Standard Notes builds an end-to-end encrypted note-taking application for digitalists and professionals. We solve challenging problems at the intersection of privacy, security, and productivity, and are looking for talented software engineers with a like-minded passion towards our mission.
We’re seeking a senior (or higher) level frontend engineer, with strong experience in React and TypeScript. (Check out our new website launching soon!)
Preferred locations: Europe or South America.
Who we are
Standard Notes was founded in 2016 amidst turbulent times for software companies, both on the front of sustainability, and privacy. We’re a different kind of company founded on two basic principles:
- User data is a liability, not an asset.
- Software longevity and stability is of paramount significance, and can be achieved only through the alignment of user and company interests and principles.
We build an end-to-end encrypted note-taking application beloved and used by many, and available on every major platform. We’ve built this through a sustainable business model powered directly by user subscriptions to our service.
Benefits
- 32-hour workweek. Partitioned however you like. No need to be online and present every day from 9-5.
- Competitive salary
- 7 weeks paid time off
- Fully remote and asynchronous work culture
What the ideal candidate looks like:
- Designs systems and architectures, and isn’t intimated by difficult or complex problems.
- Can learn complex topics in short periods of time.
- Is a good communicator.
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Salary and compensation
No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on previous jobs related to . $70,000 — $100,000/year
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