Interview Kickstart is a premier career transformation platform turbocharging tech careers through AI upskilling.
Founded in 2014 in Santa Clara by Soham Mehta, ex-Box Engineering Leader, and Ryan Valles, a transformative P&L leader and former CEO with a track record of scaling ventures, Interview Kickstart’s vision is to help every tech professional thrive in today’s fast-evolving tech industry.
With 40+ domain-specific courses—from foundational Machine Learning and Generative AI to Agentic AI, System Design, and DSA—Interview Kickstart equips engineers, PMs, data professionals, and tech leaders to accelerate their careers. Its 600+ instructors—industry practitioners, hiring managers, and senior engineers from FAANG+ companies—bring real-world insight and cutting-edge expertise into every classroom.
Beyond upskilling, Interview Kickstart offers end-to-end career support. Personalized mock interviews, resume and LinkedIn branding, career coaching, salary negotiation guidance, and performance-based job referrals ensure that your AI upskilling translates into real career breakthroughs. Over 25,000 professionals have already advanced their careers through Interview Kickstart.
Recognized by TIME x Statista and GSV 150 as a top EdTech company, Interview Kickstart is the go-to platform for tech professionals looking to future-proof their careers in the age of AI.
● Responsible for end-to-end career transitions of an assigned batch of students
● Approving the completion and quality of Career Skills assignments, critical to a student’s
successful transition (approving resume/LinkedIn quality for specific roles, reviewing
interview feedback and developing preparation plans, collecting offer detail
interview and career transition processes
● Communicating with students and hiring partners via calls, email, direct messages,
video, or a mix of communication strategies (gathering requirements from hiring partners
and identifying students who would fit the role)
● Supporting the introduction of students to hiring partners within the Interview Kickstart
ecosystem
● Maintaining daily trackers (must be comfortable using Google Sheets, CRM etc)
● Working closely with all the internal teams to continuously improve the learning
experience
coaches, mock interviewers, or other resources when needed
● Serve as the single point of contact for all students queries and concerns around the
interview and decision phases of their career transition journey
● Willing to work early morning/evening, night shifts, and on weekends. Compensatory offs
would be provided on weekdays.
Qualifications:
● Exposure to customer service, customer success, program/ project management,
recruiting coordination, student relationship management, operations, or related
functions in an Ed-tech company.
● Personality development training background
● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
● Strong problem solving skills and analytical thinking
This role is for you if you:
● Are extremely detail-oriented
● Are proactive, disciplined, organized and resilient
● Are empathetic towards others and genuinely want to help people grow
● Are an active listener and are genuinely curious about how things work, or why they don’t
Work Timing: Looking for folks who can work 5 AM–2 PM IST or Night shifts 8 PM–5:30 AM IST
Top Skills
Interview Kickstart Santa Clara, California, USA Office
4701 Patrick Henry Dr, Building #23, Santa Clara, CA, United States, 95054
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