goingon.com

GoingOn is a well-funded, fast-growing startup developing software solutions at the intersection of education and the social web. Our mission is rooted in the belief that knowledge is socially constructed and that learning is best achieved through dialog, collaboration and the transparent sharing of information. GoingOn is an active contributor to the open source and open educational resource communities, and is committed to bettering the state of global education.

We hire exceptional individuals for the long term, invest in their growth and development, and offer them a warm environment of shared goals and values, rich experiences and opportunities. In turn, employees take the ownership of projects and responsibilities seriously. We are looking for individuals whose talents and accomplishments will contribute to a thriving organization. GoingOn is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

After two years focusing on building our ideas and platform, we have now have over 20 marquee customers, including University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Saint Leo University, National Writing Project and Pearson Publishing. We have great potential going forward and as we build out our team. If that doesn't excite you, this may not be a good fit. We are looking for great people who want to get in on the ground floor of building a great company, and have an impact on the field of education.

Find out what it's like to work at GoingOn.

Positions:

Senior Drupal Developer (Download PDF)

Join our Drupal team and help deliver a transformational social learning & networking platform to universities. GoingOn is a funded startup developing a platform to bring online social collaboration and communication to universities. Our goal is to deliver the absolute best social learning tools for education. To do that, we've put together a world-class development team, and we'd like you to join us.

We use Drupal to build a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, and have fully embraced the exportables-driven everything-in-code philosophy, so you will be on the bleeding edge of Distributions-oriented development. Your job on our team will be build out new features, architect new functionality, and contribute generally to the advancement of one of the most sophisticated Drupal-based platforms around. Learners across the country will be using your tools every day.

Senior Java Developer (Download PDF)

We are seeking an experienced Java / Scala programmer who has delivered real software products. While you will be coding in Scala, we feel that an experienced, competent Java programmer can switch over without too steep of a learning curve. Working knowledge of software components in our stack is advantageous, but not required.

Systems Administrator 

We are seeking an enthusiastic Systems Administrator who will help our growing startup transition from one-off solutions to a rock-solid, reproducible, fully-monitored, scalable infrastructure. Work will include managing a mix of physical, virtual and cloud based servers, to support an application built on the LAMP and Java stacks. We want someone that enjoys working in partnership with the development team, wants to change the future of higher education, and loves a worthy challenge.

Director of Marketing

• Create and manage a compelling and effective corporate brand identity
• Effectively articulate GoingOn’s mission and products to key audiences of customers, prospects, the press and the general public
• Introduce new and creative approaches to marketing and communications deliverables and content designed to expand name recognition and reach to key audiences.
• Design and execute on-going lead generation programs and marketing campaigns to reach our target audience
• Develop highly effective collateral and sales tools
• Create and execute on an overall marketing and communications plan for the company including social marketing and public relations strategy
• Manage events, such as webinars and tradeshows
• Stay abreast of market andcompetitor trends and develop GoingOn’s voice as a thought leader within the market
• Track marketing and communicationsoutcomes and report results

Marketing Intern (Download PDF)

Be part of a San Francisco-based, venture-backed software company whose mission is to foster a more connected campus through application of the latest social web technologies. GoingOn Networks is seeking to reinforce its Marketing Communications and Product Marketing teams to support aggressive growth plans. Reporting to the Product Marketing Manager , this opportunity provides invaluable experience working in a technology start-up for a hot market sector.

General Employment Inquiry

If you think you would be a good fit but don't see the role for you, send us an email with your resume and cover letter to devjobs [at] goingon.com. We are always open to hearing from new people.  We can't always reply, but we will keep your resume on file should an appropriate role open up.  And be sure to check back often for new openings.