Software Engineer, Fullstack, Early Career at Notion in New York, NY

Summary: Notion is a company that helps teams build beautiful tools for their work, integrating various functionalities into one platform. They are seeking an Early Career Software Engineer to contribute to core user experiences and help improve the Notion product through meaningful challenges and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Responsibilities: - Plan, build, and ship product features from conception to launch, then iterate based on insights and user feedback - Improve performance, reliability, and quality of key experiences used by millions of users and thousands of organizations - Run experiments that drive activation, retention, collaboration, and revenue, partnering with design, data science, and research - Build internal tools and platform improvements that help all engineers ship quickly and safely - Contribute to team norms, code quality, and a culture of learning and thoughtful tradeoffs Required Qualifications: - Minimum of 1 year (and up to 3 years) of full-time professional engineering experience, including building world-class product experiences as part of an engineering team - Solid fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems - Product-minded, pragmatic approach to solving problems - Thoughtful problem-solving: approach problems holistically, starting with a clear and accurate understanding of the context - Ability to navigate ambiguity successfully, decompose complex problems into clean solutions - Impact-driven approach to technology: see technologies as tools to achieve user impact rather than ends in themselves - Proactive communication and high agency: own your work, communicating clearly about progress and blockers - Show initiative in identifying what needs to be done and driving projects forward Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with parts of our stack like React, TypeScript, Node.js, Postgres, or with experimentation and analytics tooling - Exposure to distributed systems, observability, CI/CD, or infrastructure fundamentals - An interest in product quality and craft, and in helping others stay in flow - Familiarity with computing pioneers like Ada Lovelace, Douglas Engelbart, Alan Kay, and others Required Skills: Data structures, Algorithms, Distributed systems Important Skills: React, TypeScript, Node.js, Postgres Nice-to-Have Skills: Proactive communication, Impact-driven approach, Problem-solving Benefits: Highly competitive cash compensation, Equity, Benefits