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 platform of choice for 15,000+ 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 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 support hiring within North America for this role.
What you'll do
Build new user-facing features with everything from database models to 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 so that we can better respond to operational incidents
Open-source any non-trivial innovations that come out of our work on the product
Redefine best-in-class software development processes so that we can build a purpose-built product.
Our tech
React frontend with Styled Components, utilizing hooks for the composability of functionality
Proprietary data synchronization library built for speed and offline support. Delta-packets are transported using WebSockets
MobX for binding the data model to the UI
Prosemirror-based content editor
Electron desktop application
Public GraphQL API that has access to all of the user's data
Node, Postgres, and Redis in the backend
Hosted on Google Cloud with k8s
GitHub, Slack, Notion
Design system with React component library
What we offer
Interesting and challenging work
Work-life balance
Competitive salary and equity
Employee-friendly equity terms (early exercise, extended exercise)
Paid lunch and coffee during workdays
Work remotely, no commuting to the office
Paid co-working space/desk at an office
Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)
Regular team events and off-sites
5 weeks of paid vacation
4 months of paid parental leave
Learn how we think and work
A story about our mission: Read Me
Our CEO and co-founder, Karri at 20VC: How to Grow Capital Efficiently in a World of BS Growth
Make an Org Chart You Want to Ship — Advice from Linear on How Heirloom Tomatoes Should Inspire Team Design
Building our teams: Why and how we do work trials at Linear
A video series: Conversations on Quality
Read about our recent Series C Fundraise and Giving our team liquidity
