Software Engineer, Collections Experience

Notion; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 272,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Notion is hiring an experienced Software Engineer in San Francisco, focusing on its database block and related features. You will work collaboratively in a team environment predominantly in TypeScript, designing new database properties and views while ensuring efficient permission models. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience with production software, a solid technical background, and curiosity about AI tools. Estimated salary ranges from $272,000 to $320,000 annually, alongside competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years shipping production software, with a strong track record of owning features end-to-end.
• Fluency with TypeScript across both backend and frontend.
• Strong product instincts: able to propose solid technical approaches to vague problems.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship new database properties and views that expand Notion's capabilities.
• Design permission models that can scale with customer needs.
• Collaborate closely with product and design on ambiguous features.

Skills

Production software shipping

TypeScript fluency

Strong product instincts

Experience with data models

Adoption of AI tools

Job description

About the Role

Collections Experience owns the product experience for Notion’s database block and everything on top of it: properties, views, forms, permissions, and many more features. If you’ve ever typed /database in a Notion page, you’ve already used something our team built. We’re hiring an experienced software engineer to accelerate our mission to build a flexible, reliable, and intuitive primitive that gives everyone the power to model their work exactly as they imagine—from simple lists to the most complex workflows.

We’re 8+ engineers, designers, and PMs across SF and NYC. You’ll work across the stack in TypeScript, ship features that touch both the data model and the UI, and help shape where the database block goes next.

In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays.

What You'll Achieve

• Design and ship new database properties and views that expand what people can model in Notion
• Design permission models that hold up at the scale of our largest customers
• Partner with the Agent team to grow what Notion Agent can do with databases, from tool development to eval-driven iteration
• Collaborate closely with product and design on features that are ambiguous up front and require strong technical judgment to scope
• Raise the bar on code review, testing, and technical design across the team

Skills You'll Need to Bring

• 10+ years shipping production software, with a strong track record of owning features end-to-end
• Fluency with TypeScript across both backend and frontend
• Strong product instincts: you can take a vague problem, propose a solid technical approach, and know when to cut scope
• Experience on systems where data model decisions have long-lived consequences (databases, permissions, collaborative editing, or similar)
• You don’t need to be an AI expert, but you’re curious and willing to adopt AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results

Nice to Haves

• Experience building database, spreadsheet, or workflow tools
• Background in permissions or authorization systems at scale
• Familiarity with AI/agent tooling, evals, or LLM-driven product experiences

Compensation and Benefits

For roles based in San Francisco or New York City, the estimated base salary range for this role is $272,000 – $320,000 per year. Notion is also committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.