Partner org
Notion
Product design and systems roles
Final panel and alumni job posts
Partner pipeline
Hiring partners see the work after students have real proof.
Partner access is sequenced after the client project and portfolio pass. Atlas does not sell placement guarantees. It builds a stronger signal and a warmer room.
Partner org
Linear
Senior IC design roles
Portfolio review office hours
Partner org
Stripe
Product design and research ops
Partner critique rotation
Partner org
Vercel
Design engineering roles
Prototype review panel
Partner org
Figma
Design systems roles
Private alumni job board
Partner org
Mercury
Growth and product design
Hiring manager Q&A
Access sequence
The hiring path is a staged review, not a job fair.
Week 0
Pre-work and cohort intros
Syllabus, reading list, cohort Slack, mentor match, and a low-pressure kickoff before the first lecture.
Weeks 1-4
Foundations and critique
Two live sessions per week, weekly assignment, and critique grounded in anonymized but real product problems.
Weeks 5-10
Client project studio
Teams of four own scope, research, design, handoff, and client review with senior critique on the work.
Weeks 11-12
Portfolio and presentation
Students turn the shipped project into a case study and present to instructors, peers, and hiring partners.
After
Alumni network
Lifetime Slack access, quarterly reunions, partner job posts, and critique threads that continue after graduation.
Employer path
For teams, partner access means seeing decision quality before interviews.
The partner page explains how companies can join critique panels, post roles to alumni, or sponsor team seats.
Sponsor seats for internal designers
Atlas screens for fit and protects student trust, so partner access is curated rather than open-door recruiting.
Join a final presentation panel
Atlas screens for fit and protects student trust, so partner access is curated rather than open-door recruiting.
Post roles to the alumni board
Atlas screens for fit and protects student trust, so partner access is curated rather than open-door recruiting.
Host a private portfolio review
Atlas screens for fit and protects student trust, so partner access is curated rather than open-door recruiting.