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need Our team is a mix of tech experts and design professionals, with great agile management skills. We also have dedicated teams in Product, QA, Infra, Marketing, People & Growth, all working together to innovate and improve Penpot. Tech applicants note: we mainly work with functional programming and open-source tools/languages. Full-stack flexibility (comfort with both frontend & backend) is a big plus. At Kaleidos, we keep things flat and self-organized; there is no traditional management hierarchy here. If you thrive in teams where everyone contributes equally, youâll feel right at home. We walk the talk on open-source philosophy: All roles (yes, even design and corporate) require using Linux distributions as our primary OS whenever possible. We operate in both Spanish and English, so comfort communicating in both languages is essential for all positions. Weâre proud to be a feminist, diverse, and inclusive company. If these values resonate with you, weâd love to hear from you Our core team works in Spain time (CET/CEST), so we look for candidates in compatible time zones (±1 hour difference). We donât open many roles throughout the year, so if you donât see a posted position, itâs unlikely we can create one ad hoc. That said, we do our best to respond to every application and would love to stay in touch for the future :) Earn extra points Weâd be absolutely thrilled (and itâs a big plus for any role) if⊠- You have experience in self-organized or flat-hierarchy environments. - Youâre actively engaged in (or advocate for) diversity in tech or open-source philosophy. - Youâve worked at digital product companies before. - Youâre already familiar with Penpot ^^ What will your work be like? No matter which area you work in at Kaleidos, youâll experience truly horizontal and agile workflows. Teams self-organize, choosing their own direction and tools. We follow open-source principles, listening to the community and
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prioritizing non privative technologies. Our flat structure thrives on dialogue, so weâre always refining how we communicate. You can actively participate in Kaleidos committees, where we identify ways to improve workflows and working conditions. Here, your voice matters. Weâre a small team growing intentionally. While weâre hyper-focused on making Penpot an exceptional product for the community, weâre equally committed to maintaining a great and inclusive work environment. Want to learn more? Letâs talk Who will you be working with? The Kaleidos team canât wait to meet you Peek at their profiles, passions and positions on our site. What do we offer? At Kaleidos, we organize through committees: teams dedicated to improving life for all Kaleidos team members while keeping our focus on making Penpot better every day. Thatâs why weâve spent years building inclusive benefits. Want to know more? Here are some highlights: - Permanent contract. Weâre looking for someone to stay with us for the long run - Flexible hours. Even better We all work from 10am-2pm CET. You can work the rest of your hours whenever you want. Whether youâre an early bird or a night owl, youâll be in good company - 37,5h/week as part of our plan for creating a better work-life balance. - 100% remote position. We maintain an office in Madrid (Spain), however, attendance at this location is discretionary. You are welcome to work remotely from any location with a reliable internet connection, provided that we share a time zone CET +/- 1 or you may choose to come to the office as often as you want. - 23 days of paid leave, plus December 24th and 31st, and the possibility to ask for 10 extra non-paid leave days. Weâre super flexible with your dates, you just need to make sure itâs fine with your team. - Choose the holiday calendar of where you live or from the headquarters (Madrid). - Continuous learning with internal and external training, conferences, and events (as a general rule we usually cover 100% of the cost). Youâre encouraged to experiment with new best practices - Language classes on the house (eng & span): classes paid for by the company as part of your work schedule. - 2 PIWEEKs per year A PIWEEK is a freeform week-long hackathon where you pause your day-to-day work and focus, either alone or in a team, on a cool project Penpot was one of the projects born in past PIWEEKs - Elevate your workspace. We provide a budget every 3 years to renew the equipment and after 3 years you can keep the âoldâ computer equipment - An environment where your opinion matters. We have a culture of a consensus-driven decision-making process. Youâll quickly find yourself being involved in all Kaleidosâ things. - An open-source company. Our products are open-source and we support the open source environment as much as we can. Weâre fully committed. - Self-organized teams: we believe that providing autonomy and independence is key for personal and collective accountability. Teams at Kaleidos operate internally with very little hierarchy and enjoy the freedom to better organize themselves. - Alanâs health insurance through flexible compensation (coverage only in Spain). What is the process like? Discover how our selection process works - Visit our Careers page where youâll find our current open positions at Kaleidos. Complete the application form with your details and weâll receive your information through our platform. Any role published or canât find the role that feels just right? Weâd love to hear from you anyway Submit this proactive application and include a cover letter to tell us more about yourself: What drives you? What kind of role do you envision for yourself? Or share anything else that let us know why Kaleidos or Penpot sparks your interest. Weâre all ears - If your CV meets our requirements, we will invite you to have a 25-mins chat to better understand your profile and your desires. At that point, if weâre aligned, we would love you to write a cover letter about your experience and why youâre interested in joining Kaleidos. - 1.5-hour culture interview, to get a sense of how you see our culture, clear up any questions, get to know you more deeply, and for you to also get to know us. - 1.5 hour technical interview. Weâll take this time together to review your projects. The aim is to explore how you approach things, your reasoning, and how you tackle the challenges. - 1-hour interview with Pablo, our CEO. Consider this step an interview to dive deeper into Kaleidos and ask whatever youâd like - Optional: meet with two people from Kaleidos for a private conversation to ask any questions you may have about the company and the position. About us We defend and believe in Open Source and proof of this is that our main project, Penpot, reflects that. Weâre convinced that technology isnât neutral. Thatâs why we like to shake things up and go against the status quo. Penpot is the free open-source design tool that allows true collaboration between designers and developers. Penpot is one of the most promising global design tools for interaction design used by hundreds of thousands UX/UI designers, Product designers and web developers across the world. Kaleidos is the company boosting Penpot. If youâre interested in getting a deeper sense of our culture and values, have a look at our website to gain insight into who we are and what we believe in.
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