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Career pathway · Product Development

Build the product a tech startup takes to market.

Product development is where an idea becomes something customers can use. It takes a whole team: people who decide what to build, people who design it, people who build and test it, and people who keep it secure, running and understood in the market. Pick the role that fits you and deliver real results for a real tech startup.

Voluntary and fully remote. Up to three hours a day across a 60 Volunteer day term.

Product team · this sprint
ProductPrioritise the onboarding backlog
AnalysisMap the sign-up process and gaps
DesignPrototype the new first-run screens
Front-endBuild the onboarding components
Back-endAdd the progress API and data model
QAAutomate the sign-up regression tests
SecurityTest the new endpoints for weaknesses
DevOpsShip it through the release pipeline
Product marketingLaunch it to the right customers
One outcome, nine rolesSprint goal: activation
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Nine roles

One product team, nine ways in.

Each role has its own pathway. Start in one, then grow across the team as your Volunteer Terms add up. Roles marked coming soon do not have their own guide yet.

Why product development at a startup

See the whole product, not one small corner of it.

In a large company you might spend years on one screen or one service. In an early tech startup the team is small, so you see how every role connects, from the first customer interview to the release and the launch.

1

Real products

Live products with real customers, not practice projects.

2

Cross-functional teams

Collaborate daily with product, design, engineering and marketing.

3

A delivery record

Deliverables, results and a reference from the Tech Founder.

Getting started

Start in three steps.

Three simple moves to begin building demonstrable product experience.

1

Create your profile

Sign up and choose the product development role that fits your skills and goals.

2

Match with a tech startup

Browse live opportunities and apply to the roles that suit you, up to three at a time.

3

Deliver from Day 1

Join the team, post daily and weekly updates, and build a delivery record you can reference.

Help build a product people use.

Join a tech startup's product team for a 60 Volunteer day term. Free, fully remote and flexible.