Instructional Designer

Mate academy is an EdTech company helping anyone, anywhere, build a successful career through learning.

🤘 Our gamified, AI-powered platform helps people gain new skills and get ready for tech and non-tech roles – in IT and beyond.

🌎 We’re growing fast in Ukraine, Poland, and Brazil. 5,500+ of our graduates have landed jobs, including 150+ in Poland.

We’re looking for an Instructional Designer to develop and enhance our Polish learning content, with a strong focus on improving the learning experience.

You’ll shape Mate’s educational practices, keeping all tech and non-tech courses consistent, market-ready, and career-focused.

In Poland, we currently offer 8 courses and continue to expand our portfolio.

Learn about our approach:

• Our goal is to help students find their first job, and our teaching approach helps us place 80% of graduates

• We believe in hands-on learning, so our educational programs consist of 80% of practice and only 20% of theory

• Experienced mentors and coaches help students by checking their homework and running Q&A and tech check sessions daily

• Explore our students’ stories here and here; it’s what we’re all about

• Here you can check our socials: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube

• On our career page, you can get to know our values, the team, and feel our vibe

  
  

Tasks you will cover:

• Analyzing the market and trends to ensure our students have the best possible learning experience

• Auditing our courses and adapting them to Polish educational practices

• Working closely with our coordinators to improve overall learning experience of our students

• Partnering with SMEs on content production: defining learning objectives, developing video scripts, and designing quizzes and tasks

• Creating new courses from scratch in the future

  
  

We expect that you:

• Have experience in a similar role 2+ years with prior experience working in EdTech

• A true fan of education, know teaching techniques beyond the "Learning How to Learn" book

• You are a content nerd: you love seeking out inconsistencies in the content and fixing them

• Have excellent communication skills: convey ideas clearly in writing and verbally, collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

• Ready to step into our students' shoes by immersing yourself in the learning process

• Know how to present complex material to beginners

• Will act as an advocate for the instructional approach, helping teams communicate our standards to students

• Bring a strong understanding of the Polish education market, including best practices, learning culture, and labor market trends—ideally within IT

• Have upper-intermediate English and native Polish

  
  

What you will be working on in the first 3 months:

• Performance Marketing course: improving course quality

• Angular module: developing the module from scratch

• Comms and Stress Management module: localizing the module together with the internal teamA great mix of projects awaits 🚀

  
  

Your team — believe, it’s a gift 🎁.

The Content team includes your direct manager, Aleksandra, your buddy, Maya, and 3 other talented Instructional Designers. Their motto? “How can I help you?” You’ll get amazing support and genuine care!

You’ll also work closely with the Polish team: Krzysztof, Joanna, Anna, Magda, Michał... and many more wonderful Mates.

If you want to ask them anything about Mate, please do! We truly want your decision to join us to be inspired and fully informed ❤️

What you'll find when working at Mate:

• Your voice matters—you won’t just follow a plan, you’ll help make it

• A no-bullshit culture with 0% bureaucracy

• A team that shares knowledge and isn’t afraid to make mistakes

• The top EdTech product

• Competitive compensation, regular reviews, B2B contract collaboration

• Paid sick leave & 22 working days annual vacation

• Self-development days for continuous learning

• Financial support in medical emergencies

• Personal crisis leave, arranged individually

• $600 annual L&D budget for courses, conferences, mentoring, etc

• Mate аcademy course discounts: 50% for you and your immediate family during employment and for one year after; 20% for friends.

• English courses in groups of up to 4 people

• Apple equipment

  
  

Recruitment process:

1. Talent acquisition screen - 45 min

2. Test assignment

3. Tech interview - 1 hour

4. Culture fit interview - 1 hour 15 min

   
   

Does this offer match your career goals? Then let's get acquainted!