Technical Product Manager - Careers - ResearchGate

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At ResearchGate, we're helping scientists and researchers accelerate scientific progress – and we're looking for talented technical product managers to help us do this.

Working at ResearchGate offers you the chance to use your knowledge and technical expertise to make science happen in a better way, and you'll be doing it as part of a hard-working, passionate team that hails from all over the globe. Come join us, and make an immediate impact.

Technical Product Manager

At ResearchGate, a product manager's role is far-reaching – it's their responsibility to define, develop, and drive the execution of their product vision. We're looking for people with strong technical backgrounds who will not only excel at orchestrating this product vision, but who can inspire their team to achieve it with them.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and execute a clear product vision and strategy
• Manage a product roadmap and develop requirements and specifications in the form of detailed user stories
• Implement and curate a product backlog
• Define and analyze KPIs that inform the success of what you build
• Lead a team of highly skilled engineers using agile methods (SCRUM)
• Partner with key stakeholders (developers, designers, copywriters, management, and sales) to ensure your product fulfills its objectives
• Assume ownership and responsibility for your product area and continuously improve on it
• Execute and ship in a fast-paced, demanding environment

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of full-stack web technologies
• Expert in at least one of these languages: Java, PHP, C++, Python, JavaScript
• Experience defining, analyzing, and responding to product KPIs
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and arrive at valid conclusions
• Exceptional communication skills and strong interpersonal skills
• Experience with agile product-development processes (SCRUM)
• Very good command of English

Your Profile

• You're driven by data: your decisions are based on KPIs, A/B tests, and experiments
• You’'re self-motivated and can effectively communicate your vision and strategy
• You enjoy working with great people in a fast-paced environment
• You understand our mission and want to help us achieve it

Senior System Engineer (Linux), Outbound Messaging - Careers - ResearchGate

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At ResearchGate, we're helping scientists and researchers accelerate scientific progress – and we're looking for talented software engineers to help us do this.

Working at ResearchGate offers you the chance to use your knowledge and technical expertise to make science happen in a better way, and you'll be doing it as part of a hard-working team that hails from all over the globe. The best part? We move quickly, meaning your code will go live almost as soon as you've finished writing it. Come join us, and make an immediate impact.

Senior System Engineer (Linux), Outbound Messaging

We're looking for an experienced system engineer to help the site-reliability team maintain our fast growing mail services and ensure that our millions of ResearchGate users get transactional notifications on time. You will take one of our most vital tasks to the next level by optimizing and improving our mail servers. This includes improving reliability of our mail transfer agents and optimizing our mail queue. Advanced knowledge of mail server configuration and maintenance, as well as networking and Linux system management, is required. This is a full-time position based at our main office in Berlin, Germany.

Responsibilities

• Profile and monitor all parts of our infrastructure related to outbound user communication
• Improve reliability of our entire mail pipeline, from creation to delivery
• Implement technologies to enhance trust in message integrity and sender identity
• Ensure that our millions of users can communicate reliably and receive notifications instantly
• Detect and diagnose bottlenecks in our mail systems early on and be able to resolve them quickly
• Work effectively with other teams to ensure that mail services meet future requirements and can scale

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience in managing outbound messaging
• Extensive practice with mail transfer agents (MTA), preferably Postfix
• Experience in debugging and improving interaction between application and MTAs
• In-depth knowledge of mail communication protocols, especially SMTP
• Hands-on experience with building reputation, trust and security in mail communication
• Familiarity with technologies such as Sender Policy Framework (SPF), Sender ID, Domain Keys and DNS based authentication of named entities (DANE)
• Strong knowledge of *nix systems
• Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to collect data, establish facts, and arrive at valid conclusions
• Very good command of English, German is a plus
• Experience with message queues and databases is advantageous
• Knowledge of configuration management tools like Puppet or Chef is also a plus

Your Profile

• You excel at engineering maintainable, efficient and scalable software
• You can find simple solutions to difficult problems and are great at getting things done
• You want to use your knowledge of computer science to solve real-world problems
• You enjoy working with a team of excellent people in a fast-paced environment
• You understand our mission and want to help us achieve it

Senior Software Engineer (Java), Services & Storage - Careers - ResearchGate

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At ResearchGate, we're helping scientists and researchers accelerate scientific progress – and we're looking for talented software engineers to help us do this.

Working at ResearchGate offers you the chance to use your knowledge and technical expertise to make science happen in a better way, and you'll be doing it as part of a hard-working team that hails from all over the globe. The best part? We move quickly, meaning your code will go live almost as soon as you’ve finished writing it. Come join us, and make an immediate impact.

