San Francisco, CA Employment $160,000 - $220,000

Academia.edu is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Full-stack

About the Role

About the Role

Role details below.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build systems and web applications to increase productivity among our user base on our platform.
  • Work on building a co-scientist to help academics in key tasks with tools like: Discovery Agent, Grants Agent, Data Analyst/AI Scientist, Writing Agent, and Impact Agent.
  • Build a fast and scalable peer review system that identifies and distributes high-quality academic works.

Requirements

  • Excellent coding habits and attention to detail.
  • Sharp analytical mindset with a knack for solving complex problems.
  • Excels at rapid prototyping, building products from 0 to 1, fast.
  • Strong user empathy and product mindset.
  • Ability to solve problems autonomously with a large variety of stakeholders and partners.
  • Strong business and product acumen.
  • Understanding of LLMs and their limitations.
  • Professional level of coding proficiency with one of the following: Ruby, Python, or Node.js+Javascript or Node.js+Typescript.
  • Must be willing to learn/work with the Ruby on Rails stack.

Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
  • 21 paid vacation days.
  • 12 paid company holidays.
  • Unlimited sick days.
  • Paid parental leave and other leaves for life’s needs.
  • 6-week paid sabbatical every 4 years.
  • Flexible daily schedules within a hybrid work environment.
  • Annual remote-office budget.
  • Monthly WFH internet stipend.
  • Competitive salary.
  • 401k plan.
  • Stock options.
  • Join a mission-driven company to accelerate and democratize the world’s research.

Additional Information

  • Researchers have provided positive feedback on Writing Agent and Discovery Agent tools.
  • Equal opportunity employer: does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
  • Must be willing and able to learn and apply the company's tech stack quickly.
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Academia.edu

Research for all. We are on a mission to accelerate research, advance science, and transform the world.

Academia’s mission is to accelerate the world’s research. We believe that science is a transformative lever for technological progress. The platform provides researchers with a way to share papers, collaborate globally, and gain visibility for their work. It supports the open access movement by enabling instant distribution of research and facilitating peer review.

Academia.edu hosts over 50 million academic papers and has over 306 million users. The platform allows academics to create profiles, upload papers, and connect with others in their field. It emphasizes speed and accessibility, helping research reach a wide audience quickly.

The company aims to advance scientific progress by improving how research is shared and discovered. Future goals include building high-impact open access journals, developing the world’s best paper recommendation system, and fostering daily engagement among academics.

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Category fullstack
Posted 6 months ago