Senior / Staff Product Engineer

At Linear, we're building the product development system for teams and agents. AI is fundamentally changing how software gets built, and we’re shaping the tools this new era requires. Founded in 2019, Linear has become the platform of choice for more than 25,000 companies (including OpenAI, Coinbase, and Ramp) to plan, build, and ship their products.Today, our team is distributed across North America and Europe, and we’re continuing to grow internationally. What unites us is relentless focus, fast execution, and a deep care for software craftsmanship.As a small team, we’re all generalists and constantly picking up new challenges. Regarding product and 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 expect strong JavaScript fundamentals and a background working with React and TypeScript.Location & work modeLinear is a remote-first company. This role is open to candidates based in the US and Europe. You can work from anywhere within those regions. We value deep focus and async collaboration, with intentional moments to connect in person through team off-sites, optional co-working, and occasional travel.What you'll doBuild new user-facing features with beautiful and scalable UI componentsWork closely with founders and design to implement fast new feature concepts Implement complex React components from drag & drop to the virtualized rendering of large data collectionsAdd real-time collaborative editing to our content editorImprove application performance by profilingRedefine best-in-class software development processes so that we can build a purpose-built product.Our techThis stack reflects the systems we build and operate. You’re not expected to have experience with everything listed, but you should be excited to work close to product, performance, and real-world scale.Pluggable agentic workload system utilizing temporal, operating at production scaleProprietary websocket data sync framework built for speed and offline supportReact, MobX, styled-components on the frontendExtensive, widely used, GraphQL API and SDKNode, Postgres, Temporal, and Redis in the backendHosted on Google Cloud with k8sGitHub, Slack, NotionWhat we offerInteresting and challenging workWork-life balanceCompetitive salary and equityEmployee-friendly equity terms (extended exercise)Paid lunch and coffee during workdaysWork remotely, no commuting to the officePaid co-working space/desk at an officeHealth, dental, and vision insurance (based on country requirements)Regular team events and off-sites5 weeks of paid vacation4 months of paid parental leave (or more based on country requirements)Learn how we think and workRead Me a story about our missionHow we work: Designing remote work at LinearWhy and how we do work trials Linear blog postHow we structure our product teams talk by our Head of Product, Nan Yu, at Config 2024Scaling our real-time sync engine talk by our cofounder, Tuomas Artman, at Linear's 2023 offsite