Prolific

At a glance

With Prolific, we're changing how research on the internet is done. Katia and Phelim started by building a marketplace that connects researchers (from both Academia and industry) with instant, high quality, global research participants. Now, as a growing team, the bigger vision is to build the most powerful and trusted platform for behavioral research.

Our two-sided marketplace and ambitious growth plans come with many interesting challenges around how to accelerate growth, as we move from running thousands of studies a month, to tens of thousands. We hope to become the go-to infrastructure layer for "human responses" that empowers anybody – individuals, businesses, and governments – to make more evidence-based decisions.

We've been part of Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch, raised $1.4M in seed funding, we're distributed across Europe and we're already profitable.

If you'd like to know about us and what we do, please read our Prolific blog and our Employee handbook.

Our core values

We are trustworthy.

Transparency, openness and trust are built into our company DNA. Our researchers can trust that they’ll get high quality results out of the data they collect through our platform and our participants can trust that they will be treated fairly and with respect.

We are curious.

We’re dedicated and fuelled by wanting to make the world a better place. By constantly learning and enhancing our knowledge we can gain a deeper understanding of people and the world we live in. A better understanding of people + better products = a better world.

We are focused.

We think rigorously about problems and solve them systematically, but we also move fast and with focus. Our singular goal is to build the most powerful and trusted platform for research on the internet. We ❤️ our users and we're focused on making Prolific as valuable as possible for them.

We are friendly.

From our company culture to our customer service, we’re thoughtful, helpful and warm. When things get tough, we show empathy, kindness, and support towards each other, our users, and any other stakeholders. We value diversity and always strive to be inclusive.

We are ambitious.

We have big growth ambitions, but not ruthlessly so. We want to empower research that can make actual change in the world, and we believe that the potential of people data is yet to be fully leveraged.

How we interview & hire

We believe that interviews should be conversations where we learn more about each other. Here is a basic outline of our interview process:

Initial Interview - You'll have a 30 - 45 minute interview with two members of the team where you'll have the opportunity to ask about the company and the role, and we'll ask you questions about your experiences and goals.
Assignment - There will be a 2 hour assignment that evaluates skills required for the role. You'll be compensated with a £50 voucher for completing the task because we know your time is valuable!
Final Interview - The final stage is a 1.5 - 2 hour interview where we'll deep dive into your past experiences, goals, motivations, and skills. You'll speak with two to three members of the team and - as always - have an opportunity to ask questions about the role and company.

Benefits

Pension (employer contribution 3% of base salary).
Flexible working: Work equipment of your choice (paid for by us), and you can work flexibly from home.
Childcare flexibility: Need to pick your child up from school? No problem.
Comprehensive private health insurance that disregards medical history.
33 days holiday per year (25 days + bank holidays, which you can switch with your religious holiday).
£1000 yearly budget for education, growth, and training.
Personal growth opportunities and career progression (e.g., learn about the startup ecosystem, mentoring from executive team, learn about psychological science and research methods).
Open, transparent, and inclusive culture.
A company committed to carbon offsetting: we donate money in your name each month to plant trees and we offset travel as an organization each year.
Generous maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.