Academia.edu aims to democratize and accelerate the world's research by building tools that assist academics in key tasks, such as staying up-to-date, finding grants, analyzing data, reviewing papers, and promoting their work.
Requirements
- 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.
- Understanding of LLMs and their limitations
- 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.
- You don’t need to know our tech stack, but you must be willing and able to learn and apply it quickly!
Responsibilities
- You'll design and build systems and web applications to increase productivity among our user base on our platform.
- Our goal is to automate science by building a co-scientist to help academics in key tasks with tools like:
- Discovery Agent: helps academics stay up to date.
- Grants Agent: assists academics in finding grants and drafting grant applications.
- Data Analyst/AI Scientist: helps analyze datasets and identify results
- Writing Agent: provides four peer reviews for a draft paper and finds references for claims on a paper
- Impact Agent: helps promote a paper via podcasts, slide decks, videos, and other formats.
Other
- We’re looking for Senior Software Engineers who love moving with urgency, learning through iteration, and shipping fast to gather real user feedback rather than overdesigning.
- You’re a self-directed problem solver who proactively finds answers, communicates clearly across disciplines, and collaborates fluidly with anyone needed to get the job done.
- Grounded in 80/20 judgment and optimism, you focus on what matters most, delivering high-impact results quickly and improving through continuous learning.
- Strong user empathy and product mindset
- Ability to solve problems autonomously with a large variety of stakeholders and partners