Software Engineer (Java), Services & Storage

This is a full-time position based at our main office in Berlin, Germany.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain Java-based services (REST- and queue-based)
• Design database schemas for high-performance data access in distributed relational and non-relational databases
• Design systems for easy integration and reuse within our environment
• Build robust and evolvable solutions with quality of service and data integrity in mind
• Focus on efficiency and horizontal scalability
• Take responsibility for your solutions and continuously improve on them

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of developing services (GlassFish, Jetty)
• Excellent Java developing and debugging skills (target environment Linux)
• In-depth understanding of REST principles
• Experience working with queue-based integration patterns (ActiveMQ)
• Experience with scalable distributed systems
• Experience working with No-SQL databases (MongoDB, HBase)
• Experience with SolrCloud and Hadoop
• Skilled in analyzing and improving efficiency and stability of various system resources
• Very good command of English or German

Your Profile

• You can find simple solutions to difficult problems
• You build systems that work 24/7, without downtimes in production
• You excel at building maintainable, efficient, and scalable software
• You enjoy working with great people in a fast-paced environment
• You understand our mission and want to help us achieve it

Sales Manager - North America - Careers - ResearchGate

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ResearchGate is a free professional network for scientists and researchers. More than 5 million scientists use ResearchGate to collaborate, share their findings and build their reputation.

We are offering

A sales position contributing towards a successful social network and revolutionizing the world of science. You will be responsible for generating new business through selling our recruiting solution in the Life Science industry, mainly through the phone.

Responsibilities

• Drive revenue by prospecting and building pipeline while building strong personal relationships with potential clients in the Life Sciences industry.
• Consistently close new business.
• Build long-term, lasting relationships with existing clients to grow repeat business.
• Develop best practices and share them with your team.
• Listen to the needs of your customers and share that knowledge with the Product team.

Requirements

• A native U.S. English speaker with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Native knowledge of the market and culture of the U.S.
• Open to the possibility of moving back to the States at some point in the future to establish a sales team there.
• Ability to find, manage and close business in an evangelistic sales environment.
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel,PowerPoint).
• Autonomous Productivity – Being highly productive with little oversight from senior management.
• Accountability – Takes responsibility for their actions and wants to be held accountable for successes and failures.
• Creative, Analytical and Strategic Thinking – Good understanding of business opportunities. Capable of developing compelling strategies that deliver results.
• Communication – Able to speak and write clearly, concisely, and compellingly.
• Creative Problem Solving – Never gives up. Continually finds ways to overcome challenges and obstacles.
• Leadership – Always focused on doing what's right for the business. High energy and contagious enthusiasm. Willing to take on the tough projects and challenges to grow the business.
• Teamwork – Works collaboratively with others and gives coaching and advice when you see an opportunity for improvement in performance.

Software Engineer (PHP/JavaScript), Front End & Responsive UIs - Careers - ResearchGate

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At ResearchGate, we're helping scientists and researchers accelerate scientific progress – and we're looking for talented software engineers to help us do this.

Working at ResearchGate offers you the chance to use your knowledge and technical expertise to make science happen in a better way, and you'll be doing it as part of a hard-working team that hails from all over the globe. The best part? We move quickly, meaning your code will go live almost as soon as you’ve finished writing it. Come join us, and make an immediate impact.

Software Engineer (PHP/JavaScript), Front End & Responsive UIs

We're looking for an enthusiastic user interface engineer with the skills and ability to turn great ideas into reality. You should have an in-depth understanding of current web technologies and front-end development and also be passionate about creating a great user experience. Your input will help us grow and maintain our component-based platform and you'll be responsible for improving how our users interact with our site. This position is full-time and is based at our main office in Berlin, Germany.

Responsibilities

• Implement integrated front-end components according to best practices
• Coordinate with our design team to create engaging user interfaces
• Help maintain and grow our front-end by using JavaScript (YUI3) and CSS (SASS)
• Set up multivariate tests for interfaces and workflows

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of current web technologies
• Solid experience developing web applications in PHP
• Experience in optimizing front-end performance and user interfaces
• Knowledge of relational and document-based storage systems
• Understanding of A/B or multivariate split testing
• Experience implementing responsive or adaptive designs
• Cross-browser testing
• Fluency in both written and spoken English, knowledge of German is a bonus

Your Profile

• You take responsibility for your own solutions and continuously improve on them
• You excel at designing and creating coherent, user-centric interfaces that display complex information
• You have at least 4 years of relevant experience in web development, using HTML, JavaScript and CSS
• You enjoy working with great people in a fast-paced environment
• You understand our mission and want to help us achieve it

Part-time, Data Management - Careers - ResearchGate

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ResearchGate is a free professional network for scientists and researchers. There are over 5 million scientists using ResearchGate to connect with colleagues, build their scientific network and collaborate with one another using numerous applications that are unique to ResearchGate.

We are offering

A part-time position (22.5 hours/week) in content management and data entry. You will be performing a variety of online research tasks and basic data analysis.

We are looking for

Big thinkers and hard workers. Your enthusiasm, initiative, and drive come coupled with a sense of personal responsibility and a high degree of reliability. You are accustomed to work in a team setting, but comfortable with performing solitary, repetitive task.

Requirements

• An elementary understanding of academic publishing and experience with academic publications (writing, editing, researching, submitting for publication, or working for a publisher with a focus on academic writing). You have at the very least perused an academic journal before.
• Basic experience with content management and data entry.
• User of several social media platforms.
• Basic familiarity with Excel and Google spreadsheets.
• Competent computer and online skills.
• Legally able to work in Germany.

Monthly salary: 750 € gross for approx. 94 hours.

Please send your CV and cover letter addressing the above requirements to Malena Theele at careers@researchgate.net

Senior System Performance Engineer (Linux) - Careers - ResearchGate

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At ResearchGate, we're helping scientists and researchers accelerate scientific progress – and we're looking for talented software engineers to help us do this.

Working at ResearchGate offers you the chance to use your knowledge and technical expertise to make science happen in a better way, and you'll be doing it as part of a hard-working team that hails from all over the globe. The best part? We move quickly, meaning your code will go live almost as soon as you've finished writing it. Come join us, and make an immediate impact.

Senior System Performance Engineer (Linux)

We're looking for skilled system performance engineers who are passionate about speed, efficiency, and quality of service in distributed systems. Expert knowledge of Linux and hands-on experience with Linux performance tools are required. This is a full-time position based at our main office in Berlin, Germany.

Responsibilities

• Profile, monitor, and benchmark performance and reliability related aspects of a large infrastructure
• Optimize Linux kernel and improve performance at all system layers
• Tune TCP/IP stack for optimal network throughput and latency
• Increase throughput of our backend systems and database tier at system level
• Design and implement environments for benchmarks
• Take responsibility for your own solutions and continuously improve on them

Requirements

• In depth knowledge of *nix systems
• Strong coding and scripting ability (C, C++, Java, Bash, Python)
• Experience working with relational and non-relational databases (MongoDB, HBase)
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to collect data, establish facts, and arrive at valid conclusions.
• Very good command of English or German
• Knowledge of Hadoop, Hive, and Solr is a plus

Your Profile

• You love tuning technology at system level
• You are passionate about open source and getting your patches upstream
• You enjoy working with great people in a fast-paced environment
• You understand our mission and want to help us achieve it

Senior System Engineer (Linux), Operations - Careers - ResearchGate

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At ResearchGate, we're helping scientists and researchers accelerate scientific progress – and we're looking for talented software engineers to help us do this.

Working at ResearchGate offers you the chance to use your knowledge and technical expertise to make science happen in a better way, and you'll be doing it as part of a hard-working team that hails from all over the globe. The best part? We move quickly, meaning your code will go live almost as soon as you’ve finished writing it. Come join us, and make an immediate impact.

Senior System Engineer (Linux), Operations

We're looking for skilled system engineers to help our site-reliability team ensure that ResearchGate is available, reliable, and fast at all times. We need someone to tackle some of our most vital tasks, including software installation and configuration changes, developing scripts for systems management and automation, and managing services relating to the deployed platform. Advanced knowledge of or past experience in distributed-computing concepts and networking and Linux systems management is required. This is a full-time position based at our main office in Berlin, Germany.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, manage, and maintain the stability and performance of our infrastructure
• Diagnose problems detected by our systems and work quickly to resolve them
• Improve the scalability and reliance of our systems
• Build storage systems, libraries, and frameworks
• Execute network commands, functions, and procedures
• Work effectively with other teams to ensure the platform can scale

Requirements

• Advanced shell-scripting skills
• Extensive experience with web infrastructure, distributed systems, databases, and performance analysis
• Background in internet service deployments
• In-depth understanding of web technologies (TCP/IP, HTTP, load balancers, web servers, memcache, databases)
• Excellent debugging and reasoning skills
• Capable of technical deep-dives into code, networking, systems, and storage with experienced engineers
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to rapidly assess, analyze, and resolve complex issues with little initial information or direction
• Very good command of English or German
• Knowledge of configuration management tools like Puppet or Chef is a plus

Your Profile

• You can find simple solutions to difficult problems
• You want to use your knowledge of computer science to solve real-world problems
• You enjoy working with great people in a fast-paced environment
• You understand our mission and want to help us achieve it

Senior Software Engineer (PHP), Backend - Careers - ResearchGate

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At ResearchGate, we're helping scientists and researchers accelerate scientific progress – and we're looking for talented software engineers to help us do this.

