Senior Software Engineer, Web Cross-platform (12-month fixed term contract, renewable or B2B)

At Goodnotes, we believe that every individual holds untapped potential waiting to be unleashed. By reimagining the way we interact with information, we’re merging human creativity with the breakthrough capabilities of AI. Our renewed vision and mission drive us to create the best medium for human and AI collaboration, empowering users to explore new dimensions of productivity, creativity, and learning. Join us on this journey as we transform digital note-taking into an inspiring and innovative experience.

Our Values:

• Dream big — Be visionary, strategic, and open to innovation
• Build great things — Work in service of our users, always improving and pushing higher
• Operate like an owner — Take responsibility with bold decision-making and bias for action
• Win like a sports team — Be trusting and collaborative while empowering others
• Learn and grow fast — Never stop learning and iterate fast
• Share our passion — Share ideas and practice enthusiasm and joy
• Be user obsessed — Empathetic, inquisitive, practical

About the team

Multiple teams are hiring concurrently for this function. You will be part of a small, cross-functional, autonomous, distributed team across Europe and Asia in charge of one part of the product or the business end-to-end. You will have shared time for collaborative activities such as planning, retros, stand-ups, and brainstorming sessions. Some challenges the teams face include implementing new technologies such as AI for multiple platforms and millions of users.

You will use a broad and modern tech stack with:

• Programming Language: TypeScript for Frontend; backend services written in Kotlin
• Frameworks and Libraries: React/Redux and WebAssembly to compile our Swift core logic
• Monitoring and Logging: Datadog; metrics collected from logs and applied via lambda functions or the application
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions for CI, ArgoCD for CD
• Deployments: Multiple EKS clusters with Blue/Green rollouts or dedicated feature sets; updated with ArgoCD and Atlantis
• Databases: MongoDB and a self-managed CockroachDB cluster on EKS
• Continuous automation mindset: we believe in automating ourselves out of our jobs

About the role

This is the role for you, if you’re excited to work on the following:

• Bring our core iOS App to cross platforms (Web, Android and Windows) based on scope and requirements, using cross-platform SDKs
• Rapidly build prototypes/simulations from mockups that can be implemented
• Improve rendering performance and memory optimizations for a performant UX
• Support, maintenance and ongoing development for existing applications and projects
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and reliability
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
• Shipping Progressive Web Apps (PWA) to various platforms using latest technologies

The skills you will need to be successful in the above:

• Experience building modern web applications using libraries and frameworks like React/Redux
• Expertise with TypeScript
• At least 5 years of related experience; senior developers who can lead complex initiatives are welcome
• Experience building cross-platform SDKs for shipping one or more non-trivial apps on respective app stores
• Expertise in cloud storage, deployment and computing (AWS preferred, other platforms welcome)
• Ability to ship high-quality products efficiently with best practices (CI/CD, automated testing, version control)
• Strong fundamentals in Computer Science; understanding how things work under the hood
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and storytelling skills
• Experience building PWAs with offline capabilities; WebAssembly (WASM) experience is a plus

At Goodnotes, we want to build a team as diverse as our user base. If you don’t meet all the requirements, you may still be a great fit if you align with our values and are passionate about our product.

The interview process

• Introduction: The Talent Team wants to hear more about your background, what you are looking for, and why you’d like to join Goodnotes.
• Live coding & Technical interview: A live coding session with an engineer to show what it’s like to work at Goodnotes and to ask engineering questions.
• Hiring Manager interview: A conversation with your hiring manager about day-to-day work and growth opportunities.
• Values interview: Meeting with team members to discuss ownership and building great things

What’s in it for you

• Remote, flexible working
• Flexible hours and location
• Medical insurance for you and your dependents
• Generous annual leave
• Meaningful equity in a profitable tech startup
• Budget for home office setup, personal development, and health & wellness
• Sponsored visits to our Hong Kong or London office every 2 years
• Company-wide annual offsite
• Supportive maternity/paternity packages

Note: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background checks, including verification of employment, education, and criminal records.

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