Senior Software Engineer, Web Cross-platform
Goodnotes is seeking a seasoned cross-platform engineer to join an autonomous and remote-first team driving the expansion of their core iOS product across Web, Android, and Windows platforms. You'll work on challenging, high-impact projects, such as leveraging AI technologies for millions of users, all within a collaborative and distributed setting spanning Europe and Asia. You’ll develop applications using a modern tech stack that includes TypeScript, React/Redux, WebAssembly, Kotlin, and infrastructures built with Terraform, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and EKS. This is a full-time, remote role offering flexible hours, generous vacation and parental leave, equity participation, comprehensive health coverage, and international team-building opportunities.
Ideal candidates will bring at least 5 years of experience and a proven track record developing modern web apps and cross-platform SDKs. Mastery in TypeScript and React/Redux is essential, with bonus points for experience in WebAssembly and building Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). A deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS), strong CS fundamentals, automated testing practices, and CI/CD workflows is required. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, along with the ability to work independently in a distributed environment, are key to success.
The hiring process includes an intro call, coding challenge, technical interviews, and a values assessment. Goodnotes values learning, collaboration, user empathy, and bold execution. They welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds who share their passion and mission—even if not every qualification is met. Employment is contingent upon passing background checks.
At Goodnotes, we believe that every individual holds untapped potential waiting to be unleashed. By reimagining the way we interact with information, we’re merging human creativity with the breakthrough capabilities of AI. Our renewed vision and mission drive us to create the best medium for human and AI collaboration, empowering users to explore new dimensions of productivity, creativity, and learning. Join us on this journey as we transform digital note-taking into an inspiring and innovative experience.
Our Values:
Dream big
—Be visionary, strategic, and open to innovation
Build great things
—Work in service of our users, always improving and pushing higher
Operate like an owner
—Take responsibility with bold decision-making and bias for action
Win like a sports team
—Be trusting and collaborative while empowering others
Learn and grow fast
—Never stop learning and iterate fast
Share our passion
—Share ideas and practice enthusiasm and joy
Be user obsessed
—Empathetic, inquisitive, practical
About the team:
Multiple teams are hiring concurrently for this function. Still, regardless, you will be part of a small, cross-functional, autonomous, distributed team across Europe and Asia in charge of one part of the product or the business end-to-end. You will have shared time for collaborative activities such as planning, retros, stand-ups, and brainstorming sessions. Some interesting challenges the teams face are implementing new technologies such as AI, for multiple platforms, and dozens of millions of users.
You will use a broad and modern tech stack with:
- Programming Language: We use TypeScript for Frontend. Our backend services are written in TypeScript and Kotlin.
- Frameworks and Libraries: We use React/Redux and WebAssembly.
- Monitoring and Logging: We are currently using Datadog for monitoring and logging. Metrics are collected across our agents, taken from the logs using metric filters, and updated directly from lambda function or the application.
- Infrastructure-as-Code: Most of our infrastructure is written with Terraform.
- CI/CD: We currently use GitHub Actions for CI, and ArgoCD for CD.
- Deployments: We have multiple EKS clusters set up either for Blue/Green rollouts or dedicated feature sets. We are currently updating these clusters using ArgoCD and Atlantis.
- Our main databases are MongoDB and a self-managed CockroachDB cluster running on EKS.
- We believe in automating ourselves out of our jobs.
About the role:
This is the role for you, if you’re excited to work on the things listed below:
- Bring our core iOS App to cross platforms i.e. Web, Android and Windows systems, based on scope and requirements, using cross-platform SDKs.
- Rapidly build prototypes/simulations from mockups that can be directly implemented
- Create decoupled, interactive web/mobile UIs using JavaScript Frameworks such as React/Redux and new technologies like WebAssembly
- Improve rendering performance and memory optimizations to create a performant UX
- Perform cross-browser/device testing and optimisation
- Support, maintenance and ongoing development for existing applications and projects
- Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
- Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
- Shipping Progressive Web Apps (PWA) to various platforms utilising latest technologies
The skills you will need to be successful in the above:
- Experience building modern web applications using libraries and frameworks like: React/Redux
- Expertise with TypeScript
- At least 5 years of related working experience, you've made mistakes and learned from it, we also welcome very senior developers who can lead complex initiatives
- Experience building cross-platform SDKs for shipping one or more non-trivial apps on respective app stores
- Expertise in cloud storage, deployment and computing. We use AWS but we’re open to other platform experience
- Can ship great quality products efficiently, you follow best practices (CI/CD, automated testing, version control)
- Strong fundamentals in Computer Science, you know how things work under the hood
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and story-telling skills
- Experience building PWA with offline-capabilities, bonus if you have used WebAssembly (WASM)
At Goodnotes, we want to build a team as diverse as our user base. Even if you don’t meet all the above requirements, you may still be a great fit for the role, so please consider still applying. If you align with our values, are passionate about our product and what you do, we would love to hear from you!
The interview 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.
- Take-home Assignment: A short online coding skills test.
- 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
- 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 support you throughout your career at Goodnotes.
- Values interview – Meeting with members of the Goodnotes Team to answer questions relating to take ownership AND build great things
What’s in it for you:
- Remote, flexible working
- Flexible working hours and location
- Medical insurance for you and your dependents
- Great annual leave allowance
- Meaningful equity in a profitable tech startup
- Budget for things like noise-cancelling headphones, setting up your home office, personal development, professional training, and health & wellness
- Sponsored visits to our Hong Kong or London office every 2 years
- Company-wide annual offsite
- Fantastic maternity/paternity packages and allowances
Note: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background checks, including verification of employment, education, and criminal records.
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