Manager, Software Engineering; Frontend

About Phaidra

Phaidra is building the future of industrial automation.

The world today is filled with static, monolithic infrastructure. Factories, power plants, buildings, etc. operate the same they've operated for decades — because the controls programming is hard-coded. Thousands of lines of rules and heuristics that define how the machines interact with each other. The result of all this hard-coding is that facilities are frozen in time, unable to adapt to their environment while their performance slowly degrades.

Phaidra creates AI-powered control systems for the industrial sector, enabling industrial facilities to automatically learn and improve over time. Specifically:

• We use reinforcement learning algorithms to provide this intelligence, converting raw sensor data into high-value actions and decisions.
• We focus on industrial applications, which tend to be well-sensorized with measurable KPIs —perfect for reinforcement learning.
• We enable domain experts (our users) to configure the AI control systems (i.e. agents) without writing code. They define what they want their AI agents to do, and we do it for them.

Our team has a track record of applying AI to some of the toughest problems. From achieving superhuman performance with Deep Mind's Alpha Go, to reducing the energy required to cool Google's Data Centers by 40%, we deeply understand AI and how to apply it in production for massive impact.

Phaidra’s ability to achieve its mission is determined by our ability to work together — as defined by our core values:
Transparency
, Collaboration
, Operational Excellence
, Ownership
, and
Empathy. We seek individuals who embody these values, as they are instrumental in ensuring our team consistently delivers excellence and fosters an engaging and supportive culture

Phaidra is based in the USA, but we are 100% remote with no physical office. We hire employees internationally with the help of our partner, Oyster

HR. Our team is currently located throughout the USA, Canada, UK, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, and India.

Please submit your resume/CV below. You may also submit a cover letter explaining what your ideal position is and how your skills would fit with the team!

Please note:

Due to the high volume of applications, there may be a delay in response from our hiring team. However, Phaidra is committed to ensuring every applicant receives a response, regardless of the outcome. We sincerely appreciate your interest in joining Phaidra and thank you for taking the time to apply.

Phaidra is looking for a driven Software Engineer to be a part of our growing Product Engineering team. In this role, you will lead a small team of frontend engineers who build our web-based self-serve product for industrial users. You are passionate about all things frontend and live to deliver exceptional user experience and developer experience alike. You demonstrate an exemplary level of ownership and collaboration - you are always willing to help people within and outside of your team and no problem is below you.

You will lead the team from the front, establish best practices, and insist on the highest standards.

The Product Engineering team at Phaidra is responsible for building the tools and applications that our customers use to configure and monitor our AI-powered control systems.

We are seeking a team member located within one of the following areas: USA or Canada.

• In the United States, we accept applicants located in the following states:
  California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington.
• In Canada, we accept applicants located in the following provinces:
  Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta.

The ideal candidate has solid prior experience in frontend development. At Phaidra, you will:

• Lead a small team of frontend engineers, providing technical direction, guidance, and support to ensure successful project delivery.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of our frontend applications.
• Set the…