Builder Fellowship
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At a glance
Job overview
WindBorne Systems is hiring a Builder Fellowship. WindBorne Systems is seeking multidisciplinary builders for a 6-month fellowship program focused on creating generational technology for the world's first planetary nervous system. Fellows will gain tangible experience, build a substantial portfolio, and develop strong decision-making skills while rotating through various problem-solving scopes within a rapidly growing startup. The program offers flexible start dates and potential full-time offers upon completion.
Key focus areas include Ship things on day one, Turn ideas into reality, and Act with high amounts of agency.
Successful candidates bring Multidisciplinary Builder. Important skills include Decision-Making Skills, Bias Towards Action, Drawing Designs, and Pushing Code. Preferred (not required): Speed, Impact, and Pace Of Growth.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
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Full job description
If you have a desire to leave your mark on the world’s first planetary nervous system, apply to our 6-month program and let us supply you with the resources you need to make generational technology happen.
You will exit:
- With a huge portfolio of work that has quite literally touched the sky.
You will ship things on day one, and your work will have an immediate and trackable impact.
- With a clear thesis of what work exists and what work you enjoy.
You will have rotated around the innards of our rapidly growing startup, solving different scopes of problems with different types of execution.
- With well-calibrated intuitions and strong decision-making skills.
You will act with high amounts of agency and rarely ask for permission.
You are a multidisciplinary builder who:
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Will do anything and everything to turn ideas into reality.
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Has a bias towards action and ships on Day 1.
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Is not precious about ideas, but has a lot of them.
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Is willing to talk to people, draw out designs, and push code.
Logistics
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Start dates are flexible and occur on a rolling basis throughout the year.
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This is a paid opportunity.
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The program is 6 months long.
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You will be expected to come in 5 days a week, in-person in Redwood City.
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For those who perform well, we extend full-time offers to join WindBorne immediately upon completion of the fellowship.
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WindBorne will provide immigration and sponsorship support based on an individual’s unique circumstances.
Our 6-month program accelerates early builders from any domain, giving them the tangible experience
There’s never been a better time to build things. AI raises the floor on craft, and people excited to make impact are increasingly limited only by their excitement and their taste.
You will be embedded at the heart of a dynamic, rapidly growing startup. Rotate around the company, solving real problems both internal and customer facing. Work directly with a huge variety of people at all levels of the organization.
You will exit
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Having rotated around the innards of a rapidly growing startup. You will not be a country bumpkin, you will understand how companies work and how work gets done.
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With real work experience and well-calibrated intuitions and taste
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Having gotten experience with a wide variety of work. Different scopes of problems and also different types of execution. You will have a clear thesis of what work exists and what you enjoy.
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A huge portfolio of work. You will ship things on day one, and your work will have clear, immediate, and trackable impact.
Who we’re looking for
You are driven by speed, impact, and pace of growth. You are excited to find out what work looks like in the future.
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