Careers @ Design Science

Development and IT:

IT Directors:   +– Help us create and manage unique cloud-based web services solutions for mathematical rendering, math-to-speech generation, mathematical search, and math-based social applications.

Web Services Gurus:    +– Everyone in computer technology knows the future is in the cloud. Companies are moving to pay-as-you-go, SaaS services in droves. Our products are well suited to cloud delivery. Help us make this happen.

Computer Scientists:    +– Capturing the meaning of mathematics in a computer is notoriously hard but capturing the meaning of mathematical notation is a lot easier. Help us develop the science of mathematical notation that underlies our math-to-speech and speech-to-math solutions, math search, and math-based social networking products.

Principal Software Engineers:   +– At DSI, we believe that the key to good products is good software design. If you are a software engineer that understands design and programming in a mature, cross-platform, multi-product environment, then you will fit right in. Help us embrace the new software technologies that come with the explosion in mobile devices and cloud-based architectures.

QA Engineers:    +– Software products and web services need testing. We are interested in making use of the latest in test automation software, perhaps creating some of our own tools, to prepare our products for use. We have a good reputation for producing quality products. Help us keep it as we move into new areas and products.

Technical Support and Training Engineers:    +– While our products are simple to use, the more comfortable and competent we can make our users, the more they will be able to do their work and the happier they will be. We plan to use video, and web delivery technologies to get our customers the help they need in working with our products and services.

User Interface Designers:    +– We are about to redesign how people interact with mathematics. There are opportunities to help us make our interfaces, our advertising, our website, etc. look as slick and functional as possible.

Marketing & Sales:

Product Management:   +– Human communication is moving past email, wikis, and blogs, and into social media, mobile apps, and the cloud. Since math is an important part of that communication, it will follow. Help us make it happen and turn imagination into reality.

International Marketing and Sales:   +– Education, science, engineering, and technology are worldwide endeavors. Help us deliver our products to a waiting world.

Globalization Managers:   +– Mathematics is an international language. Educators and students in every country need to work with math. Help us globalize our products, sales, and support.

Education & Elearning
Marketing Specialists:   +– As computer users move beyond office suites, past blogs and wikis, and into tablets and the cloud, we are discovering new ways that educators and learners will interact and communicate. Since mathematics will always be part of that communication, there is enormous opportunity to create unique and fantastic solutions.

B2B Sales Engineers:   +– While we are well-known for our end-user software products, we have always been a supplier of OEM and enterprise components. Our MathFlow product line provides quality math notation infrastructure to the elearning and publishing workflows and enhance some of the most popular software products in the world. We are expanding our product line in several directions, including web service and cloud offerings. Help us match our solutions to customer needs.

Graphical Designers:   +– We are looking to modernize our website, as well as make our products' user interface look sharp. If you are a good digital artist and didn't skip math class in high school or college, we want to talk to you.

Accessibility Product Managers:   +– We are leaders in math accessibility. Our math-to-speech software is second to none and has application way beyond accessibility — distance learners need to know how math is spoken, for example. MathML is the key technology behind math accessibility and is now part of standards like HTML5, DAISY, EPub, DITA, NIMAS, and many more web and ebook standards, largely due to our efforts. Help us build on that success.

MathJax Consortium
MathJax (www.mathjax.org) is an open source JavaScript engine for displaying MathML and LaTeX in all modern browsers. It was created by Design Science, AMS, and SIAM and is financially supported by many of the largest publishers in the world.

Business Development Manager:    +– Help get the word out about MathJax in elearning, ebooks, accessibility, and other important areas. Work with some of the most important companies and people in publishing, educational technology, and science fields. This is a position with high visibility.

Web Technology Specialist:    +– MathJax integrates into many other web-based products and open source projects. We need someone to collect, integrate, document, develop, and disseminate information about MathJax support and plugins within popular web app frameworks.

Ebook Specialist:    +– Now that MathML is a part of EPUB 3, we expect an explosion of interest in getting high-quality math display in ebook readers. We expect MathJax to be a good solution in this area. Help us work with ebook reader vendors to incorporate MathJax technology into their products.