Careers

Build the room you wish you'd had.

Decoding Draupadi hires people who are high agency and excited by ambiguity: people who are ready to take ownership of the work they do and create something of meaning and impact. We also welcome women further along in their careers who'd like to back what we do as advisors or supporters.

Where we're going

We're building Decoding Draupadi into a working woman's best friend. Women make up about 49.7% of the world's population, and we want to help each of them take the next step in her life, in her career, relationships, health, money, self-growth or wherever else it may be. Content, community, campaigns, platforms and services are how we push this forward.

Who we hire

We hire people who get things done.

We're pro-AI as a team and as a company. AI isn't a crutch we lean on in operations. We believe in using it reflexively, which means our first attempt at anything is with AI. Tobi Lütke, the CEO of Shopify, explains the idea in his note on reflexive AI use.

What working here is like

Our roles come with a lot of ambiguity. We take a lot of shots and see which ones stick, and we believe in ready, fire, aim. Decoding Draupadi started in 2022 at C4E, which still backs us, and C4E's culture book says more about what we believe work looks like.

What we're looking for

Every role here is a generalist one. There's no fixed designation: it's what you make of it.
There's no time expectation. What matters is how much we make of the time.
We play long-term games with long-term people. Don't think of this as a short stint: it's for people who are all in.
Our non-negotiables: exceptional communication skills, high energy, high agency, resourcefulness, and AI in whatever we do.
Decoding Draupadi is women-first. Anyone can apply, but we lean towards having more women on the team.

Before you apply

Read and go through these first. The form asks about some of them.

Apply

This form is needlessly long. We know! It's meant to filter for intent, action and genuine applicants. It takes about 20 minutes, and every answer is read by a person.

Name

First and last name

Phone number

Please share a number that you can be reached on WhatsApp.

Age

What is your ultimate life goal? What do you want to achieve in life?

It may be different from what we are doing at DD. But we still want to know so we can find synergies.

What is your greatest fear?

Who are you inspired by the most? What about them inspires you? What are some lessons that you take away from them?

Make a video of 1 minute or longer, talking about your favourite thing.

Use people, images or AI, but we need to see you talking about something you're super passionate about. Upload it to Google Drive and share the link here. The link must be public, so please check before you send it.

Your most used social media account. Please share a link.

This should be a public account.

Your LinkedIn profile

The link to your profile.

Links to your CV and work samples

Up to three links: a Google Drive folder, portfolio, website or anything else you've made. Please make them public.

Anything else that you think we must know about you? Or your work?

Give us a couple of references that we can talk to, to understand more about you. Give us their names and email addresses.

Please do tell these people that we would email them and ask them about you.

Why do you want to be a part of DD?

See our social media, blog, website. Stalk us. Know more about us. And then tell us a few things that we can improve.

What part from the Culture Book did you like the most? Why?

How much stipend / fee do you expect to get?

How much time can you spend with us?

Is there anything else you would want to tell us? Ask us? This is your opportunity to speak and send whatever you want our way.

We'll use this to review your application. See our privacy policy.

Advisors and supporters

If you're further along in your career and want to help, we'd like to hear from you. Advisors help us think through problems in their area of expertise. Supporters open doors, make introductions or back a project. Email us and tell us how you'd like to help.

Not looking for a job? You can join the community or work with us as a brand.