Software Engineer

An exciting Hiring Requirement for x1 Backend and x1 Frontend Engineer with a scaling technology company

About Us

We are dedicated to developing software that fosters a quality education—one that sparks curiosity, nurtures creativity, and builds community. Our software supports this vision by enabling visual content creation and collaboration in millions of classrooms around the globe.

1. Owning and implementing new features that touch multiple layers of the tech stack. E.g. creating a beautiful search experience.
2. Creating delight. E.g. through animations and micro UI.
3. Making the web apps faster and more reliable. E.g. reducing javascript payload or
4. making network requests more resilient.
5. Improving how we work. E.g. improving our component library or tools we use to
6. translate the web app into 40+ languages.

• Our aim is to revolutionize how people collect and share their thoughts online, setting a new standard. Our product has garnered widespread acclaim and love from users.
• We boast over 50 million active users, positioning us as one of the most widely used apps globally. Our ambition is to become the premier app worldwide, setting the standard for user engagement and impact.
• We are both venture-backed and profitable, strategically positioned for long-term sustainability. Our robust foundation is designed to thrive for the next century
• Each of us supports over a million active users—a testament to the exceptional talent and dedication within our ranks
• We minimize meetings to prioritize uninterrupted workflow.
• We enjoys widespread use, presenting challenging real-time collaboration issues to solve.
• Our users span 200+ countries, using diverse devices and connections, speaking 40+ languages—demanding innovative internationalization solutions.
• Crafting delightful user experiences is our passion, finding deep satisfaction in the process.
• We tackle problems creatively, leveraging engineering ingenuity over financial resources. Constraints fuel our innovation.
• We ship updates frequently, valuing consistent delivery.
• We prioritize elegant code, valuing both functionality and aesthetic appeal

Benefits

• Web: VueJS, Tailwind.
• Backend: Ruby (Rails), Typescript, Elixir (Phoenix), and Python.
• Storage: Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, Firestore, and Snowflake.
• Mobile apps: React Native (with Swift and Java where necessary.)

Joys of engineering with us.

• Top tier medical, insurance for you and your family.
• Good stock options.
• Catered lunches and dinners.
• 20 vacation days. Plus sickness and bereavement days for when life happens.
• All the gadgetry you need, including a new phone every year