What you'll do
- Serve as a technical lead designing, building, and testing major software components and products.
- Collaborate closely with Product and Design teams to create innovative software solutions.
- Own and drive team OKRs to ensure timely and high-quality deliverables.
- Mentor multiple teams and influence technical direction as a senior engineering leader.
- Architect and develop large-scale, production-level code with a focus on scalability and best practices.
What you should know
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI tools that assist academics in research and peer review.
- Role requires a strong product mindset and ability to rapidly prototype and build from zero to one.
- Candidates should be comfortable working autonomously with diverse stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Willingness to learn and work with the Ruby on Rails tech stack is essential despite varied backgrounds.
- The position offers a competitive compensation package with comprehensive benefits and flexible work arrangements.
About the company
- Academia.edu is a venture-backed, profitable company focused on democratizing global research access.
- The company fosters a mission-driven culture aiming to accelerate scientific discovery and knowledge sharing.
- Located in San Francisco with a hybrid onsite model emphasizing collaboration and innovation in their office.
- They serve a global community of researchers and scholars, empowering millions worldwide.
- The company values diversity and inclusion, committed to creating an equitable work environment.
Key required skills
Ruby on RailsPythonNode.jsJavaScriptTypeScriptPostgreSQL - databaseReactRedisElasticsearch