This is not an ordinary job. Skip this if you are just looking for a gig. We are an early stage start-up with notable leadership, strong backing and absurd ambitions. We realistically intend to reshape human civilization through the use of applied complex systems neuroscience. Cultural hybrid of Xavier Academy, Singularity University, Greenpeace, Skunkworks, MIT, Esalen, Camp David, Google, Burning Man, and a typical aspirational tech startup. We have big ambitions, but this isn’t our first rodeo so we launched a content/community/commerce website in April to test the waters and see if people were ready for what we had to offer. They are. Now it is time to bring in some pros to help us scale, to tell our story better and to better engage with the Neurohacking community. If you read this paragraph and are leaning in, read on . . .
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Take full ownership of development of the user experience.
We want to use a ton of A/B testing to shape the content, so help with that and analytics.
Integrate with an existing Customer Relationship Management platform.
Key Performance Indicators:
Kicking ass: Getting shit done with quality, speed, and precision.
Taking names: Have initiative to figure things out and take action.
Qualifications and Background:
Must Have:
Smarts: You can solve a Japanese puzzle box in 3 minutes
Hungry: Must have a strong desire to devour information and return genius
Active interest in neurohacking and related health, performance optimization, and/or human potential spaces
Took the initiative to read this description fully and study the website
Specific Technology Background:
5+ Years experience in HTML, CSS, Javascript, and MYSQL
Experience with AJAX, Angular, Node, and jQuery (Dojo, a plus)
Experienced in 3rd party API and SOAP integrations
Experience with SEO best practices and tracking
Understanding or willingness to learn non-relational database like MongoDB
Ideal:
Experience with Ruby, PHP, and related frameworks
Experience with app/mobile development
Strong web security background
Knows how to hack No Man’s Sky to run in Vive
Opportunity:
Play an key role in possibly the most important company in the world right now
Work with a team of cutting edge thought leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs, industry experts, activists and visionaries
Supported in optimization of your own cognitive capabilities and psychological development with the best resources currently available anywhere
Learn a tremendous amount (about neuroscience, medicine, psychology, philosophy, evolution, business, leadership, communication, etc.) and be stretched and supported to grow personally and professionally
Apply your full talents and heart to a project worthy of dedication
Work with great people in a positive environment in coastal Encinitas
Key Culture Elements:
Redesigning civilization to create sustainable abundance for all - rather than focused on winning at this version of it
Category defining company focused on optimizing human well being and capability globally
Advancing the cutting edge of consciousness studies, psychology, and neuroscience
Excited by the therapeutic potential of entheogens and empathogens, while generally valuing sobriety and clear mindedness
Transparent honest workplace, real friendships between team members, no corporate facades, no elephants to avoid - while being able to hold appropriate confidentialities and act with discernment and discreteness where relevant
Philosophically aligned with ethical, intentional, human optimization
Would be comfortable with a work trip to burning man or clothing optional hot springs, while being happy to dress and act professionally as circumstances dictate
Extremely progressive cultural values, regarding politics, economics, the environment, religion and spirituality, relationships and sexuality, and pretty much everything
Early startup phase company with seasoned executive team and clear plans for rapid growth to a game changing global company
Partnered with many leading academic and scientific institutions with world class partners
Company:
Our mission is to develop technologies for profound neurological optimization - to empower people in realizing their full potential
Team: the members of the executive team you’ll be working with have previously created and run global engineering think tanks, colleges, disruptive technology companies, environmental non-profits, multi-billion dollar public companies, political activist organizations, and intentional communities. This new venture is the biggest and most exciting yet - upgrading the bio-hardware that consciousness runs on.
How to Apply:
A cover letter is appreciated. A few worthwhile items to include are:
Why you’re interested in working with the Neurohacker Collective
Why it seems like a good fit
Description of your dream work
Superpowers
What your compensation needs are and when you’re available to start
Where you saw this job posting (facebook, craigslist, indeed, etc)
Any other info you’d like to share. :)
P.S. If your skills sets and those described here are a largely but not perfectly matching venn diagram and you feel like you belong here, contact us.