Curiosity Media
William Bert is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in various roles, currently serving as Principal Software Engineer at Curiosity Media since August 2012. Previous positions include Co-Curator for a semi-annual art exhibit at Call + Response, Applications Developer at Team Carney, and Web Editor and Communications Specialist at Eastern Research Group, Inc. William also held board positions as Secretary at both 826DC and Capitol Letters Writing Center. Early career experience includes work as a Communications Specialist at Carbonfund.org and as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at The University of Arizona. William Bert earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Columbia University and an MFA in Fiction from the University of Arizona.
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Curiosity Media
By bringing together a world-class team of engineers, content experts, and data scientists Curiosity Media uses cutting-edge technology to build accurate, innovative solutions to help people communicate across Spanish and English. Our flagship product, SpanishDict.com, is the world's top destination for Spanish-English language learners andreaches more than 20 million people each month. Our most beloved features provide users with state-of-the-art language learning tools including dictionaries, flashcards, videos, quizzes, and games, which are all supported by an active, friendly community. Our language learning app, Fluencia, is built on learning theory and neuroscience and revolutionizes digital learning by providing the most effective way to learn Spanish online. We are bootstrapped, profitable, and growing quickly. Having brought our users the best Spanish-English reference materials for free, we are now striving for more: to provide a high-quality, curated, and fun learning experience free for everyone.What makes us different? Beyond our mission to transform the way people learn Spanish-English, we focus on our employees being themselves so they can focus on work. We have a casual dress code, flexible hours, stocked snacks, as well as monthly happy hours, and volunteer events. Additionally, the problems we solve are complex, so we have a strong commitment to ensuring employees never stop learning, including investments in professional development and other learning opportunities.