What is Linear?
Linear is a purpose-built issue tracker and project management tool for software teams. Used by 25,000+ companies including OpenAI, Coinbase, Cash App, Mercury, and Vercel to plan and ship products in fast, focused cycles.
Mission & values
Build a faster, more focused way for software teams to plan and ship product work.
Craft
Prioritizes polish, speed, and product quality.
Focus
Keeps workflows simple and fast for product teams.
High agency
Small teams own outcomes from idea to shipped product.
Qualifications
Roles may require product engineering, design, infrastructure, project management, customer experience, startup operations, product marketing, or developer-tooling experience.
Leadership
Karri Saarinen
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-founded Linear in 2019; designer who previously built design systems at Airbnb and Coinbase.
Tuomas Artman
Co-Founder & CTO
Co-founded Linear in 2019; previously principal engineer at Uber.
Jori Lallo
Co-Founder
Co-founded Linear in 2019; previously product engineer at Coinbase and Stripe.
Hiring process
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1
Apply online
Submit an application through Linear's official careers page.
About 1 day
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2
Recruiter screen
Discuss role fit, location, expectations, and relevant experience.
About 7 days
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3
Team interviews
Complete role-specific interviews, exercises, case work, or technical screens.
About 14 days
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4
Offer and onboarding
Finalize compensation, work setup, and onboarding requirements.
About 7 days
Funding
Awards & recognition
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$400M valuation Series B · 2023
Accel
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Wired Top SaaS Tool 2024 · 2024
Wired
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10,000+ teams using Linear · 2024
Linear
Company information
- Industry: Project Management for Software Teams
- Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded: 2019
- Employees: 90
- Website: linear.app ↗
- LinkedIn: Company page ↗
- X / Twitter: Profile ↗