Role Description ECS is seeking a Senior Scientist/Engineer with a mix of expertise in agricultural chemistry and plant toxicology to serve as a Scientific Engineering Technical Advisor (SETA) to support an ARPA-H Program Manager and work in our Remote office. In this role, you will collaborate with the ARPA-H Program Manager and team to effectuate bold ARPA-H research initiatives, support the development, funding, and management of new and existing R&D programs to meet ARPA-H’s mission to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone. This role will support the management of programs and projects in topics pertaining to molecular discovery of next generation herbicides and related treatments to maintain high crop productivity while minimizing the impact on human health. This is a remote position. These SETA duties include but are not limited to: - Contribute to a multidisciplinary team developing breakthrough technologies for: - molecular discovery of next generation herbicides and related treatments to maintain high crop productivity while minimizing the impact on human health, - monitoring agricultural chemicals in and around farms, - novel, economically sustainable weed control methods, and - next generation, non-contact chemical analysis tools for medical products. - Provide subject matter expertise on plant toxicology, with emphasis on: - herbicide mechanisms of action, - phytotoxicity, - molecular markers of effectiveness, and - the fate of agrochemicals in ecological systems, soil, and water. - Evaluate technical proposals for scientific merit and innovation. Provide feedback, organize reviewer comments, draft recommendations and project summaries, and presentation materials. - Perform market and regulatory analyses, technical due diligence, literature reviews and generate briefing documents summarizing technical topics related to: - the interplay between farming practices, agricultural chemicals, soil health, worker safety, and consumer health, and - various types of spectrometry and other non-contact chemical analysis of drugs and other medical products for quality and safety. - Develop technical and administrative programmatic documentation on short timelines to communicate technical approach, progress, cost, schedule and risk for advanced technology development efforts. - Assist, support, and provide advice to the Program Manager to further the development and progress of new and existing programs. - Conduct thorough technical scientific evaluation of the current R&D landscape to identify gaps in research portfolios and address critical needs that are aligned with the ARPA-H mission. - Monitor and track performers' progress toward established metrics. - Read and digest complex information and develop team and executive level briefings for technical and non-technical audiences. - Integrate into an existing team to support current ARPA-H efforts and operate independently and in a group environment in support of technical R&D efforts. - Perform basic administrative tasks such as collecting, sorting, analyzing, and writing internal programmatic reports/briefings on relevant topics in a health-related field. - Some CONUS travel is expected (~10-20%) as needed to fully support the Program Manager and Program. Qualifications - A PhD in a related field with 2+ years of experience is preferred; MS in a related field with 5+ years of experience or a BA in a related field with 7+ years of experience is acceptable. - Experience in plant toxicology and/or agricultural chemistry, analytical chemical methods, spectroscopy techniques, and molecular biology methods. - Experience in the development and/or evaluation of analytical chemistry methods for agricultural applications; field-deployable sensing platforms; biosensor-based detection systems; and spectroscopic or chromatographic techniques. - Familiarity with industry leaders and disrupters AI-enabled and high-throughput methods of herbicide development, including biological herbicides; precision agriculture technologies; and agrochemical remediation; and chemical sensing and detection. - Desired familiarity with USDA and EPA regulated agricultural technologies and policies and intersections with FDA on biotechnology. - Experience coordinating independent verification and validation, and previous experience managing programs with cooperative agreements, Other Transaction (OT) awards, milestone-based contracts, FFRDCs, interagency efforts, and commercialization efforts. - Ideal candidates must have strong PowerPoint and Excel skills, which include proficiency with keyboard shortcuts and ability to create PPT slides and Excel files on the fly during a meeting in a high-pressure environment. - Professional curiosity, continuous drive for learning, and the ability to focus on assigned tasks are critical attributes of the ideal candidate. - Ability to communicate complex scientific ideas to broad audiences, digest basic and applied research across areas of biotechnology and apply to health capability gaps, and demonstrate a willingness to explore the scientific literature for emerging biotechnology. - Team oriented with exceptional communication, writing, and organizational skills. - Expertise anticipating and mitigating ethical, legal, and societal implications of high-profile research efforts is desired. - Must be able to obtain a federal government Public Trust clearance. Benefits - Salary Range: $110,000 - $185,000 - General Description of Benefits

