Full-Time
Design Engineer
Web & Brand
Posted on 8/8/2025
Linear
201-500 employees
Software development tool for task tracking
No salary listed
Remote in USA
Remote
 UI/UX & Design (2) |
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- Eye for good design
- Strong frontend engineering skills
- Experience building end-to-end websites and landing pages
- Experience with React and TypeScript
- A portfolio showcasing a range of technical skills, a creative use of code, and prototyping skills
- You will be responsible for building complex and interactive UI web/app experiences
- Build beautiful, responsive websites and landing pages
- Implement creative animations and interactions in code
- Explore visual design in Figma and translate it to web-native experiences
Linear helps software teams plan, track, and ship products more efficiently by providing task management, issue tracking, and customizable workflows in a subscription platform. It turns complex work into sub-issues, automates backlog maintenance by auto-closing and archiving resolved items, and speeds up work with rapid keyboard shortcuts and real-time sync. Its Cycles feature organizes work into time-bound periods with automatic tracking and roll-over of unfinished tasks, while filters, custom views, and issue templates tailor the workspace to each team's needs. Linear differentiates itself through a fast, elegant UI, configurable workflows, and automated backlog management that reduce manual effort. The goal is to help teams increase throughput and focus on the right work to build products more efficiently.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$134.2M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2019
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Raised $82M Series C at $1.25B valuation led by Accel in 2026.
- Launched AI agent beta across apps, with coding in 75% enterprises.
- GitHub Copilot integration assigns issues to autonomous coding agent.
What critics are saying
- Craft.io integration pulls PMs to its strategy tools within 6 months.
- Fleece AI commoditizes automations via cross-app syncing in 3 months.
- Jira captures enterprises with ecosystem lock-in post-$82M raise.
What makes Linear unique
- Linear prioritizes speed with keyboard shortcuts and real-time sync.
- Cycles feature automates tracking and rollover of unfinished work.
- Custom workflows and views tailor issue states to team needs.
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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)
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
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↓ -2%2 year growth
↑ 0%Linear, the cloud-based issue tracker and project manager, has launched an AI agent in beta and plans to add AI coding assistance. CEO Karri Saarinen declared "issue tracking is dead", arguing agents will handle more procedural engineering work. The Linear Agent works across web, mobile and desktop apps, plus integrations with Slack, Teams and Zendesk. It supports skills and automations on business and enterprise plans. Future features include a coding agent to write code, fix bugs and present code changes. Pricing remains unchanged during beta, though automations and coding features may move to usage-based pricing. Saarinen noted coding agents are installed in 75% of Linear enterprise workspaces, with agent-driven work increasing fivefold in three months. The agent is enabled by default but can be disabled in settings.
Craft.io now integrates with Linear to give product teams an advantage. Craft.io Team Published: 04 Mar 2026 Connect high-level strategy with high-velocity execution to bridge the context gap and drive business growth. In the modern product landscape - especially for AI-oriented and fast-moving engineering teams - velocity is the ultimate currency. Developers have flocked to Linear because it is lean, fast, and stays out of the way. However, for Product Managers and Marketing Leaders, execution is only half the battle. To gain a true competitive advantage, you need to ensure that every sprint is actually moving the needle on your long-term business goals. The new Craft.io Linear integration bridges the gap between these two worlds. It allows product teams to maintain a deep strategic structure - including OKRs, prioritization scoring, and feedback management - while letting developers stay in their preferred, high-velocity environment. Key takeaways. * Strategic Alignment: Connect Linear's execution to Craft.io's roadmapping, prioritization, and feedback frameworks. * Streamlined Mapping: Use an integration wizard to connect workspaces, set hierarchy, and perform initial data syncing. * Real-time Updates: Use Webhooks for instant, automated updates that ensure your roadmap always reflects the current dev status. * Two-Way Visibility: Prioritize and plan in Craft.io, then sync items directly to Linear as actionable projects and issues. Balancing strategic depth with engineering velocity. Linear has earned its reputation as an exceptional Linear product management tool for execution, yet product leaders often require additional layers of context to manage complex portfolios. The Craft.io Linear integration offers the best of both worlds: it allows engineers to keep their "flow" in Linear, while PMs build the necessary strategic layers in Craft.io. By choosing to integrate Craft.io with Linear, you can leverage custom fields for planning, manage customer feedback, and configure OKRs. This ensures that every ticket in the developer's backlog isn't just a "task" - it's a clearly defined step toward a product goal. Developers get full context without slowing down, and leadership gets the visibility they need to drive growth. Integration setup and Mapping. The setup process is designed