Senior Product Engineer, Discourse Graphs
Astera Institute1 day ago
Base Salary
$120k - $215k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build prototypes and production software for researchers using Discourse Graphs.
- Develop tools for reading and writing claims and evidence through coding agents, manuscript evidence overlays, and research-institute knowledge bases.
- Test early versions with researchers and use their feedback to determine which ideas to develop further.
- Improve the Discourse Graphs plugins so new users receive useful results within minutes of installation.
- Work across the interface, data layer, and APIs while making reversible technical decisions independently and discussing higher-cost decisions with the tech lead.
- Collaborate with the designer, product manager, engineers, and researchers in a distributed, self-directed team.
- Ship and maintain open-source software.
Requirements
- Record of shipping user-facing products from early prototype through reliable, adopted software.
- Fluency in TypeScript and a modern frontend stack.
- Comfort working across user interfaces, data layers, and APIs.
- Experience building with large language models, agent tools, MCP servers, or retrieval over structured data.
- Habit of speaking with users and collaborating directly with designers and engineers.
- Experience with knowledge graphs, research software, or a scientific field is helpful but not required.
Benefits
- Fully remote work with some overlap with North American working hours, with optional in-person work at Astera in Emeryville, California.
- Full-time fixed-term employment or contract engagement for 12 to 14 months.
- Flexible working hours and remote-working arrangements.
- Astera-sponsored health, vision, and dental benefits for employees.
- Onboarding help from peer product teams.
- Open-source work in a distributed team.
Tech Stack
Categories
Product Engineering
About Astera Institute
Astera Institute is a Berkeley-based nonprofit research organization that incubates high-leverage scientific initiatives and founders in overlooked areas. It funds and builds early-stage programs, providing capital, labs, and operational support, with work spanning tools, hardware, and software. Founded in 2020, its portfolio includes Astera Neuro, which develops instruments and infrastructure for large-scale neural recording and control.