Linear

Senior / Staff Fullstack Engineer

Europe

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Consumer Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries

Position Overview

  • Company: Linear
  • Location Type: Remote
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: Not specified

Linear is a mission-driven software company building an issue tracking and project management tool. Founded in 2019, Linear is a fully remote company with a team distributed across North America and Europe, focused on UI elegance and world-class performance. We use TypeScript and build scalable systems to continuously make progress.

What You'll Do

  • Build new user-facing features, including database models, GraphQL resolvers, and UI components.
  • Optimize our data synchronization stack by applying better serialization protocols.
  • Add real-time collaborative editing to our content editor.
  • Improve performance by profiling and tweaking virtualized list rendering.
  • Add analytics, monitoring, and alerts to our service to respond to operational incidents.
  • Open-source any non-trivial innovations.
  • Redefine best-in-class software development processes.

Tech Stack

  • Frontend: React, Styled Components, Hooks
  • Backend: Node, Postgres, Redis
  • Data Synchronization: Proprietary library, WebSockets, Delta-packets
  • Content Editor: Prosemirror
  • API: Public GraphQL API
  • Desktop Application: Electron

Requirements

  • Strong JavaScript fundamentals
  • Background working with React and TypeScript
  • Experience with data synchronization libraries

Responsibilities

  • Building new user-facing features
  • Optimizing data synchronization
  • Improving performance
  • Adding analytics and monitoring

Company Information

  • Founded: 2019
  • Remote-Only: Yes
  • Team Distribution: North America and Europe
  • Equal Opportunity Employer: Yes

Benefits

  • Interesting and challenging work
  • Work-life balance
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Employee-friendly equity terms (extended exercise)
  • Paid lunch and coffee during workdays
  • Remote work, no commuting
  • Paid co-working space/desk at an office
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance (based on country requirements)
  • Regular team events and off-sites
  • 5 weeks of paid vacation
  • 4 months of paid parental leave (or more based on country requirements)

Additional Information

  • We are an equal opportunity employer and remote-only company.
  • At this time, we can only hire in most European timezones for this role.
  • Read Me: [Link to "Read Me" story - not provided]
  • Linear Blo: [Link to "Linear Blo" - not provided]

Skills

JavaScript
React
TypeScript
Node
Postgres
Redis
WebSockets
GraphQL
Styled Components
Prosemirror
Electron
Delta-packets
Data Synchronization

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

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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