
Athena is India’s largest institution in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 9 years ago by two Princeton graduates, Poshak Agrawal and Rahul Subramaniam, Athena is headquartered in Gurgaon, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and caters to students from over 15 countries.
Athena’s vision is to help students become the best version of themselves. Athena’s transformative, holistic life coaching program embraces both depth and breadth, sciences and the humanities. Athena encourages students to deepen their theoretical knowledge and apply it to address practical issues confronting society, both locally and globally.
Through our flagship program, our students have gotten into various , universities including Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, MIT, Brown, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, among others.
Our legacy as pioneers in the study-abroad process, coupled with a creative, open environment and professional growth opportunities, makes Athena a perfect place for those looking to build a lasting career in education.
If you are excited to work in a dynamic educational environment and love expanding your horizons of emotional and strategic counseling, we look forward to hearing from you!
Learn more:
https://www.athenaeducation.co.in/article.aspx
Overview of the role: We are looking for someone who will support Athena's Knowledge center
- Helping/ mentoring Athena students to build web and mobile applications
- Helping build a state-of-the-art web portal and apps for students and counselors
- Support in building Edtech products for Athena
This is ideal for technology enthusiasts who want to make an impact, who love teaching and mentoring students, and also who love building creative tech products. The ideal person would have a deep, driving desire to make an impact and believes in the power of education.
Key Responsibilities
- Own, innovate and support the students with their technology projects
- Conceptualize the apps, guiding them on coding and stepping them when needed
- Creation of New Algorithms for solving Real World problems.
- Mobile App Development - Android and iOS
- Hybrid mobile applications (both IOS & Android) using ionic, Flutter and react native (preferred).
- Integrate data from various back-end services and databases
- Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs
- Guiding students to project completion
- Tuned into the latest developments in the desired area including but not limited to application development, database technologies, devops, robotics, etc.
Key Skills-
- Strong fundamentals and knowledge of web technologies, data structures, algorithms, logical flow, and architecture
- Good communication skills - Ability to motivate and mentor students
- Extremely hands-on in coding
- Ability to learn, take feedback, and improve
- Knowledge of programming language and technical terminology
- Able to solve complex problems.
Education and Experience:
- B.Tech/B.Sc/M.Sc (CS), Engineering, or a related field from a good institute
- Good to have experience in teaching and mentoring students in Computer Science modules
- Experience in Android Development
- Preferred 1 year development experience
Why should you be interested?
Impact
- Working with Athena will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive impact in the lives of the best students in the country - the future pioneers of the world.
- Opportunity to mentor budding writers
Team and Culture
- We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.
- The candidate will get a chance to work in a multicultural environment with ex-pats from different corners of the globe.
Professional Advancement
- We believe in providing opportunities for team members to build their skills and become independent drivers.
- We also offer the opportunity to collaborate across our group organizations- Hora.ai (Tech) and Sitare Foundation (education non-profit)- and learn from like-minded, passionate people who have all come together to create an impact.
Location & Work Environment
The Vatika Triangle; Gurgaon, India
- We have built creative space in a top corporate building in a prime location in Gurgaon.
- The office is on M.G. Road, a 2-minute walk from the M.G. Road Metro Station.
Our team comprises of creative and colorful characters, all goal-oriented and hungry for growth (and healthy snacks). The work environment is a mixture of formal and playful, as we all strive to get things done while sipping Italian coffee brewed in-house.

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