Brilliant
About Brilliant
Brilliant is a company on a mission to create a world of better problem solvers by helping people learn quantitative and technical skills, especially in math, data, and computer science/AI. It serves hundreds of thousands of paid subscribers and aims to reach millions, backed by top-tier, mission-aligned investors. Brilliant positions itself as default alive and intends to be profitable before needing to raise funding, while growing new customers at high double-digit year-over-year. The company maintains hubs in San Francisco and New York City, with over half of its employees located near these hubs, and it operates on iOS, Android, and web platforms. It emphasizes real-time collaboration and human connection, maintains core online hours from 10am to 3pm Pacific, and bases its operation on a healthy business backbone that avoids over-hiring.
Company at a glance
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Culture & values
The team is optimistic in the face of uncertainty.
People take pride in their work.
Employees go the extra mile for each other.
The culture embraces candor and tells it like it is (the good and the bad).
The team aims to do the best work of their lives together and have fun along the way.
Real-time collaboration and human connection are seen as essential for building a high-velocity, creatively-oriented product.
The company maintains core hours from 10am to 3pm Pacific, during which everyone is online regardless of timezone.
More than half of employees live near the San Francisco and New York City hubs, with others traveling to quarterly team offsites.
Life at Brilliant
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