Brilliant is looking to solve the problem of reaching millions more learners by building a 0->1 experience that leverages existing interactive learning ecosystem in new and novel ways.
Requirements
- You have at least 6 years of professional experience in web-focused software engineering, with meaningful experience going both deep and wide across the domain.
- You’re motivated by building robust, maintainable, AI-interoperable software systems that drive user and business outcomes.
- You’re capable of working across the stack, and you’re most energized when owning feature implementations end-to-end, including in third-party tools and data systems.
- You believe in using the right tool for the job — even when it’s an unfamiliar one, and especially when it’s a boring one.
- You enjoy solving technical challenges in a way simple enough for an intern to understand and build upon.
- You avoid introducing complex, novel, or “clever” solutions.
- You’re constantly tinkering with AI tools and workflows and have used them to achieve surprising new levels of productivity.
Responsibilities
- Craft and iterate on a new product offering, contributing code in various backend and frontend systems across our entire stack.
- Be mindful of the “big picture” from both a technical perspective and a business one, keeping the project on track in terms of “building the right thing” and “building the thing right”.
- Exercise a high degree of autonomy and technical authority on a team that trusts you to do what’s right for our users but is there to support you when you need it.
- Contribute to a culture of excellence within the team, setting high standards for candor and mutual accountability, and striking a careful balance between velocity and quality.
- Advocate for initiatives that will improve developer experience for Brilliant’s engineers and user experience for Brilliant’s users.
- Frequently ask: How does this impact our learners?
- Own feature implementations end-to-end, including in third-party tools and data systems.
Other
- You have a favorite product and can articulate your perspective on what makes using it delightful.
- You often think about how the products you use could be better.
- We maintain core hours (9:30am - 2:30pm Pacific) when everyone is online, regardless of timezone.
- Over half of us are located near our hubs in SF and NYC.
- We value adventure, excellence, generosity, and candor.
