Senior Full-stack Software Engineer (JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Ruby)

Join Academia.edu as a Senior Full-stack Software Engineer

About the Role

Academia.edu is seeking a Senior Full-stack Software Engineer to join our dynamic team in San Francisco. This role is perfect for an experienced engineer who is passionate about building scalable web applications and is excited about owning product and engineering initiatives. You will work on a hybrid schedule, with Tuesdays and Thursdays in our San Francisco office and the rest of the week working from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build systems and web applications to enhance user productivity on our platform.
• Develop a fast and scalable peer review system to identify and distribute high-quality academic works.
• Create services that help academic authors understand the impact of their scholarship through text parsing and bibliometrics.
• Implement algorithmic approaches to identify academic content and disambiguate authorships.
• Develop a paper recommendation engine to help users discover relevant research.
• Enhance search engine optimizations to improve the discoverability of our extensive corpus of academic papers.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of professional software development experience in designing and building large scalable systems, consumer-facing web apps, or web platforms in a Unix/Linux environment.
• Proficiency in one of the following: Ruby, Python, or Node.js with JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of databases, including data modeling, DBMS creation, data manipulation, and data queries.
• Experience with REST API/back-end coding in a scripting language.
• Web front-end coding experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, or React.js is a plus.
• Good coding habits and a solid understanding of common data structures and algorithms.

Our Tech Stack

• Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq
• PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
• React + TypeScript
• RSpec, Chromatic, Jest, Storybook
• CircleCI, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Datadog
• AWS ecosystem (EC2, S3, RDS, Redshift, Aurora, and more)

What's in it for You?

• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage: 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous Time Off: 21 paid vacation days, 12 paid company holidays, unlimited sick days, and a 6-week paid sabbatical every 4 years.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid work environment with flexible daily schedules, annual remote-office budget, and monthly WFH internet stipend.
• Competitive Compensation: Competitive salary, 401k plan, and stock options.
• Mission-Driven Company: Be part of a mission-driven company to accelerate and democratize the world’s research.

Diversity and Inclusion

Academia is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to hiring and supporting a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Location

This role is based in San Francisco, California, with a hybrid work model.

Compensation

The total cash compensation for this role is targeted at $160,000 to $220,000 USD for the first year. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise.