(Cambridge, MA)

At ReadCube, you'll help develop literature management and discovery tools for scientists worldwide. Our mission is to revolutionize the way researchers work with and connect to scientific literature.  

You...

• Are obsessed with usability-focused software design.
• Channel this obsession into creating intuitive web and desktop applications.
• Have direct experience creating compelling application experiences (e.g. web, mobile, or desktop apps).
• Are comfortable working with large existing codebases as well as building new projects from scratch.
• Are excited to work with technologies like HTML5, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, JQuery, node.js, Ruby, cloud infrastructures, Adobe Flash, Flex and AIR, GWT, NoSQL databases, etc.
• Love applying new technologies to solve interesting problems.
• Have an ambitious “let me figure it out” attitude towards problem solving.  
• Are able to work within tight time lines and deliver above expectations.
• Think that working in a start-up environment is cool, and not just because you love ping-pong.

While not a job requirement, having a good eye for graphics and user experience design would be a strong plus.  

We...

• Are a small, dynamic, high-speed, low-drag team with offices in Boston and Europe.
• Aim to become the premier online resource for finding and working with academic information, and to establish ourselves as the market-leading information management tool in the life sciences and academia.
• Are funded and backed by an industry leader.

Our product...

• Is a research management tool for scientific and academic literature.  A few months ago we launched ReadCube, an application designed to help researchers keep on top of the literature in their fields.  Thousands of researchers at thousands of institutions are already using ReadCube to simplify their research.
• Comprises both a desktop application as well as an advanced cloud-based web application.
• Is awesome and evolving rapidly. And we genuinely believe it has the potential to change the way researchers work with scientific literature.

Applying...

Compensation is highly competitive + equity + benefits. If you think you’re a good fit, send your resume to Nate at nate@readcube.com. Additionally, please share with us an interesting project you worked on. For example, tell us about an open source project you contribute to, a link to a cool website you’ve created, or that hobby iPhone app you hacked together last weekend, etc.