Our Linden Lab headquarters is in San Francisco, but we have embraced a distributed model of working to reach the best talent across the United States. Remote roles based outside of our office can sit in any of the following 15 states: AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, MA, MN, MT, NH, NC, OR, PA TX, VA and WA. We invite you to apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

Company Snapshot

Founded in 1999, Linden Lab develops platforms that empower people to create, share, and thrive within virtual experiences. 

In 2003, Linden Lab first launched Second Life, the groundbreaking virtual world enjoyed by millions around the globe, which has since gone on to boast nearly two billion user creations and a vibrant $500 million (USD) economy. 

Lindens value a workplace that’s as diverse as our products. As we continue to grow, we remain dedicated to building a company that is rooted in organizational health, strengths-based leadership, and the belief that teams are stronger than individuals.

If you want access to the forefront of virtual words and payment platforms that support the creator economy, this is the place for you. We’ve created space for everyone to find belonging and invite you to come as you are.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack to join our Engineering team and assist in modernizing Second Life’s web properties. 

This is an independent contributor role, reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering (Web). If you are a passionate and empathetic coder that likes to build better products with end users in mind, this may be the role for you. You will contribute by writing sustainable, tested code that enhances the Second Life resident experience. 

What We’ll Offer You

The stability of an established company with new startup momentum. An unparalleled opportunity to create  relationships, systems, strategy and culture. An environment where your voice will be heard and your impact deeply felt. A sense of belonging where your work is appreciated and rewarded. 

Our team is working to modernize all the Second Life web properties as well as adding exciting new functionality. While many companies have the same drive for excellence in engineering, ours comes with a deep culture of collaboration, learning, and helping one another. You will have the opportunity to impact nearly every aspect of the Second Life user experience; from selling things on the virtual goods marketplace, to finding things to do, to purchasing virtual homes, and even contributing to our mobile viewer.  And all of our efforts support our diverse and passionate Second Life user community. 

What We’ll Create Together

• New features for Second Life and improvements of existing ones
• Tangibly improve the lives of our Residents by developing new features and enhancing existing functionality for Second Life
• Architect and build modern, performant, well-tested, full-stack web applications
• Provide prompt responses and follow-up actions for production incidents
• Improve the stability, performance, responsiveness and testability of existing systems
• Collaborate across product, QA, design and other teams to deliver ambitious new features
• Foster a spirit of accountability and code quality through regular mentoring and code review
• Shape the future of our platform and team by participating in architectural and process decisions, as well as the selection of new technologies and libraries

What You’ll Bring to the Team

At Linden, we celebrate all the dimensions of diversity, including diversity of experience. We recognize that candidates applying for this role will be most successful if they bring the following with them:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience; 3 years as a Full-Stack Engineer with mobile web technologies
• Expertise in the modern React framework and UI/UX development
• Proficiency with UNIX/Linux, Python or Ruby and Git
• A bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience/training
• Exposure across the web stack: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Web frameworks both client and server, scripting languages, SQL databases, microservices, and RESTful APIs
• Ability to easily pick up new applications and work across more than one programming language 
• Experience maintaining a developer test suite for production applications
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively on/with remote teams.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills

Nice to haves:

• Experience shipping mobile applications
• Experience working with Unity

If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply anyway. The confidence gap and imposter syndrome can sometimes get in the way of meeting incredible candidates and we don’t want it to get in the way of meeting you. We encourage you to reach out if you have belief in our mission and your own ability to contribute to our team!

The Fine Print

Work Environment & Physical Demands

As a remote-first company, we take great care to ensure an inclusive experience for all of our employees. You may be offered the opportunity to travel to company meetings and events, however this is not a requirement. We aim to optimize for remote attendance, not just accommodate it.

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use the computer and communicate with coworkers in a remote office environment. The employee frequently is required to stand or sit to complete work and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this job. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

The Company celebrates diversity of thought, race, national origin and culture, age, experience, religion, economic and social status, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability status. Building a culture of inclusion  and belonging allows us to create and share experiences with each other, and with our virtual communities. We always seek to maintain a diverse and welcoming workplace, and candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.