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What is 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. 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.
What does Onja mean?
Where is Onja based?
Can charities make a profit?
Why Madagascar?
Is Onja a start up?
How is Onja funded?
Who are the students that Onja looks for?
How long does training go for?
How do your developers find work?
How long do your developers work with Onja?
What are the benefits to Developers of studying and working with Onja?
What would your Developers be doing if they weren’t in Onja?
How do you navigate differences in culture?
What is Onja’s legal status?
What is Onja’s social model?
What kind of training do students do?
Why do you hire international staff?
How do we bring them on board?
Hiring Questions
How do I hire an Onja developer?
What is the tech stack of Onja Developers?
How much experience do your developers have?
What English level are Onja developers?
How long can I hire an Onja developer for?
Can I hire a developer part-time?
Can the developers adapt to our time zone?
What equipment do your developers use?
Is it possible to relocate Onja developers to our physical location?
How do your contracts work?
Where do developers work from?
How is Onja securing your business data?
How much do you charge for your developer’s time?
Careers Questions
I’ve never been to Madagascar before - what kind of relocation support do you provide?
Can I work remotely?
What’s the onboarding process like?
Where in Madagascar will I be working from?
What is the work environment like?
What’s good about working for Onja?
What’s the interview process like?
What is it like to live in Madagascar as an International staff member?
What languages are spoken in Madagascar?
What is 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. 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.
What does Onja mean?
Where is Onja based?
Can charities make a profit?
Why Madagascar?
Is Onja a start up?
How is Onja funded?
Who are the students that Onja looks for?
How long does training go for?
How do your developers find work?
How long do your developers work with Onja?
What are the benefits to Developers of studying and working with Onja?
What would your Developers be doing if they weren’t in Onja?
How do you navigate differences in culture?
What is Onja’s legal status?
What is Onja’s social model?
What kind of training do students do?
Why do you hire international staff?
How do we bring them on board?
I’ve never been to Madagascar before - what kind of relocation support do you provide?
Can I work remotely?
What’s the onboarding process like?
Where in Madagascar will I be working from?
What is the work environment like?
What’s good about working for Onja?
What’s the interview process like?
What is it like to live in Madagascar as an International staff member?
What languages are spoken in Madagascar?
How do I hire an Onja developer?
What is the tech stack of Onja Developers?
How much experience do your developers have?
What English level are Onja developers?
How long can I hire an Onja developer for?
Can I hire a developer part-time?
Can the developers adapt to our time zone?
What equipment do your developers use?
Is it possible to relocate Onja developers to our physical location?
How do your contracts work?
Where do developers work from?
How is Onja securing your business data?
How much do you charge for your developer’s time?
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- Developer Experience: Minimum 1-2 years
- Tech Stack: Front-End React Developers
- Language Skills: Fully English speaking
- Contract Length: Full time, +6 months preferred
- Risk Free: 3 month trial, 7 day notice period
- Intercultural Experience: Working across US and Europe
