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160 employees
Remote-First

Linear builds what it calls "a new species of product tool": software that teams use to plan, build and ship their products, designed around speed, focus and craft. Its mission is "to inspire and accelerate builders." OpenAI, Coinbase and Ramp are among the companies that use it.

Linear's Remote Policy

Linear has been remote-first since it started in 2019, a setup it calls "a design choice" grounded in the belief that "builders deserve freedom: freedom of place, freedom of rhythm, freedom of deep focus." Teammates who want in-person time can use optional coworking spaces, and Linear is explicit that "There's no expectation to show up." A small number of roles are hybrid, and their postings say so.

Read Designing remote work at Linear

Benefits & Perks

Health & Wellness

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Health Insurance

Health coverage is provided in line with each country's requirements; in the US this includes medical insurance for employees and their dependents.

Dental Insurance

Dental insurance is included in health coverage for US employees; elsewhere, coverage follows each country's requirements.

Vision Insurance

US employees receive vision insurance alongside medical and dental cover; outside the US, benefits follow local requirements.

Financial

2

Stock Options

Compensation includes stock options on employee-friendly terms, including early exercise in the US, a 10-year exercise window and refreshers over time.

Employee Liquidity (Secondaries / Tender Offers)

Linear has run tender offers that let current and former teammates sell vested equity, including a $99 million tender at a $2.5 billion valuation.

Time Off

4

PTO / Vacation

Employees receive 5 weeks of paid vacation each year, on top of local statutory holidays.

Paid Holidays

Local statutory holidays are observed in addition to the five weeks of paid vacation.

Sabbatical

Through the Linear Infinity program, employees get a fully paid month off after four years, and another paid month every two years after that.

Flexible Hours

Work at Linear is async-first: teams set their own rhythms and keep meetings to a minimum, so people can plan their days around their lives.

Remote & Equipment

4

Meal Stipend

A daily meal and coffee stipend covers every workday.

Coworking Allowance

Remote employees get a paid co-working space or desk, and the company also runs optional co-working hubs in cities including San Francisco and New York with no expectation to attend.

Company Equipment

The company equips employees with a MacBook Pro, an external display, accessories and up-to-date productivity software.

Company Offsites / Retreats

The whole company gathers once a year for an offsite, and most teams also plan at least one meetup a year.

Family & Care

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Parental Leave

New parents receive 4 months of paid parental leave.

Culture & Perks

2

Team Events & Social Budget

Regular team events are part of the package, and the company holds a Hack Week once or twice a year.

Paid Trial

The final hiring stage for every role is a paid work trial, a 2-5 day project with the daily rate shared in advance.

Tech Stack

JavaScript & Libraries

React
TypeScript
JavaScript
MobX
Styled Components

Frameworks

Next.js
Node.js
Rust
GraphQL
Radix UI
Base UI
Apollo GraphQL

Databases

PostgreSQL
Redis

Infrastructure

Google Cloud Storage
Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Kubernetes
Docker
GitHub
Retool
Sentry
Temporal

CMS & Content

Sanity

Hosting

Google Cloud

Analytics & Monitoring

PostHog
Hotjar
FullStory
Klaviyo

Integrations

OpenAI
Anthropic
Slack
Notion
Zoom
Figma
Zapier
Intercom
41 technologies detected

Why Linear

Linear treats building software tools as a craft. It says it wants to "bring magic back to software," and it runs a deliberately lean company to get there: one of its core principles is "Keep the team small, do more with less," and people are expected to wear multiple hats.

Work is organized around small, temporary teams. In Linear's own words, "Two to four people is typical. Teams assemble around a project and disband when done." Teams set their own rhythms and keep meetings to a minimum. Weekly written updates post automatically to Slack, and a monthly one-hour all-hands covers metrics and demos of upcoming releases. The company does not use OKRs or run A/B tests, and it keeps a zero-bugs policy backed by SLAs. In-person time is planned on purpose: a yearly offsite for the whole company, team meetups usually held in the opposite season, and a Hack Week once or twice a year.

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