At Linear, we are on a mission to create a new standard for modern software development. We are building the tools that empower the next generation of high-impact companies to do their best work. Linear is designed based on the practices and processes that distinguish world-class product teams from the rest: relentless focus, fast execution, and a commitment to the quality of craft.

Founded in 2019, Linear has become the default tool of choice for high-performance teams to build their products. Set up as a fully remote company from the start. Our team is currently distributed across a variety of countries across the US, Latin America, and Europe. We are a diverse team of individuals, all makers at heart. We love picking up new challenges 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.

Disclaimer: We are an equal opportunity employer and remote-only company. However, at this time, we can only hire within US/EU time zones.

What you’ll do

• Build ew 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 an opinionated product

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 and extended exercise in the US)

• Macbook Pro, 5K display, and accessories

• Stipend to set up your home office

• 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

• Regular team events and offsites

• 5 weeks paid vacation

• 4 months paid parental leave

Learn more about the technology behind our data syncing engine from a talk by our co-founder Tuomas.