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Upsolve (YC W19) | $350 million+ in debt relieved | NYC | Full-time & Fellowship | Comp: $190k - $200k | https://upsolve.org

Upsolve helps low-income families in financial distress access their legal and financial rights, through tech products, community, and education. Our mission is to fight for a legal and financial system we can all access. Our first product, a web app that helps families file for bankruptcy for free, has relieved $350 million+ in debt for low-income families suffering from medical bills, predatory loans, and layoffs. Today, Upsolve has 150,000+ members. Named to TIME’S 100 Best Inventions of 2020. Upsolve is fighting for racial, economic, and social justice at scale.

Upsolve is funded by Y Combinator, Jack Dorsey, Eric Schmidt, the Robin Hood Foundation, Jim Breyer, Vinod Khosla, and Chris Sacca, the Hewlett Foundation, the Legal Services Corporation, and several others. To date, we've raised over $7 million.

Senior Software Engineer JD: https://upsolve.org/careers/software-engineer/

The Breyer Labs Social Impact Fellowship JD: https://upsolve.org/careers/breyer-labs-social-impact-fellow...

What is engineering like at Upsolve? https://upsolve.org/careers/engineering-opportunities/

Meet our engineers: https://upsolve.org/careers/meet-our-engineers/

Interested? Email rohan AT upsolve.org

Upsolve (YC W19) | $350 million in debt relieved | NYC | Full-time | Comp: $190k - $200k | https://upsolve.org

Upsolve helps low-income families in financial distress access their legal and financial rights, through tech products, community, and education. Our mission is to fight for a legal and financial system we can all access. Our first product, a web app that helps families file for bankruptcy for free, has relieved $300 million+ in debt for low-income families suffering from medical bills, predatory loans, and layoffs. Today, Upsolve has 150,000+ members. Named to TIME’S 100 Best Inventions of 2020. Upsolve is fighting for racial, economic, and social justice at scale.

Upsolve is funded by Y Combinator, Jack Dorsey, Eric Schmidt, the Robin Hood Foundation, Jim Breyer, Vinod Khosla, and Chris Sacca, the Hewlett Foundation, the Legal Services Corporation, and several others. To date, we've raised over $6 million.

JD: https://upsolve.org/careers/software-engineer/

What is engineering like at Upsolve? https://upsolve.org/careers/engineering-opportunities/

Interested? Email rohan AT upsolve.org

Upsolve | $350 million in debt relieved for low-income families | NYC or Remote | Full-time | $160k-$175k | https://upsolve.org

The mission of Upsolve is to build the best place on the internet for any low-income family to access their financial and legal rights.

Today, Upsolve helps low-income families file bankruptcy for free, using an online app. We also provide community and education to families struggling with debt. To date, we’ve relieved over $300 million in debt. TIME recently named Upsolve one of the 100 Best Inventions of 2020. Our funders include Y Combinator, the U.S. Government, Eric Schmidt, the Robin Hood Foundation, and Vinod Khosla.

We're hiring a full stack engineer. For background, our stack is React, Node, and Postgres. Full JD: https://upsolve.org/careers/software-engineer/.

Interested? Email rohan AT upsolve.org

Thanks for pointing out! This is the most up-to-date! https://upsolve.org/careers/software-engineer/

Upsolve | $250 million in debt relieved for low-income families | NYC or Remote | Full-time | $150k-$175k | https://upsolve.org

Upsolve is a nonprofit that helps low-income families file bankruptcy for free, using an online web app. To date, we've relieved over $250 million in debt for our users.

At Upsolve, we believe every family should be able to access their civil rights, regardless of whether they can afford a lawyer. Bankruptcy is a powerful tool that allows low-income families to relieve their debt and re-enter the economy after suffering from medical bills, layoffs, and predatory loans. Due to COVID-19, it's more important than ever.

But legal fees in bankruptcy are too expensive for low-income families who need access. We're making this critical part of the American safety net free and accessible at scale, using technology.

Full JD: https://www.techjobsforgood.com/jobs/4802/ Interested? Email rohan AT upsolve.org

Upsolve | $250 million in debt relieved for low-income families | NYC or Remote | Full-time | $140k-$175k | https://upsolve.org

Upsolve is a nonprofit that helps low-income families file bankruptcy for free, using an online web app. To date, we've relieved over $250 million in debt for our users.

At Upsolve, we believe every family should be able to access their civil rights, regardless of whether they can afford a lawyer. Bankruptcy is a powerful tool that allows low-income families to relieve their debt and re-enter the economy after suffering from medical bills, layoffs, and predatory loans. Due to COVID-19, it's more important than ever.

But legal fees in bankruptcy are too expensive for low-income families who need access. We're making this critical part of the American safety net free and accessible at scale, using technology.

