Linear

Senior - Staff Product Designer

North America

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Software / TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should possess 7+ years of experience designing software, demonstrating courage to ask questions, experiment, and advocate for their ideas, and exhibiting humility to accept feedback and iterate towards the best solutions. Experience with prototyping in Figma (and beyond with tools like AI, HTML/CSS, Origami) is also required, along with effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Staff Product Designer at Linear, you will pair closely with engineering and product to initiate and complete roadmap projects, spot opportunities to redesign or refine key screens and flows, as well as smaller quality issues, create mockups, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals to communicate ideas, guide and inspire fellow designers through collaborative critique, use and improve the design system components, and help with hiring new teammates. You will be a key element of projects from beginning to end, contributing to the overall quality and feel of the product and ensuring compliance with company standards.

Skills

Design
Prototyping
High-fidelity visuals
Design systems
Collaboration
Product thinking
Technical discussion

Linear

Software development tool for task management

About Linear

Linear is a software development tool that helps teams build products more efficiently. It provides features for task management, issue tracking, and workflow customization, making it suitable for both startups and large enterprises. The platform simplifies complex tasks by breaking them down into manageable sub-issues, which enhances productivity. It includes automated backlog management to save time by auto-closing and archiving issues. Linear is designed for speed, offering rapid keyboard shortcuts and real-time synchronization. Users can create custom workflows and views to tailor the platform to their needs. A unique feature called "Cycles" helps teams prioritize their work by automatically tracking started issues and rolling over unfinished tasks to the next cycle. Linear's goal is to streamline the software development process, allowing teams to focus on building great products.

Key Metrics

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$50.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Work life balance
Competitive salary and equity
Employee-friendly equity terms (early and extended exercise in the US)
Work remotely, no commuting to the office
Health, dental and vision insurance (US)
5 weeks paid vacation
Parental leave
M1 Macbook Pro, 5K display and accessories
Stipend to set up your home office
Latest productivity software
Paid lunch and coffee during work days
Paid co-working space/desk at an office
Regular team events and offsites
Quarterly hack weeks
401(k) Plan (US)

Risks

Potential reputational damage from association with Carta's unethical practices.
Increased competition from new integrations like Plain, offering similar features.
Challenge of maintaining rapid growth after raising $35 million in Series B funding.

Differentiation

Linear offers rapid-fire keyboard shortcuts and real-time sync capabilities.
The platform provides automated backlog management, reducing manual labor for development teams.
Linear's 'Cycles' feature helps teams focus on upcoming work with configurable tracking.

Upsides

Linear raised $35 million in Series B funding to expand its operations.
The rise of remote work increases demand for Linear's collaborative software development tools.
Integration with AI-driven tools could enhance Linear's task management efficiency.

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