and industry. Merging the latest technology, pedagogy, and services, upGrad is creating an immersive learning experience – anytime and anywhere.
Through exclusive partnerships with some of the most prominent universities like IIIT-Bangalore, MICA, BITS Pilani, ISB, Cambridge Judge Business School- our aim to impart university education, online.
Learning online can be tough, especially when you have to do it all by yourself. Reasons why you should upskill with UpGrad:
- We provide an engaging experience via our suite of learning applications right from the university applications till you get a job and transition
- We provide structured online courses in collaboration with some of the prominent universities and industry experts
- We co-create a rigorous curriculum in collaboration with these universities to provide the learners with a holistic learning experience
- All our courses are comprehensive, structured and rigorous - delivered online, providing you the flexibility and opportunity of continuous learning
- We conduct regular live lectures with the industry experts and the professors
- Each of our learners is allocated with a dedicated student mentor who helps them chart a career path and motivates them to push themselves
- We provide in-depth feedback on all the assignments, case studies, and projects
- We have delivered 400+ successful career transitions and we’re committed to building careers of tomorrow
- You get access to an alumni network of 3,000+ students across the globe
- We also conduct periodic offline events like Hackathons, Bootcamps, Alumni Nights and connect you not only to the professors and industry experts but the peers in your batch too
- Last but not the last, we provide career assistance and help all the learners with interview preparations, mentorship calls, and job placements even after the completion of the program
Company video
Connect with the team
Company social profiles
Similar jobs
Java
Spring BootJOB DESCRIPTION
Experience: 3-8 years
Wissen Technology is now hiring for a Java Developer - Mumbai with hands-on experience in Core Java, algorithms, data structures, multithreading and SQL. We are solving complex technical problems in the industry and need talented software engineers to join our mission and be a part of a global software development team. A brilliant opportunity to become a part of a highly motivated and expert team which has made a mark as a high-end technical consulting.
Required Skills:
- Exp. - 3-8 years
- Experience in Core Java and Spring Boot.
- Extensive experience in developing enterprise-scale applications and systems. Should possess good architectural knowledge and be aware of enterprise application design patterns.
- Should have the ability to analyze, design, develop and test complex, low-latency client- facing applications.
- Good development experience with RDBMS.
- Good knowledge of multi-threading and high-performance server-side development.
- Basic working knowledge of Unix/Linux.
- Excellent problem solving and coding skills.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
- Should have the ability to express their design ideas and thoughts.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Job Title: Lead DevOps Engineer
Experience Required: 4 to 5 years in DevOps or related fields
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead DevOps Engineer. This role will focus on driving the design, implementation, and optimization of our CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and operational processes. As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the scalability, reliability, and security of our systems while mentoring a team of DevOps engineers to achieve operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
Infrastructure Management: Architect, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP).
CI/CD Pipelines: Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines, to improve development velocity and deployment quality.
Automation: Automate repetitive tasks and workflows, such as provisioning cloud resources, configuring servers, managing deployments, and implementing infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
Monitoring & Logging: Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and logging systems for enterprise and cloud-native environments using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, NewRelic or Datadog.
Security: Ensure the infrastructure adheres to security best practices, including vulnerability assessments and incident response processes.
Collaboration: Work closely with development, QA, and IT teams to align DevOps strategies with project goals.
Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and train a team of DevOps engineers to foster growth and technical expertise.
Incident Management: Oversee production system reliability, including root cause analysis and performance tuning.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Technical Expertise:
Strong proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Advanced knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Expertise in IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools, particularly Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Github Actions or CircleCI.
Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell).
Soft Skills:
Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Proven ability to manage and lead a team effectively.
Experience:
4 years + of experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
4+ years + in a leadership or team lead role, with proven experience managing distributed teams, mentoring team members, and driving cross-functional collaboration.
Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, and serverless architectures.
Nice to Have:
Certifications like AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Kubernetes Administrator, or similar.
Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux.
Knowledge of compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001).
Perks & Benefits:
Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family.
Professional development opportunities and certifications, including sponsored certifications and access to training programs to help you grow your skills and expertise.
Flexible working hours and remote work options.
Collaborative and inclusive work culture.
Join us to build and scale world-class systems that empower innovation and deliver exceptional user experiences.
You can directly contact us: Nine three one six one two zero one three two
Machine Learning (ML)- Understand the business drivers and analytical use-cases.
- Translate use cases to data models, descriptive, analytical, predictive, and engineering outcomes.
- Explore new technologies and learn new techniques to solve business problems creatively
- Think big! and drive the strategy for better data quality for the customers.
- Become the voice of business within engineering and of engineering within the business with customers.
- Collaborate with many teams - engineering and business, to build better data products and services
- Deliver the projects along with the team collaboratively and manage updates to customers on time
What we're looking for :
- Hands-on experience in data modeling, data visualization, and pipeline design and development
- Hands-on exposure to Machine learning concepts like supervised learning, unsupervised learning, RNN, DNN.
- Prior experience working with business stakeholders, in an enterprise space is a plus
- Great communication skills. You should be able to directly communicate with senior business leaders, embed yourself with business teams, and present solutions to business stakeholders
- Experience in working independently and driving projects end to end, strong analytical skills.
