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Fullstack engineer

CommandBar

CommandBar

Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA · Remote
Posted on Dec 21, 2021

About CommandBar

CommandBar is a platform for helping software companies make their software easy and fast for all their users.

How many times have you been frustrated by software? Hunting for the right page that has the right button? Repeating the same sequence of 12 clicks tens of times per day? CommandBar makes any web app as easy to use as Google search, eliminating in-product friction and delighting users. We do this by enabling product teams to embed a searchable widget inside their app that lets users go from intent to action faster.

Today, CommandBar serves forward-thinking SaaS companies like LaunchDarkly, Shortcut, Gusto, OneSignal, and AngelList.

Despite our scale, we're a tiny team today that's just beginning to grow, which means tons of opportunities to do trajectory-altering work. If you're inspired to upgrade how humans use software, come join!

Why CommandBar?

You’re probably really talented. Why should you take your talents to CommandBar? Here are reasons we think working with us is uniquely high impact — on the world and your career.

  • Our ratio of impact on the world is high (and we intend to keep it that way).

  • There is a lot of room to grow and lead teams (if you’re into that) as we scale. A lot of the roles that we are hiring for are the first in the function so you’ll need to bring 0 to 1 energy.

  • The team we’ve assembled so far is world-class — talented, curious, kind, and obsessed with building delightful, fast, simple software.

The main reasons for joining CommandBar are belief in our product and the opportunities for growth described above. That said, our benefits are pretty sweet. Overall, we believe in benefits that respect individual choice and reflect the fact that optimizing your life outside of work leads to better performance at work.

The salary range for this role is $140,000 to $200,000.

Our benefits include:

  • Flexible PTO with a 3 week minimum

  • Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you, and 50% for your dependents

  • 12 weeks parental leave for all parents

  • 401k with matching

  • A learning and development budget

  • A generous ‘Make Your Life Easier’ stipend

  • A home office budget

  • 2x/year all together including 1 onsite at our office in San Francisco and 1 offsite at a fun location!

Fullstack engineer @ CommandBar

Our customers rely on CommandBar to deliver a reliable and delightful experience for their end users. As a Fullstack Engineer at CommandBar, you'll be working alongside the founders on all facets of our product. You'll have the opportunity to own projects that impact thousands of users, in pursuit of a better way for humans to interact with software.

Our Tech Stack

  • Python / Django for backend services

  • Node and Typescript for web services

  • React on the frontend

  • Infra on AWS

FAQs

Can I try out how CommandBar works?

Yes! You can try out a simple implementation on our docs or marketing site. You can also try us out by creating a Shortcut account to see our widget in a real-software setting.

What are CommandBar's return-to-office plans?

As the COVID-19 situation develops, we'll remain COVID-cautious. The office is currently open to vaccinated team members. We monitor case rates and pandemic-related developments daily to ensure the office remains a safe place for everybody to work.

It's been so fun to collaborate on hard problems and share wins in person. We're also lucky to have a beautiful space in Soma that we all find enhances our creativity and productivity.

What's the interview process like?

Every interview starts the same way: two to three casual conversations with team members so (1) we can get to know you, your background, interests, and career goals and (2) you can learn about CommandBar. After those conversations take place, we'll agree on a written interview plan that's tailored to your role. Usually this begins with a domain-specific screen (e.g. a coding interview for an engineer, or a portfolio review for a designer) and might include a take-home component as well. It's very important to us that our interview process be transparent, as stress-free-as-possible, and gives you an accurate picture of what working at CommandBar is like.