to be seamless. After generating an API key within your Linear workspace, its integration wizard guides you through a step-by-step connection. You can select specific Linear teams and configure how your work items map across platforms: * Map Linear Projects to Craft.io Epics: Issues map to features (2-dot), and sub-issues to subtasks (1-dot). * Map Linear Projects to Craft.io Features: Issues map to subtasks (1-dot). Once the hierarchy is set, the integration supports automated updates for critical fields. For instance, Linear Priority maps to Craft.io Importance, while Status maps to Dev Status, and Assignee maps to Dev Assignee. This ensures that both the product and engineering leads are always looking at the same data. Real-Time accuracy via Webhooks. To keep your product roadmaps accurate without manual effort, you can configure a webhook within your Linear workspace. This allows for instant, two-way updates: any status change made by a developer in Linear will automatically reflect in the equivalent Craft.io work item. Without a webhook, the integration facilitates one-way syncing from Craft.io to Linear. By enabling the webhook, you unlock a truly connected ecosystem. This move toward deeper automation is a core part of its mission. To see more ways Craft IO Ltd. is empowering product teams, check out its latest roundup of the top 6 Craft.io features from 2025 that every product leader should know. Pushing strategy to execution. The workflow is simple: perform your product discovery and prioritization in Craft.io - utilizing advanced scoring models or AI-assisted feedback analysis - and then transition the work. With a single click of the sync button (located under the dev status and Linear ID fields), prioritized features or epics can be sent directly from Craft.io into Linear. For large projects, the bulk sync option allows you to deliver a detailed project plan to your dev team instantly. Just as Craft IO Ltd. has streamlined workflows with its integrations for Figma, InVision, and Adobe XD, this Linear connection ensures your technical output is never siloed from your strategic vision. Explore its full range of integrations to see how Craft.io connects your entire stack. How to get started. The Craft.io Linear integration is currently available to a closed beta group. Craft IO Ltd. would love to have you participate and help shape the future of this feature. * Step 1: Contact your dedicated Customer Success Manager to be added to the beta group. * Step 2: Head over to your Workspace Settings > Integrations & Imports to begin the setup. Ready to align your product strategy with engineering delivery? Enable the Linear integration today and turn your big ideas into real results. Craft.io Team Faq. Why is the Craft.io Linear integration better than using Linear alone? Linear is great for tasks, but it lacks deep strategy. This integration adds a strategy layer so you can connect daily dev work to high-level roadmaps and goals. Does this integration help with faster decision making? How does the Linear integration help with product planning? Why is the Craft.io Linear integration an advantage? Great products start with great product management.
Automate Linear with AI agents (2026). By Loïc Jané · Founder, Fleece AI How to Automate Linear with AI agents. At a Glance: Fleece AI connects to Linear via managed OAuth and lets autonomous agents automate cycle reporting, cross-tool syncing, roadmap updates, and developer notifications across 3,000+ apps. Updated February 2026. Linear has become the issue tracker of choice for modern engineering teams. Over 10,000 product teams - including a majority of Y Combinator companies - use Linear for its speed, keyboard-first design, and opinionated workflows (Linear Blog, 2025). Linear is fast and focused, but keeping stakeholders informed, syncing issues across tools, and generating reports still requires manual effort - typically 2-3 hours per week for engineering leads (State of Engineering Management Report, 2025). Fleece AI connects to Linear (and 3,000+ other apps) to automate issue management, sprint reporting, cross-tool syncing, and team notifications with autonomous AI agents. Describe the workflow and the agent handles it. Why Automate Linear? Fast-moving product teams face recurring Linear tasks: * Posting cycle summaries to Slack * Syncing Linear issues with Jira for enterprise clients * Creating issues from customer feedback in Intercom or Zendesk * Tracking velocity and completion metrics in Google Sheets * Alerting on blockers or SLA breaches * Keeping Notion roadmaps synchronized with Linear projects Each of these tasks follows a pattern - making them ideal for AI automation. Top Linear automations with AI. 1. Cycle Summary Reports "Every Friday at 5 PM, pull all Linear issues completed this cycle, issues still in progress, and any blocked items. Post a formatted cycle summary to Slack #engineering." Automated cycle reviews - no manual data gathering from Linear. 2. Customer Bug | Linear Issue "When a new Intercom conversation is tagged 'bug', create a Linear issue with the customer message as the description, label it 'customer-reported', and assign it to the team lead." Turn customer reports into tracked Linear issues - instantly. 3. Linear | Notion Roadmap Sync "Every hour, sync Linear project status and progress to my 'Roadmap' Notion database. Update the percentage complete, status, and lead for each initiative." Give stakeholders a Notion roadmap that auto-updates from Linear. 4. Blocked Issue Alerts "When a Linear issue is marked as 'Blocked', immediately notify the issue creator and team lead in Slack with the issue title, blocker reason, and a link." Catch blockers the moment they appear. 