Senior Software Engineer, Goodnotes
Rich Text Editor
£80-120k
Equity available
Top-rated note-taking app
Job no longer available
Top-rated note-taking app
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
£80-120k
Equity available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create the best medium for human and AI collaboration.
Role
Who you are
- If you have deep experience in implementing rich text editors (ideally with multiplayer capabilities) and you love working on technically challenging projects with big impact, we are looking for you
- Experience developing rich text editors
- Good grasp of common algorithms and their performance characteristics
- Maker at heart
- Experience working in small teams, delivering great products with high-quality code
- Experience with at least one systems programming language (C/C++/Rust/Objective-C/Swift/…)Preferred qualifications- Swift, TypeScript
- Experience with the implementation of real-time collaborative applications
- Experience with multiplayer collaboration algorithms and data structures (CRDTs, OTs, …)
- Experience in building many parts of a rich text editor "from scratch" (going beyond merely connecting existing 3rd-party libraries)
What the job involves
- We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our Text Editing team and help us take our rich text editing experience to the next level
- Contribute substantially to our text editor architecture, including fundamental data structures, editing, multiplayer features, layout, and rendering
- Implement a cross-platform rich text editor with multiplayer capabilities
- Work closely with technical and product leaders on planning and prioritisation
- Join the Text Editing team and collaborate closely with other senior engineers
- Share your knowledge and experience with the rest of the team
- If you have the skills and interest to lead an entire team of engineers, we can also offer you the position of Engineering Manager for the Text Editing team
- Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background checks, including verification of employment, education, and criminal records
Application process
- Introduction: The Talent Team want 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 call with one of our engineers. This is where you get to see what it would be like working at Goodnotes as well as the chance to ask any engineering questions you may have
- Technical interview about your experience with rich text editors: A call with your future teammates. We’ll talk about technical details of implementing rich text editors
- Hiring Manager interview: A call with your hiring manager. This is the person who will be managing you day to day, working on your growth and development with you as well as supporting you throughout your career at Goodnotes
- Panel interview – Meeting with members of the Goodnotes Team to present one of your passions and answer questions around teamwork
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Goodnotes is a digital note-taking tool for handwritten notes and (formerly) paper-based information. Thanks to its signature vector ink engine, the app delivers a precise and natural writing experience. It can read handwriting (even the worst handwriting) and allow users to search it, as well as convert it to text for easy sharing into other apps or even web pages. Goodnotes also supports importing, searching, and navigation through PDF, PowerPoint, Word, image files, and more.
The platform is available across iPhone, iPad and Mac. One of the leading note-taking solutions on the App Store (with over 14,000 positive reviews) it competes with apps like Notability and Paper by WeTransfer. Founded in Hong Kong, Goodnotes now operates across the UK and with a number of new features and acquisitions, its proving a powerhouse in digital productivity.
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Focus on employee wellbeing
"Company cares about each and everyones wellbeing. A monthly budget is provided for everyone to take care of their physical and mental wellbeing. You..."
Funding (1 round)
Jun 2020
$6m
SEED
Total funding: $6m
Company benefits
- Stock options: Meaningful equity in a profitable tech-startup
- Excellent annual leave package + public holidays
- Flexible working hours and location, we're remote friendly!
- Medical insurance for you and your family
- Continuous learning: A learning and development budget or training or courses to build your skills
- Be your best self: A monthly budget for personal growth including books, language/music lessons and online courses
- Noise cancelling headphones
- Monthly wellness budget: Covering gym membership, therapy, massage and much, much more
- Amazing office space in central London and Hong Kong. Your Travel and lunch are also on us!
- Home office set up: Everything you need to create a productive workspace at home. Chairs, desks, hardware, it's covered
- Sponsored working visa with a relocation package to either of our office locations
- Annual team off-site: Get to know your colleagues
- Professional coffee equipment and freshly roasted beans in our offices
Company values
- Dream big
- Build great things
- Operate as an owner
- Win like a sports team
- Learn and grow fast
- Share our passion
- Be user obsessed
Company HQ
London, UK
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Leadership
Steven Chan
(Founder & CEO)Goodnotes was created from Steven's frustration with taking readable and reusable handwritten notes on his first iPad. Since then, the company has grown to millions of happy users.
Paul Onnen
(Senior Vice President of Engineering)Paul loves building things that help make people's lives better and they are using this experience to help Goodnotes be successful as we continue to grow.
Minh Tran
(COO)Minh is a seasoned people and business leader who is obsessed with searching for the world’s best talent and building winning teams that are highly skilled, innovative, and passionate.
Rowena Chung
(Director of Product)Rowena leads product discovery and strategy across Goodnotes' product group. She is committed to understanding the users’ needs and enhancing their productivity and experience with the app.
People progressing
Bret joined Goodnotes in 2018 as a Senior Software Engineer. In 2023 he was promoted to a Principal Engineer.
Joined Goodnotes in 2021 as a Senior ML Engineer and is now a Senior Engineering Manager, leading a product team to build an incredible AI productivity experience impacting millions of users.
Cam joined Goodnotes as a Senior Brand Designer and 3 years later became the Global Brand Design Lead!
Rammy joined Goodnotes as a Senior QA Engineer in December 2019, transitioned to QA lead after 2.5 years and again to QA manager after 4 months.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Goodnotes
Vivien Ko (People Ops Manager)
- We are a team of c 270, from 39 different countries... and still growing
- We believe diverse teams create better outcomes for users, teams, and businesses
- Learn more about one of our Female Directors https://www.goodnotes.com/blog/rowena-product-manager
- We know there's still a lot more we need to do - and we want you to be part of helping us on our DE&I journey!
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