Senior Software Engineer (API)

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Senior / Staff Software Engineer (API).

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership, build, and evolve the APIs that power all of Linear
• Collaborate with product engineers, design, and infrastructure to ensure reliable data flows
• Improve the developer platform with well-documented and stable APIs

Required Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering experience
• Experience with TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
• Ability to architect robust backend services
• Experience with API design and performance optimization
• Familiarity with cloud hosting and container orchestration (e.g., Google Cloud, Kubernetes)