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Brilliant.org | Software Engineers (especially Android) | Remote (North America), SF, NYC | Full-time | $155k — $230k | https://brilliant.org

Brilliant is building world-class interactive learning experiences that combine challenging problems, compelling narratives, and delightful visual storytelling.

We're hiring for a number of engineering roles to help craft the next generation of interactive learning and change how the world learns.

Engineers at Brilliant think about both "building the right thing" AND "building the thing right" while pursuing high standards of excellence for ourselves, our product, and our codebase.

If you're energized by the prospect of doing the best work of your career and changing how the world learns alongside the most talented peers you've ever worked with, you can learn more and apply here: https://brilliant.org/careers.


Your career page states >> We maintain core hours (10am – 3pm Pacific) where everyone is online, regardless of timezone.

So NYC staff are expected to work everyday until 6pm?


Sounds like you're required to be online during 1PM - 6PM, probably for communication purposes. It's really not that bad at all.


Correct, we're a lean team that moves very quickly, so availability for synchronous communication is important to us.

That said, the expectation is not that you're sitting idly at your computer for an extra 15 minutes at the end of the day if you've knocked out your work and are at a good stopping point. We hire adults and treat them as such :)

Also, many folks on the team have familial and other responsibilities that they need to tackle during this window, and the team is very flexible about scheduling around these (especially given advance notice when possible).


I’m really impressed by the interesting work you’re doing.

Could you share more about the interview process?

I just applied and believe the role is an excellent fit for my experience and my passion for learning new things.


They are picky, I haven't heard of my peers who applied landing an interview.


They seem pretty efficient to me. I got the first round of interviews scheduled the same day I applied.

I'm used to being on the other side of the table, and in my experience, as long as you have strong relevant experience for what they need and put effort into the application, companies tend to move quite fast.

I also only apply to a few companies for positions that I find interesting and where I know I can bring value. My response rate has always been 90%+, even when I don’t know anybody there or have a referral.

Meanwhile, most people nowadays apply to anything with 'software' in the title and are surprised when they don’t hear back.


I suspect you either have FAANG in work history or you have racked up a lot of years in one specific tech stack.

I'm curious what your resume looks like and how you articulate the value you provide. I've used the same approach but recently haven't been as successful as I have in the past.

Yup, same.


Thanks for the kind words!

Our interview process is as follows:

* 30 min Zoom call with me

* Technical take home assessment (paid, designed to be reasonably close to the job)

* Panel interview with two engineering leaders

* Virtual onsite

Looking forward to reviewing your application!


Awesome. I appreciate the answer.

As far as technical interviews go, are there any leetcode style questions involved, or are they more practical, like the take-home assessment you mentioned?


No leetcode. One interview during the onsite is vaguely algorithmic, but the process is designed to feel relatively close to the work you'd do on the job. For example, our web take-home assessment includes tasks like reviewing a colleague's pull request and tracking down a bug in response to a customer support ticket.

Brilliant.org | Software Engineers | Remote (North America), SF, NYC | Full-time | $175k — $230k | https://brilliant.org

Brilliant is building world-class interactive learning experiences that combine challenging problems, compelling narratives, and delightful visual storytelling.

We're hiring for a number of engineering roles to help craft the next generation of interactive learning and change how the world learns.

Engineers at Brilliant think about both "building the right thing" AND "building the thing right" while pursuing high standards of excellence for ourselves, our product, and our codebase.

If you're energized by the prospect of doing the best work of your career and changing how the world learns alongside the most talented peers you've ever worked with, you can learn more and apply here: https://brilliant.org/careers.


Is “North America only” a visa thing or a timezone thing? No chance of hiring a remote UK worker who can work with substantial overlap with NYC hours?


Timezone! Definitely feel free to apply if your workday can fully overlap our "core hours" of 10am to 3pm PT.


The product and job descriptions here always sound amazing! The only thing stopping me from clicking submit on application was focus on using AI tooling in software development workflow. I am not against copilot, but I don't find it that useful.


Is there some kind of equity or profit-sharing, in this default-alive startup?

The Web site has a lengthy discussion of its "First and Best offers" for salary and bennies (ok), and mentions that there's no bonuses (ok), but I can find no mention of stock/ISOs/RSUs/etc.


Yes, we provide meaningful options grants to all teammates (standard 4 year vest with a one year cliff).


Hey, I don't see any roles that align with my experience but I think I have something to offer. Is there any mail I can reach out to?


Feel free to shoot me an email: jared.silver@brilliant.org


Brilliant.org | Software Engineers | Remote (North America), SF, NYC | Full-time | $170k — $230k | https://brilliant.org

Brilliant is building world-class interactive learning experiences that combine challenging problems, compelling narratives, and delightful visual storytelling.

