What we`re building
At tidelift, we help organizations effectively manage the open source behind modern applicationsThrough the tidelift subscription, we deliver a comprehensive management solution, including the tools to create customizable catalogs of known-good, proactively maintained components backed by tidelift and its open source maintainer partnersTidelift enables organizations to accelerate development and reduce risk when building applications with open source, so they can create even more incredible software, even fasterWe`re well-funded and growing fastYou will play a large role in tackling challenging problems and helping build the company, while learning alongside our experienced teamFind out more about us on tidelift.com or read about us in wired or business insider.
How you can help
We’re looking for full-stack engineers to jump in and help us continue to build a product that is used by developers and benefits open source maintainers! our backend is mostly written in ruby although we have been starting to build some small components with goAnd of course, there is javascript on the frontendThe backend includes apis consumed by the frontend as well as a backend processing pipelineAs a senior engineer, you will lead the design for larger components of our productAlthough you are a generalist, we would love to meet you if you have an area in which you are more deeply proficient which could be frontend development, operations, systems design, or perhaps some skills you have which we haven’t thought of.
Tidelift is working with companies to make it simple to trust, ship, and grow open sourceOur customers use our tools and services to centralize and reduce the effort required to take care of the open source they rely onYou can read the docs to learn more, and ask us tough questions.
This team
We want a team where everyone cares about users, design, building a business, and one anotherWe’re also aiming for work-life harmony: we believe in doing good work, with urgency and pragmatism, but at a sustainable paceWe value big impact as opposed to long hours.
Our values
We’re trying to build a healthy, values-driven cultureWe want to be:
Optimistic: we see an amazing future ahead, and want to inspire others to share in itThis is both internal—building each other up and looking for the best in people—and external—we know open source is awesome, and we want to make it even better.
Practical: we know words and ideas alone won’t change livesWe help people most by creating a pragmatic, viable, and sustainable business that works for everyoneSo we care about usability, design, and honest assessment of costs and benefits.
Additive: we want an environment that encourages and inspires growth, both for individuals and for the open source community as a wholeThat means embracing a growth mindset, and valuing culture add over culture fit.
Inclusive: we believe technology will be stronger when it better reflects the voices and ideas of society as a wholeSo we want people from different backgrounds and experiences to not just be represented, but to be heard, valued, and flourishWe do not tolerate discrimination or harassment.
To find out more about how we live these in practice, we’ve written more about living our values “inside and out”.
Working at tidelift
We are (and have been) remote-first from day 1In this role you would have the option to work remotely from anywhere in the usWe get together in person 2-4 times a year, so some ability to travel is required (though we strive to never require travel on weekends, and most travel remains optional during covid)We’ve written more about how we do remote work here, here, and here.
We believe in the urgency of our mission and the importance of doing good work, but also know this is a marathon and not a sprintHours are flexible when necessary to meet personal needs (like child, medical, or elder care).
Tidelift is committed to the safety of its employees, and so requires that all employees be vaccinated for covid before any in-person company activities.
Compensation, benefits and career
Compensation is competitive with other boston-area startups, and benefits include health insurance, generous vacation, parental leave, work from home stipend, 401(k), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts as well as a one time home office `up fit` and monthly work from home stipend.
We invest in every employee’s growth, and support professional development ($5k annually) that aligns with your goals and how you learn best.
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