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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.

View alumni outcomes

Partner org

Notion

Product design and systems roles

Final panel and alumni job posts

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.