Working at ResearchGate offers you the chance to use your knowledge and technical expertise to make science happen in a better way, and you'll be doing it as part of a hard-working team that hails from all over the globe. The best part? We move quickly, meaning your code will go live almost as soon as you’ve finished writing it. Come join us, and make an immediate impact.

Senior Software Engineer (PHP), Backend

We're looking for skilled senior software engineers who care about efficiency and maintainable software. Our challenges include scaling to respond rapidly and servicing our millions of users while consistently providing them with complex data. We strive to create a fast yet reliable application enabling our developers to continuously ship updates. This is a full-time position based at our main office in Berlin, Germany.

Responsibilities

• Design systems for easy integration and reuse
• Coordinate with our product engineers to deliver scalable solutions
• Develop, implement, optimize, and maintain the services powering our platform
• Take responsibility for your own solutions and continuously improve on them

Requirements

• Experience developing using PHP and related tools such as Composer
• Expert knowledge of storage systems such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB
• Expert knowledge in building and maintaining scalable web applications
• Knowledge of web technologies (HTML/CSS/JS)
• Solid experience in testing applications using tools such as PHPUnit and Behat
• Good command of English, German a plus
• Knowledge of Bash scripting and Queue Systems such as AMQP is a plus
• Previous experience working with Symfony2 Components and creating console applications is a plus

Your Profile

• You excel at engineering maintainable, efficient, and scalable software
• You enjoy working with great people in a fast-paced environment
• You understand our mission and want to help us achieve it

Sales Manager - Careers - ResearchGate

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ResearchGate is a free professional network for scientists and researchers. More than 5 million scientists use ResearchGate to collaborate, share their findings and build their reputation.

We are offering

A sales position contributing towards a successful social network and revolutionizing the world of science. You will be responsible for generating new business through selling our recruiting solution in the Life Science industry, mainly through the phone.

Responsibilities

• Drive revenue by prospecting and building pipeline while building strong personal relationships with potential clients in the Life Sciences industry.
• Consistently close new business.
• Build long-term, lasting relationships with existing clients to grow repeat business.
• Develop best practices and share them with your team.
• Listen to the needs of your customers and share that knowledge with the Product team.

Requirements

• A native English or German or Swedish speaker with excellent written and verbal communication skills in his mother tongue.
• Ability to find, manage and close business in an evangelistic sales environment.
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel,PowerPoint).
• Autonomous Productivity – Being highly productive with little oversight from senior management.
• Accountability – Takes responsibility for their actions and wants to be held accountable for successes and failures.
• Creative, Analytical and Strategic Thinking – Good understanding of business opportunities. Capable of developing compelling strategies that deliver results.
• Communication – Able to speak and write clearly, concisely, and compellingly.
• Creative Problem Solving – Never gives up. Continually finds ways to overcome challenges and obstacles.
• Leadership – Always focused on doing what's right for the business. High energy and contagious enthusiasm. Willing to take on the tough projects and challenges to grow the business.
• Teamwork – Works collaboratively with others and gives coaching and advice when you see an opportunity for improvement in performance.

Sales & Marketing Manager - Careers - ResearchGate

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ResearchGate is a free professional network for scientists and researchers. More than 5 million scientists use ResearchGate to collaborate, share their findings and build their reputation.

We are offering

A position in which you will have the opportunity to work together with an international team, contributing towards a successful social network and revolutionizing the world of science. As part of our business development unit you will promote our advertising solutions, manage advertising campaigns together with the rest of our team and communicate with our clients at every stage of these advertising campaigns. Furthermore, you will be responsible for generating and developing new partnerships in the life science industry, communicating the benefits of our product and getting an in-depth understanding of an ad operations and business development unit. Other tasks will include customer relationship management and assistance with sales leads and materials.

Requirements

• Native English speaker with excellent written and verbal communication skills. German is a plus
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with customer relationship management software
• Scientific literacy – ideally hands on lab experience in life sciences
• Experience with online advertising is a plus
• High level of energy, a strong customer and relationship orientation
• Comfortable with presenting and explaining ResearchGate's products on the phone
• Good time management skills
• Able to work both independently and in a team
• Friendly, trustworthy and reliable
• Legally able to work in Germany (EU citizen or valid work permit)