📍Work Tuesdays and Thursdays at our San Francisco office, and the rest Work From Home. Our San Francisco office is at 580 California Street, a few blocks from the Montgomery exit of BART and MUNI.

About Us

Academia.edu is the world’s leading platform for researchers and scholars to share their work, discover research and connect with fellow academics globally. Our bold vision: to democratize and accelerate the world's research, enhancing the speed of scientific discovery and technological progress for the benefit of everyone. We imagine a world where accessing academic papers is effortless, keeping track of cutting-edge research is seamless and collaborating with researchers is easier than ever before. Our platform empowers hundreds of millions of scholars worldwide to push the boundaries of human understanding. We believe in the power of knowledge to change lives and the world, and our commitment to this mission drives everything we do.

Join us as we continue to redefine what's possible in the world of research. Discover careers that challenge, inspire and propel you toward a future where your ideas can truly change the world. At Academia.edu, we're not just shaping the future of research—we're shaping the future of possibilities.

Please note that this role is in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We're excited to have a packed and lively office on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Twice a week those of us in the Bay Area come to our office located in the Financial District for All Hands, intense collaboration, brainstorming activities, and fun events. There are small rooms for 1-1 mentoring sessions or heads-down work, and larger rooms for team activities. We continue to support a flexible work environment for all of life’s surprises and needs with generous time off and flexible daily work schedules.

What we're looking for

Our ideal candidates are not only great at what they do but are also mission-driven. Ideally, you have experience working across the stack and are excited about scaling and building out our infrastructure.

Your skillset:

Must have:
Minimum of 5 years of professional experience supporting a software production environment and 2+ years of experience supporting a large-scale production web infrastructure.
Computer Science degree or equivalent related experience.
Strong AWS experience.
Familiarity with one or more configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Chef or other) .
Strong Linux knowledge.
Experience with containerization (e.g., ECS, EKS, and/or Kubernetes...)
Nice to have:
Experience with Security certification process (SOC, ISO, etc.).
Experience creating and maintaining Observability tooling (e.g.Datadog).
Prior experience supporting a large Ruby-on-Rails monolith at scale.
Experience designing and building networks and/or Network security.
Understanding one or more relational databases (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, etc.).
Experience with CI automation (Circle CI, CodeBuild).
Extensive Security/Firewall/Network experience.
Experience with Data Warehousing and analysis at scale

Our Tech Stack:

Terraform, Datadog, CircleCI, Codebuild, Jenkins, Ansible
AWS ecosystem (EC2, S3, ECS, RDS, Redshift, Aurora, and many others)
PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq
React + Typescript

What you’ll work on:

You will scale and maintain infrastructure at a Top 500 web property.
Manage databases with hundreds of terabytes of data.
Implement good security practices as an organization grows.

What impact will you have?

Researchers from all over the world give us fantastic feedback:
“I go through all the articles in the bulk download, save the ones that are clearly going to be useful, and discard the remainder. This saves loads of time but also points me in directions I might not otherwise have thought of looking.”
“The bulk downloads give me the chance to read more related articles as well as see what research is citing the article I am looking at. It also helps me rapidly expand my personal digital library of references.”
See more: https://www.academia.edu

What you’ll get?

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, and unlimited sick days; paid parental leave and other leaves for life’s needs; 6-week paid sabbatical every 4 years
Flexible Work Arrangements: Flexible daily schedules within a hybrid work environment, annual remote-office budget, and monthly WFH internet stipend
Competitive Compensation: Competitive salary, 401k plan, and stock options
Mission-Driven Company: Join a mission-driven company to accelerate and democratize the world’s research

In addition, for those who work at our office, located near MUNI & BART in the beautiful downtown San Francisco - Financial District. The office has snacks and drinks, and we cater lunches on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Diversity and Inclusion

Academia is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are 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.

Compensation

The first-year cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $150,000 to $180,000 USD. Multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, determine final offer amounts and may vary from those listed above.

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