Software Engineer, Notion

Android

$130-250k

+ Equity

React
TypeScript
Go
Node.js
Android
Postgres
Kotlin
Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3+ days a week in office

Notion

Online workspace for notes, projects, and collaboration

Open for applications

Notion

Online workspace for notes, projects, and collaboration

1001+ employees

B2BInternal toolsProductivitySaaSProduct Management

Open for applications

$130-250k

+ Equity

React
TypeScript
Go
Node.js
Android
Postgres
Kotlin
Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3+ days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2BInternal toolsProductivitySaaSProduct Management

Company mission

To shape both the future of work, and the future of productivity tools.

Role

Who you are

  • Ability to ship quality apps at scale: You have 5+ years of experience working with a team to build and maintain quality Android apps for a large audience. You're familiar with Kotlin and have handled UI, networking, and threading
  • Thoughtful problem-solving: For you, problem-solving starts with a clear and accurate understanding of the context. You can decompose tricky problems and work towards a clean solution, by yourself or with teammates. You're comfortable asking for help when you get stuck
  • Willingness to learn and work on multiple tech stacks: While we are primarily looking for Android expertise, this role will require willingness to learn and work on the web stack (Typescript, React)
  • Pragmatic and business-oriented: You care about business impact and prioritize projects accordingly. You're not just going after cool stuff—you understand the balance between craft, speed, and the bottom line
  • Put users first: You think critically about the implications of what you're building, and how it shapes real people's lives. You understand that reach comes with responsibility for our impact—good and bad
  • Not ideological about technology: To you, technologies and programming languages are about tradeoffs. You may be opinionated, but you're not ideological and can learn new technologies as you go
  • Empathetic communication: You communicate nuanced ideas clearly, whether you're explaining technical decisions in writing or brainstorming in real time. In disagreements, you engage thoughtfully with other perspectives and compromise when needed
  • Team player: For you, work isn't a solo endeavor. You enjoy collaborating cross-functionally to accomplish shared goals, and you care about learning, growing, and helping others to do the same

Desirable

  • You're proficient with our technology stack: Kotlin, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Postgres
  • You've heard of computing pioneers like Ada Lovelace, Douglas Engelbart, Alan Kay, and others—and understand why we're big fans of their work
  • You have interests outside of technology, such as in art, history, or social sciences

What the job involves

  • You’ll work with a team of engineers and cross-functional partners across product, design, data science, and user research to build and maintain product features for our Android app
  • We value building high quality apps. You'll improve the performance, reliability, and polish of our Android app. You will also get to work within the web stack to improve the mobile editor
  • You'll help build and improve internal tools with simplicity and productivity in mind. For example, you might write a script that makes it easier to deploy new versions of our apps

Our take

Managing busy workflows using fragmented systems can be a headache for both individuals and businesses. Notion aims to combat this problem by enabling users to work from one central hub, customizing their workflows to suit their exact needs. This includes managing files, scheduling tasks, saving documents, writing to-do-lists, and setting reminders.

The company counts enterprise companies such as McDonald’s, The Wall Street Journal, Verizon, Samsung, and IBM as its customers. In spite of economic uncertainty, Notion reached a $2 billion valuation in 2020, helped by record signups as more people were forced to work from home. Its value has since risen to over 5 times this value, an impressive reflection of its success.

The company has made a number of strategic acquisitions that, coupled with its enormous market value and enviable customer list, have Notion well-placed to continue dominating the market. That being said, the launch of Microsoft-built competitor Loop at the end of 2023 will put Notion's market dominance to the test.

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Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

183% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Oct 2021

$275m

LATE VC

Apr 2020

$50m

LATE VC

Total funding: $335m

Company benefits

  • Dog-friendly office
  • 401k matching
  • Parental leaave
  • Free lunches
  • Equipment stipend
  • Monthly commuter credits
  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health insurance

Company values

  • Put Users First
  • Quality With Speed
  • Dedication Is Contagious
  • Feedback Is A Gift
  • Run The Front Page Test

Company HQ

Financial District, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Ivan worked for Inkling for 2 years in Product, but was disappointed by the lack of a simple way of collaborating on projects. To fit this need, he co-founded Notion in 2013, serving as CEO since.

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