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 thousands of high-impact companies to build their products better.
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 and constantly picking up new challenges. We’re looking to work with experienced engineering leaders who thrive in a hands-on environment and can help teams build with focus, clarity, and velocity. You’ll support engineers in their growth, elevate product quality through technical guidance, and help us scale thoughtfully while staying true to our principles of simplicity, speed, and craft.
We don’t expect you to have a background in everything we use, but we do expect you to bring strong technical acumen, exceptional communication, and a track record of leading high-performing product engineering teams.
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
Support and develop a small team of engineers through regular feedback, mentoring, and coaching
Collaborate with design, product, and founders to scope, prioritize, and deliver projects
Facilitate planning and execution across projects while helping engineers stay unblocked and focused
Ensure code quality and system reliability through reviews, architecture input, and operational excellence
Advocate for and contribute to a strong engineering culture centered on ownership, curiosity, and collaboration
Help define and evolve our engineering practices, hiring standards, and team processes as we grow
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
Read Me a story about our mission
Why and how we do work trials Linear blog post
Crafting quality that endures Config keynote by our Co-founder & CEO, Karri Saarinen
How we structure our product teams talk by our Head of Product, Nan Yu, at Config 2024
Scaling our real-time sync engine talk by our cofounder, Tuomas Artman, at Linear's 2023 offsite
First Round Capital: The Unsung Ingredient: Taste