Full JD: https://www.techjobsforgood.com/jobs/4802/ Interested? Email rohan AT upsolve.org

Upsolve | $250 million in debt relieved for low-income families | NYC or Remote | Full-time | $120k-$160k | https://upsolve.org | TIME Top 100 Invention of 2020

Upsolve is a nonprofit that helps low-income families file bankruptcy for free, using an online web app. To date, we've relieved over $300 million in debt for our users.

At Upsolve, we believe every family should be able to access their civil rights, regardless of whether they can afford a lawyer. Bankruptcy is a powerful tool that allows low-income families to relieve their debt and re-enter the economy after suffering from medical bills, layoffs, and predatory loans. Due to COVID-19, it's more important than ever.

But legal fees in bankruptcy are too expensive for low-income families who need access. We're making this critical part of the American safety net free and accessible at scale, using technology.

Full JD: https://www.techjobsforgood.com/jobs/4802/ Interested? Email rohan AT upsolve.org

Upsolve | $250 million in debt relieved for low-income families | NYC or Remote | Full-time | $120k-$160k | https://upsolve.org

Upsolve is a nonprofit that helps low-income families file bankruptcy for free, using an online web app. To date, we've relieved over $250 million in debt for our users.

At Upsolve, we believe every family should be able to access their civil rights, regardless of whether they can afford a lawyer. Bankruptcy is a powerful tool that allows low-income families to relieve their debt and re-enter the economy after suffering from medical bills, layoffs, and predatory loans. Due to COVID-19, it's more important than ever.

But legal fees in bankruptcy are too expensive for low-income families who need access. We're making this critical part of the American safety net free and accessible at scale, using technology.

Full JD: https://www.techjobsforgood.com/jobs/4802/ Interested? Email rohan AT upsolve.org

Upsolve (YC and Eric Schmidt-backed) | Full-Stack Software Engineer | NYC (Remote for now) | upsolve.org

Upsolve is a nonprofit that helps low-income families in financial distress access their legal rights and re-enter the economy. We currently provide a web app that helps low-income families file bankruptcy for free. We've relieved $200M+ in debt. We're looking for someone with 2+ years of production experience with React and Node. Our comp is on par with for-profit startups. Come help millions of Americans facing financial hardship due to COVID-19. Email rohanATupsolve.org!

Upsolve (https://upsolve.org) | New York City | Full-Stack Software Engineer (React/Node/Postgres) | Full-Time | Tech for Social Good

Upsolve is a YC-backed tech nonprofit that helps low-income families file bankruptcy for freee, using a web app. To date, we've relived over $150 million in debt for families struggling with medical bills, layoffs, and predatory loans. We're funded by Eric Schmidt, Vinod Khosla, Chris Sacca, YC, the U.S. Government, etc.

We're hiring a full-stack software engineer in NYC. Our stack is React, Node, Postgres.

* Full JD: https://upsolve.org/careers/software-engineer/ * Using analytics to help millions file for bankruptcy: https://segment.com/blog/how-a-brooklyn-nonprofit-used-data-...

If you're interested in learning more, email me directly at rohanATupsolve.org!

Upsolve - Fight Poverty with Code | New York City | Onsite | Full-Time | https://upsolve.org

Upsolve is an award-winning nonprofit that helps low-income families file for bankruptcy for free, using technology. To date, we've relieve over $100 million in debt for low-income families suffering from medical bills, predatory loans, and layoffs. We combine the scale of tech startups with the quantifiable impact of the most effective nonprofits.

Upsolve is funded by Y Combinator, Eric Schmidt, and the Robin Hood Foundation. Our funders also include Jim Breyer, who led the Facebook Series A, Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures and SUN Microsystems, and Chris Sacca, an early investor in Instagram, Facebook, and Uber.

In 2019, Fast Company named Upsolve World Changing Idea of the Year in Social Justice. In 2018, the New York Times gave Upsolve the Good Tech Award.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90326183/this-free-software-auto...

We're looking for someone who meets the following criteria:

1. 3+ years of experience with React and Node in a production environment.

2. Prior track record of serving marginalized communities in any capacity.

If you're excited about our mission and think you may be a good fit, please drop us a line! Email rohan AT upsolve.org!

Upsolve | Full-Stack Founding Tech Lead (React/Node/Postgres) | New York, or REMOTE

Upsolve is a Y Combinator and Eric Schmidt-funded nonprofit that helps low-income families file for bankruptcy for free, using software. In the last six months, we've relieved over $30 million in debt for low-income families. Other funders include Vinod Khosla, founder of SUN Microsystems, Jim Breyer, who led the Facebook Series A, and Chris Sacca, an early investor in Instagram, Twitter, and Uber. In 2019, Fast Company named Upsolve the World Changing Social Justice Idea of the Year.

We're looking for someone with 3+ years of full-stack development experience building, shipping, and maintaining complex full-stack software. Our stack is React, Node, and Postgres. We have a preference for individuals who have been in a startup environment before.