5. Velocity Tracking "Every Monday at 9 AM, calculate last week's completed story points from Linear, compare to the previous week, and post the velocity trend to Slack #engineering with a chart." Automated velocity tracking without spreadsheet work. 6. PR | Issue Status Update "When a GitHub pull request is merged that references a Linear issue, automatically move the Linear issue to 'Done' and post a completion notice to Slack." Close the loop between code and issue tracking. 7. Cross-Tracker Sync with Jira "When a Linear issue is created with the label 'enterprise', create a corresponding Jira issue in the client-facing project with the same title, description, and priority." Bridge Linear and Jira for teams that work with enterprise clients. How it works. * Sign up at fleeceai.app - free, no credit card * Connect Linear - one-click OAuth authorization * Connect other apps - Slack, GitHub, Notion, Jira, Intercom, etc. * Describe the workflow - what Linear data, what action, what schedule * Done - your AI agent handles Linear automation on autopilot Automate Linear today - Start free on Fleece AI and connect Linear in one click. Linear + everything: cross-app workflows. | Workflow | Data Flow | | Cycle summaries | Linear | Slack | | Customer bug filing | Intercom / Zendesk | Linear | | Roadmap sync | Linear | Notion | | Blocked issue alerts | Linear | Slack DMs | | Velocity tracking | Linear | Slack / Google Sheets | | PR | issue closure | GitHub | Linear | | Cross-tracker sync | Linear | Jira | | Standup prep | Linear | Slack / Google Docs | | Sprint analytics | Linear | Google Sheets | | Release tracking | Linear | Slack #product | Fleece AI vs Linear's built-in automation. Linear includes basic automation rules and integrations. Here's the comparison: | Feature | Linear Native | Fleece AI | | Setup | Auto-rules (status-based) | Natural language | | Scope | Linear-internal | Cross-app (3,000+ apps) | | AI-powered | Triage assistant (labels) | Full AI agent execution | | Slack integration | Status change notifications | Full - custom formats, DMs, summaries | | Notion sync | Not available | Full read/write roadmap sync | | Jira sync | Not available | Bidirectional issue sync | | GitHub | PR linking | Full - auto-close, comments, status | | Browser automation | No | Built-in Playwright | | Reporting | Built-in charts | Custom reports to Slack, Sheets, email | | Natural language | No | Full - describe any workflow | Linear's native automation handles status transitions and basic integrations. Fleece AI handles everything that crosses Linear's boundaries - complex reporting, multi-app syncing, and intelligent alerting. Popular Linear automation templates. For engineering managers: * Weekly cycle summaries to Slack * Velocity trends to Google Sheets * Blocked issue alerts via DM * Release notes generation For product managers: * Linear | Notion roadmap sync * Customer feedback | issue creation * Feature completion tracking * Cross-team progress dashboards For DevOps: * GitHub PR | Linear issue updates * Deployment | Linear status transitions * Incident creation from PagerDuty * SLA breach alerting Security & privacy. When you connect Linear to Fleece AI: * OAuth 2.0: Managed authentication via Linear's official OAuth - your credentials are never exposed * Encryption: All data in transit and at rest is encrypted * SOC 2 Type II (in progress): Enterprise-grade infrastructure security * GDPR compliant: Your project data is never used to train AI models * Revocable: Disconnect at any time from Linear's Settings | Integrations Linear keeps engineering focused. Fleece AI handles everything around it - reporting, syncing, alerting, and cross-tool workflows. Sign up free at fleeceai.app - connect Linear and deploy your first engineering automation in under 60 seconds. Frequently asked questions. Is Linear automation secure with Fleece AI? Yes. Fleece AI uses Linear's official OAuth 2.0 protocol with managed authentication. Your credentials are never stored. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with SOC 2 Type II (in progress) and GDPR compliance. Can Fleece AI replace Linear's built-in automation? For cross-app workflows, yes. Linear's native automation handles status transitions and basic triggers, but Fleece AI connects Linear to 3,000+ apps like Slack, Notion, and Jira - with natural language setup instead of rule-based configuration. What Linear data can AI agents access? Fleece AI agents can read and write issues, projects, cycles, labels, and comments. They can create tickets, update statuses, pull cycle metrics, sync roadmaps to Notion, and generate velocity reports - all described in plain English. How does this compare to using Zapier for Linear automation? Linear automation is the use of AI agents to manage issues, sync cycles, and generate developer reports across tools. Linear is used by thousands of product teams for issue tracking and project management. Unlike Zapier, Fleece AI uses AI agents that understand context rather than rigid trigger-action rules. Agents can pull data from multiple sources into a single Linear update, summarize cycle progress intelligently, and handle complex multi-step workflows - without configuring separate Zaps for each connection. * Automate Jira with AI - issue tracking and sprint reporting * Automate Slack with AI - cross-app alerts and summaries * Automate Notion with AI - databases, docs, and team updates * Fleece AI vs n8n - managed AI vs self-hosted workflows Ready to delegate your first task? Deploy your first AI agent in under 60 seconds. No credit card required.
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In recent updates, Linear has also introduced AI features that help summarize issues, predict timelines, and improve prioritization - making the entire product development cycle smarter and faster.