Job Functions
As part of a team of senior engineers, design, develop, and grow the Lingo.dev products
Web applications - Routing, navigation, onboarding flows, user experience, performance
Open source tools - CLI, webpack/vite plugins
Backend APIs - encapsulation, API design, security
Database layer (PostgreSQL)
Integrations - with 3rd party systems
AI agents
Take full ownership of features from design to deployment: draft technical designs, review with founders + the team, implement end-to-end with tests and documentation
3 sprints of product roadmap work, 1 cooldown sprint (customer feature requests, improvements, bug fixes)
Weekly Demo Days with the rest of the team
Requirements
Built an own app, or side project that others have used - could be a tool for a friend, a small product, an open-source package, anything real people relied on
5+ years of production experience with TypeScript and Node.js
Expert React knowledge - Suspense-first patterns, skeleton loaders, loading states
Experience with SSR, CSR, and SSG
Deep expertise with React routing libraries
Built or contributed to design systems / component libraries used by others
Experience designing navigation, onboarding flows, and user journeys
Backend experience with Node.js (Express.js or similar) and PostgreSQL
Experience designing production-ready APIs
Experience with authentication and authorization systems
CS degree or equivalent - algorithms, data structures, system design
Prior remote work experience in distributed teams
Available 7-10am San Francisco time daily
Fluent English
Deep knowledge of AI coding tools and workflows - you use them daily and know how to get the most out of them
Optional Skills
Experience with Cloudflare platform (Workers, etc.)
Experience with Row-Level Security (RLS) in Supabase/PostgreSQL
Experience with background job workflows
Built an AI agent before
Contributed to a design system or React component library used by other teams
Experience with observability and monitoring
Open source contributions
Speaking multiple languages is a plus
You love Remix, React Router, TanStack Router, or TanStack Start
Benefits
Opportunity to work with latest, cutting-edge technologies
Work directly with users using what you build every day
Small team working directly with founders
Be a part of open-source community
Occasional travel to meet the team in person
Conference and learning budget
Flexible working hours
Competitive salary
Health insurance
Interview Process
Screening Call (Technical/Cultural Fit)
Live Coding / Technical Project: Evaluating CS fundamentals and architectural depth (algorithms, system design)
Final Deep Dive (System Design & Partnership)
After passing the interviews, there's a one-month paid trial period. It's intense - we'll work closely together on real features to make sure we work well together.
Do Not Apply If
You are looking for passive, hands-off remote work with minimal team interaction
Uncertainty makes you uncomfortable - you prefer detailed specs over figuring things out as you go
You are unwilling to prioritize customer needs over your preferred patterns or tools