Senior Software Engineer

Our Company:

GitKraken makes a suite of legendary Git tools that help developers be more productive – and teams collaborate more closely – wherever they are and wherever they code. GitKraken tools – including the GitKraken Client, and newly acquired GitLens, and Git Integration for Jira – are used by more than 10 million developers at 100,000 organizations around the world. We are a profitable, sustainably growing tech company that values talent, drive, and the ability to make an impact.

Our Product & Team:

GitLens is an open-source extension for VS Code – the most popular Git extension on the VS Code marketplace. GitLens supercharges Git inside VS Code and unlocks untapped knowledge within each repository. All to help you better understand and write code, and with better understanding comes greater productivity and better outcomes.

We are a fast-paced, small, distributed team who develop in the open and are passionate about making development easier, more accessible, and inclusive. We are looking for bold and passionate people to be a part of our mission to create legendary tools that developers love. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work with globally distributed teams.

About the Role:

As our GitLens product continues to experience tremendous growth, we’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design and build innovative features. As a full-stack engineer on the GitLens team, you’ll work in the open on GitHub, alongside our CTO to create an industry-leading experience for the most popular Git extension on the VS Code marketplace. You will be expected to thoughtfully and respectfully engage with the GitLens open-source community – from triaging issues, requesting and incorporating feedback, to reviewing and working with the community on pull requests.

We are committed to having an inclusive and authentic work environment where unique perspectives, skills, and backgrounds are celebrated. We work hard to foster diversity in our workplace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements, don't let self-filtering and imposter syndrome get in the way of a great fit. We would love to hear from you!

What you'll bring:

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering
• Development experience with Javascript/TypeScript: Node.js, build and bundling tools such as Webpack and esbuild.
• UI Front-End development experience: web platform (HTML, CSS, Web APIs), web-components preferably or component-based libraries.
• Experience with Git
• Ability to thrive in a remote environment with asynchronous communication
• Knowledge or experience developing VS Code extensions is a big plus
• Experience working on open-source software is a plus

How you’ll be rewarded:

💵 Excellence — Competitive compensation with annual performance-based pay increases

📩 Trust — Flexible Paid-Time-Off Policy (behaves like Unlimited PTO)

🏖 Balance — Paid company holidays with flexibility for additional holidays

👶 Parent life — Paid parental leave

🍎 Health — Health, dental, and vision insurance with competitive employer cost-sharing

📚 Growth — Paid career and personal development, audiobooks, and mentorship

🔮 Future —IRA retirement plan plus company matching

🛫 Travel — Company paid domestic trip after your 1-year anniversary & an international trip every 5 years

Location:

GitKraken is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ with nationwide and international employees. As an innovative tech company, we believe that talent, drive, and attitude are more important than location. This fully-remote role is open to strong candidates anywhere in the US.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

At GitKraken, we believe that diversity among our teammates is critical to our success as a company. We are building a diverse team by attracting and retaining individuals based on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, gender expression, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability status, or any other legally protected class.