Who you are

• You’ve worked on complex interfaces before, maybe a rich text editor or some kind of interactive canvas — and you enjoy solving tricky UX problems with a balance of performance, structure, and finesse
• You’re fluent with AI tools and use them to work with more leverage and level up your own efficiency
• You have strong product judgment and a good sense of taste. You notice the small things, care about the feel of an interface, and bring a high bar to the UI details that shape user experience
• You’re comfortable working with backend code when needed, and you understand how frontend decisions connect to the bigger picture
• You’ve led significant frontend initiatives or projects, bringing clarity and direction to complex problems and guiding work from early exploration through to deliver.
• You have a personal stake in the world of content creation, maybe you’ve run a newsletter, built an audience on social media, or regularly share your own work online. You’ve used Buffer before and care about the experience of planning, creating, and publishing content
• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity. You bring clarity, ask good questions, and help move ideas forward even when not everything is figured out yet
• You thrive in remote, async environments. You communicate clearly, support your teammates, and don’t wait for permission to make progress
• You’re product-minded and user-oriented — you think beyond the ticket, consider edge cases and user experience, and bring a strong sense of ownership to your work
• You’ve likely been doing this for 7+ years, but depth matters more to us than a specific number

What the job involves

• You’ll take the lead on building core parts of our content creation experience, like the new iteration of our composer, AI-powered features, recommendation engine and content planning tools
• You'll collaborate closely with a designer, product manager, and other engineers to explore ideas, shape features, and ship high-quality work
• You'll have space to lead, bring your perspective, and help level up how we approach frontend work — both within the Content team and across engineering
• Shape how we build UI by evolving our internal design system (Popcorn), refining shared patterns, and keeping our interfaces consistent, accessible, and delightful
• Guide frontend architecture — from improving state management and component structure to identifying opportunities to simplify and scale
• Take shared ownership of product quality and system health. You'll participate in our on-call rotation — all engineers take a 24/7 week-long shift roughly once a quarter. You'll also contribute to the ongoing work that keeps our systems running smoothly and continuously improving, like fixing bugs, addressing security vulnerabilities, and other improvements
• Contribute to shaping our team’s engineering culture by sharing knowledge, reviewing code, and helping us all get better over time

The application process

• Application. When submitting your application and resume, tell us why you want to join Buffer and take your time. This is your chance to make a strong first impression
• Hiring manager interview. Chat with the hiring manager for your role to understand what it takes to work at Buffer. This is an opportunity for both sides to get to know each other and determine whether our expectations align
• Code review assignment. We'll send you 30-minute asynchronous assignment to review a pull request, to help us understand how you think about code and communicate technical ideas
• Technical interviews. Interview with a couple of engineers from Buffer focused on your technical experience and approach. Additionally, for senior+ roles, we'll have an additional conversation about your leadership, how you work with teams, and how you approach the broader challenges that come with this level
• Collaboration period. This is experimental stage for us where you would work with us on a real project over a few days (fully paid, with flexible timing). The goal is to see how it feels to work in the team, both for us and for you. You'll meet a few bufferoos, we'll kickoff the project, and invite you to a Slack and you'll collaborate with the team on it
• Meet the CEO. At the very end, you will have the opportunity to meet with Joel Gascoigne, our CEO. This is a great chance for you to gain a deeper understanding of Buffer's strategy, values, and work processes
• Offer. We wrap it up with an offer and discuss the final details. We would align on the last bits before we make you part of the Buffer team 💛

Benefits

• Work remotely: Live and work wherever you like!
• 4-Day workweeks: Our schedule is four workdays, with a flexible, meeting-free fifth day for overflow tasks or personal time as you see fit
• Health insurance: We offer health insurance for all of our team members, international or US
• Home office setup: Get a laptop + $500 to set up your home office!
• 'Growth mindset' fund: Extra money for learning and development
• Minimum vacation: At least 3 weeks/year!
• 401(k): With 3% company match
• Profit sharing: When the company does well, all team members share the profits!
• Family leave: 16 weeks of family leave for all parents, fully paid
• Retreats: When we can, we meet in person for company get-togethers
• Working smarter stipend: Get some extra cash for a co-working space or a coffee shop work
• Free books and Kindle: Get a free Kindle and all the free books - digital, physical, and audio - you like, anytime
• Sabbaticals: Take a 6-week break, fully paid, after every 5 years with Buffer