Chess.com

Product Designer

• Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Design to define problems and ship effective solutions
• Design polished interfaces for web and mobile that are intuitive and consistent
• Use and contribute to our design system to support scalable, cohesive experiences
• Create flows, wireframes, and prototypes to explore and communicate ideas
• Present your work and explain your decisions using user needs, product context, and data where available
• Own projects from concept through implementation, ensuring strong design-to-code alignment
• Iterate based on feedback, product goals, and user insights
• Identify opportunities to improve the product and follow through on solutions
• Give and receive thoughtful design feedback

Backend Engineer

• Work with a small team of highly experienced engineers on creating new, highly scalable services or help scale existing codebase and storage for a global top 200 website.
• Contribute to technology, architecture, workflow, and design decisions.

Senior Backend Engineer, Java, PHP

Frontend Engineer

• Design and implement frontend features and user interfaces
• Maintain and optimize system performance
• Collaborate closely with design and development teams
• Build and maintain component-based architectures
• Create pixel-perfect design implementations
• Participate actively in code reviews and technical discussions
• Execute frontend development projects from conception through deployment
• Support platform stability by monitoring frontend performance

Frontend Engineer, Trust & Safety

Translator

• Help translate user interfaces of all Chesscom apps (Chesscom, Chesscom Mobile, ChessKid, ChessKid Mobile, Dr Wolf, etc).
• Help translate marketing campaigns.
• Help translate Coach analysis.
• Translate player profile pages, chess terms, news articles (tournament recaps / important announcements, etc.)
• Translate & edit graphical assets
• Review previously submitted translations and ensure they're high quality.

Polish Translator

Vice President

• Lead, develop, and scale a multi-layered leadership team
• Set the organizational structure and team design for the Media function
• Own the day-to-day of a multifaceted, talented, and international team
• Lead day-to-day operations of the Content and Media teams
• Own the content calendar, production pipelines, and cross-functional workflows
• Drive operational accountability across the team
• Serve as the strategic bridge between content and commercial partnerships
• Manage Media P&L: budgets, headcount, and resource allocation
• Directly manage team leads and senior managers across Content and International

VP, Media

Machine Learning Engineer

• Own ML-driven product features , identifying opportunities through to modeling, deployment, experimentation, and impact.
• Partner with Product, Leadership, Growth, and Data Science to determine which problems should (and shouldn’t) be solved with ML, define success metrics, and iterate based on real-world performance.
• Design, build, and ship scalable ML systems , including data pipelines, training workflows, and production model serving infrastructure.
• Prototype rapidly and iterate regularly , developing repeatable evaluation frameworks, running experiments, and improving models based on results.
• Shape our ML architecture and MLOps practices , establishing standards for experimentation, deployment, monitoring, and retraining as we scale.
• Drive innovation in Generative AI , exploring how we can best use LLMs and agents to power new user experiences and internal productivity tools.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship , mentoring more junior team members, influencing our roadmap, and raising AI/ML literacy across the company.

Senior ML Engineer

Full-stack Engineer

• Lead and mentor a team of 5-8 system operations engineers, providing technical guidance, career development, and performance management while demonstrating adaptive leadership styles and fostering a teachable culture of continuous learning
• Define and execute the multi-year SysOps strategy with clear prioritization of critical initiatives, including multi-regional infrastructure architecture capable of handling millions of concurrent sessions across global data centers
• Own the hybrid cloud migration roadmap, partnering with leadership to integrate bare-metal datacenter resources with cloud services for optimal performance and cost efficiency, delivering value through time-to-market optimization
• Establish on-call rotation policies and incident response procedures with strong focus on work-life balance, ensuring rapid resolution of critical system issues while maintaining team health and high availability SLAs
• Drive the implementation of monitoring, observability, and alerting systems that reach the right people at the right time, proactively identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks before they impact users and preventing organizational surprises
• Partner with engineering leadership to implement infrastructure-as-code practices and establish deployment pipelines that support continuous integration and delivery, emphasizing quality with high first-time-right rates and low rework
• Oversee capacity planning, load testing, and resource allocation strategies across distributed computing environments, demonstrating excellent time management and execution velocity while managing infrastructure budget and cost optimization
• Champion security protocols and risk assessment procedures for infrastructure components and data protection with unwavering integrity, ensuring compliance with industry standards and earning trust across the organization
• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to design scalable solutions for high-traffic applications, valuing others' time by simplifying cross-team workflows and ensuring clear presentation of technical concepts to varied audiences
• Lead automation initiatives that deliver measurable value to both internal and external customers, reducing manual operational overhead and improving system reliability through scripting and configuration management
• Build authentic relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, ensuring transparent communication of system health and aligning SysOps priorities with business objectives through excellent listening and presentation skills
• Recruit, retain, and develop top engineering talent by understanding individual motivations and aligning team goals with personal drivers, fostering an inclusive culture where growth mindset principles guide decision-making and risk-taking
• Demonstrate focus on commitments by managing distractions effectively, maintaining a strong track record of successful execution, and accumulating wins that build credibility and trust across the organization

Engineering Lead, Systems Operations

General Counsel

• Lead the legal function: Serve as the primary legal advisor to the CEO, CFO, and broader executive team on strategic and operational legal matters across all Chess.com business units.
• Shape legal strategy: Develop and implement a legal strategy that supports the company's growth objectives, including commercial expansion, international operations, and building public-readiness across the organization.
• Manage commercial transactions: Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including partnership deals, licensing agreements, endorsement contracts, vendor agreements, and content licensing arrangements.
• Oversee corporate governance: Support board governance, manage entity structure across the group, and continuously strengthen the company's governance, reporting, and compliance infrastructure as the business scales.
• Coordinate with outside counsel on corporate transactions, equity matters, and other corporate legal needs.
• Drive compliance and risk management: Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations across all jurisdictions where Chess.com operates, including data privacy (GDPR, CCPA, COPPA), digital safety, consumer protection, and employment law.
• Protect intellectual property: Oversee the company's IP portfolio, including trademarks, copyrights, and domain strategy.
• Manage enforcement actions and coordinate with external IP counsel as needed.
• Support data privacy and trust: Provide legal guidance on data privacy matters, partner with the security and product teams on privacy-by-design, and serve as a resource for data protection compliance across the group.
• Manage external counsel: Oversee relationships with outside law firms, manage legal spend, and ensure outside counsel is being used strategically and efficiently.
• Support employment and people matters: Partner with the People team to provide guidance on employment law, workforce compliance, and other people-related legal matters across the company's global footprint.
• Handle litigation and disputes: Manage litigation, regulatory investigations, and dispute resolution with the support of external counsel. Serve as the internal coordinator for legal proceedings.
• Leverage AI tools: Effectively leverage AI tools for legal strategy, tactics, and efficiency across the legal function.
• Partner cross-functionally: Work closely with teams across the company, including Finance, People, Product, Engineering, Content, Trust & Safety, and Partnerships, to provide practical, timely legal guidance.

Senior Legal Counsel

2D Artist

• Long-term, you'll help build and define our creative vision and visual style
• Help Chess.com move from more serious to more playful, fun, and challenging art styles
• Create illustrative assets that bring the vision to life and joy to players
• Collaborate with product, animation, motion design, and engineering to see these assets come to life