Full posting: https://upsolve.org/careers/software-engineer/.

Interested? Drop Rohan Pavuluri a line at rohan AT upsolve.org

Thank you! Ionic + Firebase + Twilio

Great idea. I'll try to ping some folks at IndieHackers to see if they're interested. And other forums too.

I love the idea of an "omnichannel availability indicator." Thanks so much. I live in NYC, and you can't take phone calls during a 30 min subway ride, but you can definitely answer texts. So it's fitting. And yes, I'll ping you.

Totally agree that it should be a feature that is already integrated into your phone.

When the user holds "office hours," they inform everyone who follows them that they're available to accept calls. It's like a conference call timeslot, but in real time. For example, if you decide to go grocery shopping at 2 PM on Saturday, you can make your timeslot available to everyone who may want to reach you as soon as you walk into the grocery store. You don't need to plan ahead of time.

Yes. You can unfollow them whenever you want. Or simply turn off notifications whenever you want.

Upsolve | Full-Stack React/Node/Postgres Engineer | NYC | Full-Time

Backed by Y Combinator, Upsolve is a nonprofit that helps low-income families in debt file for bankruptcy for free, so they can get back on their feet. You can think of us as TurboTax for bankruptcy. We help families who suffer from medical bills, layoffs, and predatory loans avoid poverty, hunger, and homelessness. We were named by Fast Company as the top World Changing Idea in Social Justice for 2019, and we won the 2018 New York Times Good Tech Award. We're also a new type of nonprofit that coves 50% of its costs with earned revenue. Interested? Reach out to rohan at upsolve dot org!

Upsolve | Full-Stack Senior Software Engineer | New York | Full-time

Upsolve is a Y Combinator and Eric Schmdit-funded tech nonprofit that helps low-income Americans in crippling debt wipe their slate clean. We do this through the first TurboTax for bankruptcy. In 2018, the New York Times awarded us the Good Tech Award.

We're looking to hire the second engineer on our founding team. We're looking for a developer who has expertise in functional programming, data security, architecture, and CI. Upsolve uses a slim number of frameworks/services to deliver its products: React/Node/Postgres/Docker/AWS (ECS, S3+Cloudfront). We hope to find someone with expertise in all of these technologies.

If you're interested, please reach out to me at rohan@upsolve.org.

Learn more: upsolve.org

Thanks so much! We wish there were even more nonprofits going through YC!

I agree. We've been in search for the last two years for a business that seriously benefits from our work. Have found people who see our work as "nice to haves" but have not found any businesses that view our work as mission critical to what they do.

Will fix! Thanks!

Yes! We have demographic data. Here are some bits I know off the top of my head: - Vast majority of our users earn under $32,000 - Average unsecured debt level is ~$40,000 - Most debt is from medical bills, credit cards, and payday loans - 20% of our users are from NY and CA

Thanks for the tips. We will definitely consult professionals for their advice.

Awesome idea. We have several videos up on Youtube now and hope to expand in the coming months.

Agreed that security is super important to us because information is so sensitive and we serve a vulnerable population. We have an unusual benefit with security because the bankruptcy process only requires a short-term snapshot of financial information and the process can only happen every 8 years. We delete their sensitive information if a person finishes the process or is inactive for 3 weeks since it will be out-of-date for the forms. We soon aim to do filing on behalf of our debtors so they won't have to be concerned with personal-information filled PDFs on their devices.

Thanks so much! We agree that bankruptcy should be the last resort for everyone. That's why we only let people through who have over $10,000 in debt. We also have 100+ other substantive checks to stop people from using Upsolve if we're not the right service for them or if we don't think their bankruptcy will be successful. For example, we don't help homeowners because our system is not yet ready for more complex assets (like homes), and we think those users would be better served via full representation. Bankruptcy is a federal law with minimal state-by-state differences. Our in-house attorneys are NY-based and never provide legal advice. Whenever legal advice is required, we connect our users with someone in our network in the state where the user is filing.

Thank you :)

(1) Sadly, we're not able to assist people who want to discharge their student debt through bankruptcy. If that's the case, we suggest our users seek full-representation.

(2) I've spoken to the co-founder of RIP Medical Debt! They're doing awesome work I admire. Thanks for the tip.

When we started, we never thought we'd ask our users for donations after they filed. We got the idea when our users started asking us whether they could donate to us even when we didn't ask for anything. The vast, vast majority of our operating budget is covered at the moment by foundation philanthropy and federal grants, but the hard thing about outside fundraising to stay alive is that it requires a lot of time we'd rather use to focus on making our product better and reaching more people. That's why we'd love to be sustainable if we can make it work. We found inspiration in business models of EarnIn and GoFundMe.

We also let our users know that they can donate well after their discharge when they're back on their feet.