Frontend Engineer, Doist
Productivity software for remote work
Job no longer available
Productivity software for remote work
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
Doist's mission is to inspire the workplace of the future by creating tools that promote more fulfilling ways to work and live.
Role
Who you are
- Values Alignment: You believe in simplicity and practicality, yet you still strive to create meaningful impact in everything you build. You resonate with our core values – mastery, ambition, independence, and communication – and see how they translate into everyday decisions
- Autonomous & Async-Ready: You thrive with autonomy and have proven that you can get things done without someone looking over your shoulder. Experience in remote teams is a plus
- Effective Communicator & Collaborator: You can confidently discuss technical nuances in English—both written and spoken—and work seamlessly with designers, product managers, other engineers, and customer experience teams to create better solutions together
- Foundational Web Knowledge: You understand HTML, CSS, and JavaScript thoroughly, and you know when to leverage each. Your TypeScript and React skills reflect that foundation
- Complex App Experience: You’ve built interactive web apps and can navigate modern frontend architectures with confidence
- Testing Mindset: You’re no stranger to automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end) and see it as critical to build robust software
- Performance-Driven: Measuring, analyzing, and fixing performance issues is second nature to you
- Tooling Proficiency: Customizing tooling, CI/CD pipelines, production monitoring, and exploring AI solutions to boost productivity is in your wheelhouse
- Accessibility & Security Mindset: You aim to build inclusive experiences that accommodate everyone’s needs. You’re attentive to potential vulnerabilities to keep our product safe
What the job involves
- You’ll work on the web app for Todoist and contribute to shaping its future
- As a Frontend Engineer, you’ll be involved from idea to shipping and beyond – collaborating in cross-functional squads, brainstorming, building features, and continually refining them
- Your voice matters, and you’re encouraged to propose improvements that elevate the user experience
- We value continuous improvement, both in product and process
- You’ll contribute to code reviews, champion quality, and tackle technical debt
- Every week, we dedicate time to maintaining our codebase – enhancing and refactoring wherever needed
- We believe in prioritizing the long term over the short term, continuously shipping enhancements to keep things running smoothly
- You won't be siloed
- At Doist, we live by cooperation – mentoring teammates, sharing knowledge, and proactively jumping in to help across squads
- Whether it’s offering thoughtful feedback, stepping into a 'Hero' rotation to assist our customer experience team, or connecting in our casual social gatherings, your collaborative spirit will shape our growth
- Frontend engineering at Doist goes beyond routine tasks
- You’ll have a chance to explore new technologies, integrate AI tools, and think big about how we can continually elevate the user experience on the web by delivering intuitive, efficient solutions
- Our stack is anchored in React and a collection of modern frameworks and services; we trust you to choose the best approach for each situation and adapt our processes for continuous improvement
Application process
- The position will close on Mar 14, 2025 at 8am UTC, please apply directly via our careers page before this deadline and not via other channels
- We'll then screen applications and aiming to be done by Mar 19, 2025
- Next, we'll share an async salary range transparently with the shortlisted candidates and combine this with and invite for a 1st interview, we always get back to every single applicant
- We are aiming to have our 1st interviews between Mar 20, 2025–Mar 28, 2025 (but will always try to be flexible)
- For those that successfully proceeds after the 1st interview, we'll ask you to complete a test project with a timeframe of roughly 10 days
- After submission, we'll review the test projects and then invite those that make it to the next round of interviews and hoping to complete those by Apr 15, 2025
- After that stage, should we proceed, we'll have a final interview and then aim to make a hiring decision by Apr 21, 2025. Although we already try and stick to these timelines, we are sometimes able to move much faster or have unexpected delays, this is an estimation only
Our take
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to almost every company having to find temporary remote solutions for their workforces, with many choosing to continue this due to the benefits of real-time digital collaboration. However, working from home comes with a variety of disbenefits too, including being continuously distracted by notifications and overwhelmed by relentless real-time collaboration.
Doist builds digital tools for remote workers, aiming to develop software that is less distracting, more integrated, and better for mental wellbeing than existing solutions. The company currently provides two key products - Todoist, an all-in-one task organizer, and Twist, a communication app that aims to help workforces balance focused work through asynchronous collaboration and notification-free communication.
The remote work sector has been saturated with productivity tools ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but Doist has taken a unique approach by tackling the frustrations many people face with standardized features such as constant notifications and real-time communication. Furthermore, the company provides its software directly to individuals for free, a unique angle over the usual enterprise SaaS subscription model.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2011
$0.1m
GRANT
Total funding: $0.1m
Company benefits
- Work from anywhere in the world. We never place restrictions on locations
- Design your own schedule. Work no more than 40 hours/week
- Pursue personal projects. All Doisters get one month per year to spend on a work-related project they’re passionate about
- Attend conferences. You’ll have a recurring budget to spend on attending conferences that grow your professional knowledge, skills, and network
- Company retreats. Our annual company-wide retreats are unforgettable
- Cozy up at a coworking space. Find a coworking space that’s right for you and Doist will cover the expense
- Apps and services budget. You’ll have a monthly budget to spend on services that help you do your job
- Hardware budget. You’ll have access to a recurring budget to spend on work-related equipment
- Generous time off. Doisters get 8 weeks (40 days) of PTO/year to use as they wish on vacations and national holidays
- Parental leave. New parents receive 5 weeks of paid parental leave in addition to 13 weeks of paid pregnancy-related medical leave
- Invest in your health and wellness. You’ll have a monthly budget to spend on things like gym membership, healthy snacks, massages, health insurance, etc
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Amir Salihefendic
(CEO)Experience as Co-founder and CTO of Plurk Inc. Founded Todoist in 2007.
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