Senior / Staff Fullstack Engineer

At Linear, we are on a mission to bring magic back to software. To empower product teams to do their best work, we are building an issue tracking and project management tool that combines UI elegance with world-class performance. Founded in 2019, Linear has become the tool of choice for 10,000+ companies to plan and build their products.Linear was set up as a fully remote company from the start. Today, our small but mighty team is distributed across North America and Europe. What unites us is relentless focus, fast execution, and our passion for software craftsmanship. We are all makers at heart and care deeply about the quality of our work.As a small team, we’re all generalists and constantly picking up new challenges. When it comes to code, we’re looking to work with experienced people who can pick a problem and solve it. We use TypeScript and build scalable systems so we can continuously make progress on a solid foundation. We don’t expect you to have a background in everything we use, but we do expect strong JavaScript fundamentals and a background working with React and TypeScript.Please note: We are an equal opportunity employer and remote-only company. At this time, we can only hire in most European timezones for this role. What you'll doBuild new user-facing features with everything from database models to GraphQL resolvers and UI componentsOptimize our data synchronization stack by applying better serialization protocolsAdd real-time collaborative editing to our content editorImprove performance by profiling and tweaking virtualized list renderingAdd analytics, monitoring, and alerts to our service so that we can better respond to operational incidentsOpen-source any non-trivial innovations that come out of our work on the productRedefine best-in-class software development processes so that we can build a purpose-built product.Tech React frontend with Styled Components, utilizing hooks for the composability of functionalityProprietary data synchronization library built for speed and offline support. Delta-packets are transported using WebSocketsMobX for binding the data model to the UIProsemirror-based content editorElectron desktop applicationPublic GraphQL API that has access to all of the user's dataNode, Postgres, and Redis in the backendHosted on Google Cloud with k8sGitHub, Slack, NotionDesign system with React component libraryWhat we offerInteresting and challenging workWork-life balanceCompetitive salary and equityEmployee-friendly equity terms (extended exercise)Paid lunch and coffee during workdaysWork remotely, no commuting to the officePaid co-working space/desk at an officeHealth, dental, and vision insurance (based on country requirements)Regular team events and off-sites5 weeks of paid vacation4 months of paid parental leave (or more based on country requirements)Learn how we think and workRead Me a story about our missionWhy and how we do work trials Linear blog postHow we structure our product teams talk by our Head of Product, Nan Yu, at Config 2024Scaling our real-time sync engine talk by our cofounder, Tuomas Artman, at Linear's 2023 offsiteBuilding for quality: Our Investment in Linear Accel Series B blog post

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