Senior Backend Engineer
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- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
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Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
Position Overview
- Location Type: Remote
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Salary: Not specified
Linear is building an issue tracking and project management tool focused on UI elegance and performance. Founded in 2019 and operating as a fully remote company from the start, Linear serves 10,000+ companies. The team is distributed across North America and Europe, united by a focus on software craftsmanship and fast execution. They emphasize a maker culture and prioritize high-quality work. They use TypeScript and build scalable systems.
Requirements
- Strong JavaScript Fundamentals: A solid understanding of JavaScript is essential.
- Experience with Scalable Infrastructure: Experience building and maintaining scalable backend solutions is required.
- Database Experience: Experience with databases (specifically Postgres) is beneficial.
- Experience with Real-time Technologies: Familiarity with technologies like WebSockets and Redis is desirable.
- TypeScript Experience: Experience with TypeScript is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Build the backend for various user-facing features.
- Optimize real-time, synchronized data delivery across clients.
- Improve database and infrastructure performance through caching, connection pooling, and monitoring.
- Enhance observability, monitoring, and alerting for the service.
- Scale the service through architectural changes and infrastructure improvements.
- Open-source any non-trivial innovations.
- Redefine best-in-class software development processes.
Technology Stack
- Node.js
- Postgres
- Redis
- GraphQL API
- TypeORM, TypeGraphQL
- WebSockets
- Google Cloud (k8s)
- DataDog
- GitHub, Slack, Notion
Company Information
- Company: Linear
- Founded: 2019
- Remote Policy: Fully Remote
- Time Zones Supported: US and most EU time zones
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Linear is an equal opportunity employer.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary and Equity: Includes employee-friendly equity terms (extended exercise).
- Paid Lunch and Coffee: Provided during workdays.
- Paid Vacation: 5 weeks
- Paid Parental Leave: 4 months (or more based on country requirements)
- Co-working Space/Desk: Paid co-working space/desk at an office (optional).
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Based on country requirements.
- Team Events and Off-sites: Regular events and off-sites.
Resources
- Read Me: https://linear.app/read-me (Story about the mission)
- Why and How We Do Work: https://linear.app/why-how (Linear blog post)
- Product Team Structure: https://linear.app/product-teams (Talk by Head of Product)
- Real-time Sync Engine Scaling: https://linear.app/scaling-sync (Talk by Cofounder)
- 2023 Offsite: https://linear.app/2023-offsite
Skills
JavaScript
Node.js
Postgres
Redis
WebSockets
TypeScript
GraphQL
TypeORM
TypeGraphQL
Google Cloud
k8s
DataDog
GitHub
Slack
Notion
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.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$50.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
51-200Employees