Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Goodnotes, a company focused on creating efficient and enjoyable digital paper solutions, and become part of a small, cross-functional team working on a significant portion of the product. You will contribute to bringing the core iOS app to cross-platform compatibility (Web, Android, Windows) using cross-platform SDKs. This role involves building prototypes, creating interactive UIs, optimizing performance, and conducting cross-browser/device testing. You will also maintain existing applications, unit test code, and implement new technologies. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in web application development, TypeScript, and cross-platform SDKs, along with strong computer science fundamentals and excellent communication skills. Goodnotes offers a remote and flexible work environment with various benefits.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building PWA with offline-capabilities, bonus if you have used WebAssembly (WASM)

Benefits

• 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