Systems Engineer

Bun is an innovative open-source JavaScript tooling company that has secured $26 million in funding from top Silicon Valley investors. With a thriving community of 33,000 Discord members, they're among the most popular GitHub repositories. The company recently achieved significant milestones with the launch of Bun v1.0 in September 2023 and added Windows support in v1.1.

As a Systems Engineer at Bun, you'll be working on making JavaScript faster and more productive through open-source low-level systems work. The role primarily involves contributing to Bun's GitHub repository and future commercial hosting products. The team takes ownership of the entire software stack, making it an excellent opportunity to gain extensive systems programming experience.

The day-to-day work includes developing various components such as JavaScript & TypeScript parsers, HTTP/1.1 clients, TCP & UDP socket APIs, efficient globbing libraries, and bash-like interpreters. The team has also built coreutils like 'cp', 'ls', and 'seq'. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while contributing to a product that impacts the broader JavaScript community.

Working at Bun means joining a team of passionate and talented engineers dedicated to improving JavaScript for everyone. The company offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative work environment in downtown San Francisco. This is an ideal role for someone who wants to work on challenging technical problems while making a significant impact in the JavaScript ecosystem.