We are looking "Sr.Executive Accounts/Finance" for Reputed Client @ Permanent Role
Experience: 6 - 8 Yrs
• Financial planning, Costing and budgeting, Audit, MIS, Risk management,
• Taxation -Direct & Indirect
• Invoicing/Vendor Bills /GL Entry /Accounting [US & India-Journals &Adj Entry]
• Contracts(SOW,PO's ) & B2B contracts
• Project Maintenance
• Time Sheet Overseas & India
• Forex Entry & Regularization
• Statutory Follow up & Reports
• ROC/MCA Related Follow up and Documentation
• Asset Register
• STPI and Bank Regularization
• Good To Have Skills:Tally Knowledge and Quick Books.
Key Responsibilities:
• Responsible for Accounting, Financial planning, Audit(Statutory, Internal, Tax), MIS, strategy partner to top management, Risk management, Taxation -Direct & Indirect
• Forecast monthly, quarterly and annual results, alignment to planning
• Conduct risk management
• Allocate resources and manage cash flows
• Conduct profit and cost analyses, monthly, quarterly, yearly financial closings
• Develop secure procedures to maintain confidential information
• Ensure all accounting activities and internal audits comply with financial regulations
• Recommend cost-reducing solutions
• Professional Attributes:
• Strong Leadership Skills, Negotiation and Influencing Skills, Drive Change, Eye to Detail,
• Self-motivator, urge to build and grow the Organization
• Educational Qualification: CA / ICWA] Inter
Behavioral Attribute:
• Well adapt to Start-up culture, Strong Integrity, Driven by Values
• English + Local Language proficiency + Additional Language is added advantage
Amazon Web Services (AWS)• Bachelor’s degree with a background in math will be a PLUS.
• Must have 5+ years system administration experience with a mix of Linux and Window systems in a medium
to large business environment.
• Must have command level fluency and shell scripting experience in a mix of Linux and Windows
environments.
• Must have experience in one or more public cloud environment: AWS / Azure / GCP
• Must have experience in using automation tools (Cloud Formation, Terraform) to build cloud infrastructure.
• Must have experience in basic MySQL administration – configuration, backups, replication.
• Must have experience in Apache and other webserver administration on Linux platforms.
• Must have exposure to VMware or other enterprise virtualization software.
• Certification with Red Hat or any other Linux variant will be a BIG PLUS.
• Fluent in the use of Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook / Word / Excel).
• Possess a strong aptitude towards automating and timely completion of standard/routine tasks.
• Must be able to work in a complex, dynamic team environment and possess good organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate with individuals and in an articulate, professional manner.
• Experience with automation and configuration control systems like Ansible, Puppet or Chef.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and handle multiple assignments on a daily basis.
• Previous experience with leading technical projects desired.
• Track record of mentoring junior team members.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Intuitive Cloud is #hiring for Cloud Network Security Specialist.
looking for Immediate Joiner
Open to work on EST Time (6 pm to 3 am IST)
100 % Remote Opportunity
Location: India
- 8+ years of Strong Enterprise networking with Routing/Switching configuration/diagnostic experience in Global Network infrastructure design delivery of WAN, LAN, Firewall, and F5.
- Experience with Cisco hardware and OS : Catalyst switches, ISR/ASR routers, ASA
- Strong practical experience with Palo Alto firewalls is a MUST (VM series, CN series and other DC models)
- Strong understanding of the following Network protocols: BGP, IPsec and IPsec VTI VPN
- Experience and in-depth understanding of TCP/IP packets with ability to analyse captured packets for deep troubleshooting.
- Work closely with the Network architecture, security and application teams to rollout new designs and perform activities for supporting cloud application migration projects.
- Leverage his/her prior experience with Azure and AWS to implement global connectivity Secure solutions.
- Security Architecture: Build Cloud Network Architecture to support Encryption of Data at rest and transit
- Other services such as Guardrail, GuardDuty, AWS shield, CloudFront, AWS Control Tower, Inspector
Go Programming (Golang)Java
Python
Ruby
Ruby on Rails (ROR)Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
- Strong OO design and coding skills using multiple stacks, and knowledge of the pros and cons of each
- 1+ years’ experience with Golang
- 6+ years application development experience
- Strong data design skills, using both SQL and NoSQL data stores
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins
- Experience working with event based distributed systems
- Experience working with services in a Dockerized environment
- Experience with Elasticsearch, Couchbase, Redis, and/or PostgreSQL a plus
- Requires 6+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 2 years’ experience; or equivalent experience.
- Product Manager leads multiple inter-dependent work-streams, each with massive business potential and scale, immediately:
- Complete end-to-end product design for web-based Ed-Tech Platform with blockbuster in-market results as we go from MVP to scaled product.
- Lead complexity of creating a platform that should be absolutely delightful for kids 6-14 while delivering perceived academic value to parents.
- Have a global aesthetic—the product will expand globally in 3 months time and aesthetic should transcend cultural boundaries to deliver a true global experience.
- Have strong detail orientation—the product will have inter-dependent flows on both front-end as well as teacher/admin/ops back-end.
- 7-10 years of experience with at least 6 years of experience as a Product Manager
- Scaled consumer product experience
- Building a product from scratch and grown to 2x or 3x.
- Good to have candidates from IIT/NIT/BITS Pilani and Top colleges
Follow CutshortShubham Vishwakarma
Full Stack Developer - Averlon