Node JS Developer (Backend)

📋 Description

• • Plane Labs Inc. is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Node.js Developer (Backend) to join our dynamic, fully remote team. At Plane, we are revolutionizing the project management software landscape with an incisive, open-core alternative to industry giants like Jira, Monday, Wrike, Asana, ClickUp, and Linear. In just two years, Plane has achieved remarkable growth, securing the #1 spot in its GitHub category and establishing itself as a viable, flexible, and user-friendly solution. Our success stems from a commitment to providing true flexibility without artificial limitations, simple out-of-the-box configurations, and thoughtfully designed features that empower our customers' growth.
• • As a modern product startup, we are deeply invested in both new and power users, driven by a mission to empower teams globally with the simplest and most delightful work management experience. Our vision extends to becoming the WorkOS of the future, offering a workbench of unified tools and techniques that intuitively and progressively form a greater whole for knowledge workers. We are a well-capitalized, revenue-positive company, backed by OSS Capital, and our team comprises experienced professionals from leading tech companies such as Microsoft, Deloitte, 24/7, Nutanix, and Yahoo!.
• • In this pivotal role, you will operate at the crucial intersection of our core Plane application and vital external integrations. You will be instrumental in enhancing our importer and integration reliability, ensuring seamless and safe data migration from tools like Jira and Linear. Your contributions will directly elevate the reliability of our services through superior observability, monitoring, and alert systems, enabling prompt incident responses and maintaining high uptime. Furthermore, you will expand our service's capabilities by spearheading strategic architectural and infrastructural upgrades, shaping the future of our platform.
• • We believe in the power of open source and encourage you to share our meaningful innovations with the community. You will have the opportunity to set new industry standards for software development practices, aiming to deliver unparalleled quality to the global market. A key aspect of this role involves improving the developer experience, particularly for external developers building OAuth apps for Plane, fostering a vibrant ecosystem around our product. You will take significant ownership of both existing products and new initiatives we will be building, contributing to the strategic direction and execution of our product roadmap.
• • This position offers a unique opportunity to make a substantial impact on a rapidly growing open-source project. You will work with a talented, globally distributed team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. If you are a self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and a passion for building robust, scalable backend systems, we encourage you to apply. You will be a key player in shaping the future of work management software and contributing to a product that genuinely helps teams be more productive and organized. Your work will directly influence the user experience for thousands of teams worldwide, making complex project management feel intuitive and effortless. We are looking for individuals who are not just coders, but problem-solvers and innovators who thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and are eager to contribute to a product with a clear and ambitious vision. Your expertise will be crucial in maintaining and enhancing the performance, security, and scalability of our backend services, ensuring Plane remains a leading choice for modern teams.