We're hiring for a number of engineering roles to help craft the next generation of interactive learning and change how the world learns.

Engineers at Brilliant think about both "building the right thing" AND "building the thing right" while pursuing high standards of excellence for ourselves, our product, and our codebase.

If you're energized by the prospect of doing the best work of your career and changing how the world learns alongside the most talented peers you've ever worked with, you can learn more and apply here: https://brilliant.org/careers.


Brilliant.org | Software Engineers | Remote (North America), SF, NYC | Full-time | $170k — $230k | https://brilliant.org

Brilliant is building world-class interactive learning experiences that combine challenging problems, compelling narratives, and delightful visual storytelling.

We're hiring for a number of engineering roles to help craft the next generation of interactive learning and change how the world learns.

Engineers at Brilliant think about both "building the right thing" AND "building the thing right" while pursuing high standards of excellence for ourselves, our product, and our codebase.

If you're energized by the prospect of doing the best work of your career and changing how the world learns alongside the most talented peers you've ever worked with, you can learn more and apply here: https://brilliant.org/careers.


Brilliant.org | Software Engineers | Remote (North America), SF, NYC | Full-time | $170k — $230k | https://brilliant.org

Brilliant is building world-class interactive learning experiences that combine challenging problems, compelling narratives, and delightful visual storytelling.

We're hiring for a number of engineering roles to help craft the next generation of interactive learning and change how the world learns.

Engineers at Brilliant think about both "building the right thing" AND "building the thing right" while pursuing high standards of excellence for ourselves, our product, and our codebase.

If you're energized by the prospect of doing the best work of your career and changing how the world learns alongside the most talented peers you've ever worked with, you can learn more and apply here: https://brilliant.org/careers.


Hellosaurus | Senior Unity Engineer | Full-time | Remote (US) | https://hellosaur.us/unity-deck

Called "Mister Rogers for the iPhone generation" by Forbes, recent Apple "App of the Day" awardee Hellosaurus is searching for a Senior Unity Engineer to provide technical leadership for our award-winning interactive video player and no-code creator tools.

If you're passionate about building magical technological experiences that empower kids to learn, grow, and have fun, we'd love to hear from you!

Learn more here: https://hellosaur.us/unity-deck


Hellosaurus | Unity Engineer | Full-time | Remote (US) | https://grnh.se/6f2014934us

Called "Mister Rogers for the iPhone generation" by Forbes, recent Apple "App of the Day" honoree Hellosaurus seeks talented Unity engineers excited to build the future of kids media.

Our innovative no-code tooling empowers some of the world's most popular kids media content creators to craft award-winning interactive video experiences.

If you're passionate about building magical technological experiences that empower kids to learn, grow, and have fun, we'd love to hear from you!

Learn more here: https://grnh.se/6f2014934us


Hellosaurus | Unity Engineer | Full-time | Remote (US) | https://grnh.se/6f2014934us

Hellosaurus empowers the world's most popular kids media creators to build immersive, interactive learning experiences that kids can play, not just watch.

We're looking for Unity engineers excited to build innovative no-code tooling that empowers content creators to craft award-winning interactive video experiences.

If you're passionate about building magical technological experiences that empower kids to learn, grow, and have fun, we'd love to hear from you!

Learn more here: https://grnh.se/6f2014934us


Hellosaurus | Full Stack Engineer, Backend Engineer, Product Designer | Full-time | Remote (US)

Hellosaurus empowers the world's most popular kids media creators to build immersive, interactive learning experiences that kids can play, not just watch.

--> We're looking for a backend-focused TypeScript engineer interested in owning the API that powers all aspects of our business: https://grnh.se/af0bcea74us

--> We're looking for a full stack JavaScript engineer who wants to craft delightful experiences for children and their families: https://grnh.se/0bb9968c4us

--> We're looking for a product designer who wants to bring smiles to the faces of thousands of kids: https://grnh.se/e01cf50e4us

If you're passionate about building magical technological experiences that empower kids to learn, grow, and have fun, we'd love to hear from you!


Hellosaurus | Backend Engineer (TypeScript) | Full-time | Remote (US) | https://grnh.se/af0bcea74us

Hellosaurus empowers the world's most popular kids media creators to build immersive, interactive learning experiences that kids can play, not just watch.

We're looking for a backend-focused TypeScript engineer interested in owning large parts of the API that powers all aspects of our business.

If you're passionate about building magical technological experiences that empower kids to learn, grow, and have fun, we'd love to hear from you!

Learn more here: https://grnh.se/af0bcea74us


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