Academia.edu
What's the Company Culture Like at Academia.edu?
What People Are Saying About Academia.edu
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Cultural Alignment: A clear mission—accelerating the world’s research—anchors day-to-day decisions and gives teams a shared sense of purpose. Feedback suggests experiments, demos, and AI/ML initiatives are framed around scholarly impact.
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Collaborative & Supportive Culture: Colleagues are often described as smart, collegial, and helpful, creating a tight-knit environment. Feedback suggests cross-functional work on interesting problems and supportive peers contribute to a positive daily experience.
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Learning & Knowledge Sharing: A strong demo culture and learning-by-building ethos encourage exploration of new tools and visible knowledge exchange. Engineers highlight hands-on experimentation and sharing outcomes across product and engineering.
Academia.edu's Benefits
Has employee-led culture committees
Offers company-sponsored happy hours
Offers company-sponsored outings
Offers Employee Resource Groups
Offers team workouts
Weekly bootcamp that hosted in person and virtual.
Provides access to an onsite gym
Provides onsite meditation space
Provides opportunities to volunteer in the local community
One volunteer day given to any organization of your choice.
Hosts in-person all-hands meetings
All-hands meetings are scheduled during in-office days.
Implements team-based strategic planning
Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration
Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities
Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility
Offers a remote work program
We have a global workforce within the US, Canada and Europe.
Utilizes a flexible work schedule
Utilizes a hybrid work model
