Markdown/MDX/Slate Engineer

At our core, ReadMe is a documentation platform, and we aim to be the best place on the internet for writing it! Join us to help ensure our editor is best in class. Our editor is unique because it’s proudly Markdown-first, while still giving the writer a preview of what the content will look like live. We want it to be incredibly powerful (supporting MDX and reusable content) while still feeling lightweight and relaxing to use.

We're a small team of humans (and one owl) working together to do big things, and we’re growing fast! That’s where you come in. Since we’re a startup, you’ll make a big impact on ReadMe both in the daily responsibilities of your role and beyond.

🦉 What we do 

ReadMe helps more than 5,000 leading startups and tech companies build beautiful, personalized, and interactive developer hubs. If you’ve ever visited the developer docs for Webflow, Notion, or Nvidia you’ve used ReadMe!

We love what we do because it’s so much more than just documentation. We’re providing tools for teams to build a better developer experience and make their products and APIs easier to use. We’ve got great support from our investors at Accel who led our Series A, and our interview process reflects the open, caring, and whimsical culture we want to maintain as we scale.

✅ What you’ll do here 

• Help develop and improve our Markdown editor

• Work on our core Markdown engine and upcoming MDX support 

• Implement and build open source MDX components for editors

• Understand and implement ways for companies to manage large amounts of changes to their docs

💙 You'll love this job if you are...

• Have experience with Slate and React

• Are excited to juggle the benefits of both WYSIWYG and markdown

• Aren’t scared off by building tools for managing merge conflicts

• Enjoy digging into user’s workflows and optimizing them

🌱 How you'll grow

Within 1️⃣ month, you’ll

• Get to know the Engineering team:

  • Meet your onboarding buddy who will be your guide through the first few months.

  • Join pair programming sessions with engineers across the full stack and front end teams. You’ll pair on projects you’re working on, as well as areas of the codebase you’re new to!

• Start to get an understanding of the editor:

  • Fix some bugs that crop up

  • Implement an open source MDX widget

  • Make it easier for users to create MDX widgets

• Learn that we really do have an owl drawing for everything.

 Within 3️⃣ months, you’ll

• Help roll out MDX to every customer

• Start working on bringing Suggested Edits to our new editor

• Rewrite our navigation/sidebar in React

Within 6️⃣ months, you’ll

• Explore new paradigms, such as inline commenting or multi-user editing

• Layer on AI tools to help give people feedback on their writing

• Have a portfolio of awesome things that you’ve shipped throughout the year

✨ Our benefits include…

• Unlimited PTO with a three-week minimum. 🏝️

• Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you, and 100% for your dependents. 🩺

• A One Medical membership. 🧑‍⚕️

• A gym or fitness stipend of up to $150 per month. 🏋️

• One-to-one donation matching of up to $1,000 per year. 💸

• Twelve weeks of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. 🐣

• Work from home.         

• Three offsite retreats per year to get together with coworkers and plan for the quarter ahead. ✈️

• Take a look at our handbook for more information on our benefits! 📘

At ReadMe, we’re committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a pleasant and supportive place to work. We'd love to have you come join us here! ReadMe is open to hiring folks fully remote in the US, hybrid, or in-person at our San Francisco HQ or NY office.