Role Description We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Merchants engineering function — two closely related teams (Core and Growth) that together own the full merchant-facing product at Burq. This is a builder-leader role. You will own the technical direction, team health, and roadmap across both Merchants teams while managing dedicated leads under you. You are the primary technical authority for billing architecture, checkout flows, and the delivery promise engine — the most strategically critical product surface at Burq heading into our enterprise expansion. Team Leadership - Manage and grow engineering leads for Merchants Core and Merchants Growth - Run 1:1s, set goals, provide feedback, and develop your team - Own hiring for your teams — source, interview, and close strong engineers - Foster a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and direct communication Technical Direction - Own architectural decisions across billing, invoicing, checkout, dashboard, and the delivery promise engine - Write and review RFCs for non-trivial features — set the bar for how engineering decisions are made - Review AI-generated and human-written code with equal rigor — you understand every line that ships - Drive the evolution of Burq's merchant experience toward a full enterprise delivery platform Execution & Delivery - Own sprint health, backlog quality, and delivery predictability across both teams - Ensure KTLO (Keep the Lights On) work — billing reliability, notification infrastructure, account management — always has a home and never loses to feature pressure - Partner closely with the Merchants PM and designer to translate product strategy into engineering roadmaps - Maintain a clear boundary between Core (reliability, billing, KTLO) and Growth (product, promise engine, features) Cross-Functional - Work directly with the Head of Engineering on org structure, hiring plans, and technical strategy - Collaborate with Customer Success on merchant operational pain — Core is the team closest to that surface - Partner with the Data team on financial reconciliation and analytics infrastructure Qualifications - 5+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ years managing engineering teams - Proven track record managing multiple teams or a team of teams simultaneously - Architect-caliber technical depth — you can make and own hard decisions on billing systems, API design, and product infrastructure - Experience with Node.js/TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, and Stripe (or equivalent payment infrastructure) - Comfortable at a high-growth startup — priorities change, you adapt without losing momentum - Player-coach mindset — you lead by example and can get hands dirty when the team needs it - Strong communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike Benefits - Competitive salary, stock options, and performance-based bonuses - Fully remote - Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance Company Description At Burq, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

• Monitor, investigate, and resolve malware, spam, and IP blocklisting issues, as well as DMCA notices, while keeping customers informed. • Investigate and resolve malware situations escalated from the Support team. • Write and document new malware signature rules for our customer scanning tools. • Document processes and workflows for remediating malware infections and requesting the removal of blocklisted IP addresses. • Monitor internal tools to identify instances of spam email sending and IP address blocklisting, and alert customers to these issues as necessary. • Provide ongoing feedback and work with internal teams to improve malware detection and remediation tools. • Receive, validate, and process DMCA notices and counternotices. • Monitor internal tools to identify users who misuse Kinsta's platform or use excessive resources. • Collaborate with internal teams to gather the information customers need to resolve resource overuse or platform abuse, and monitor customer progress towards resolution. • Collaborate with internal teams to recommend plan upgrades for customers facing resource constraints.

• Contribute production code (Java/Kotlin, C++ encoding stack) as an embedded member of the Encoding team's sprints • Own our US enterprise accounts technically: cover the timezone gap, triage and troubleshoot encoding issues during EU off-hours, and drive incidents to resolution or a safe handover • Travel to customer sites to support integrations, run workshops, and handle escalations in person • Feed field learnings back into sprint planning and the product roadmap • Make sound escalate-vs-resolve calls autonomously, and keep the EU team looped in through clear async communication