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Flexibits | Mac & iOS Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are a 23 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

Tech stack: Objective-C, Swift, AppKit, UIKit, SwiftUI, C, C++.

Flexibits | Windows Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are a 21 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

Tech stack: C#, C, C++, C#, Objective-C, Swift, WinUI.

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Software Engineer (Windows)

We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Windows developer to help bring the joy of Flexibits apps to Windows. This will include learning the ins and outs of Fantastical and Cardhop on macOS and iOS and bringing their magic to Windows, all the way from the natural language parser to the beautiful user interface.

Flexibits | Windows Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are a 20 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++, C#, WinUI.

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Software Engineer (Windows)

We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Windows developer to help bring the joy of Flexibits apps to Windows. This will include learning the ins and outs of Fantastical and Cardhop on macOS and iOS and bringing their magic to Windows, all the way from the natural language parser to the beautiful user interface.

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Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

Flexibits | Windows Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are a 21 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++, C#, WinUI.

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Software Engineer (Windows)

We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Windows developer to help bring the joy of Flexibits apps to Windows. This will include learning the ins and outs of Fantastical and Cardhop on macOS and iOS and bringing their magic to Windows, all the way from the natural language parser to the beautiful user interface.

Flexibits | Windows/Mac/iOS Software Engineers | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are a 20 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++, C#, WinUI.

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Software Engineer (Windows)

We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Windows developer to help bring the joy of Flexibits apps to Windows. This will include learning the ins and outs of Fantastical and Cardhop on macOS and iOS and bringing their magic to Windows, all the way from the natural language parser to the beautiful user interface.

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Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

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Junior Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

You’ll be working with our support and development teams to help keep our apps running smoothly for our users. This includes triaging reported issues, examining debug logs, fixing bugs, and making improvements.

If you love to troubleshoot problems and you’re looking to learn about the inner workings of a mature macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and watchOS app that is used by hundreds of thousands of people, this role may be for you!

Flexibits | Mac/iOS/Windows Software Engineers | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are a 20 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++, C#, WinUI.

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Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

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Junior Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

You’ll be working with our support and development teams to help keep our apps running smoothly for our users. This includes triaging reported issues, examining debug logs, fixing bugs, and making improvements.

If you love to troubleshoot problems and you’re looking to learn about the inner workings of a mature macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and watchOS app that is used by hundreds of thousands of people, this role may be for you!

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Software Engineer (Windows)

We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Windows developer to help bring the joy of Flexibits apps to Windows. This will include learning the ins and outs of Fantastical and Cardhop on macOS and iOS and bringing their magic to Windows, all the way from the natural language parser to the beautiful user interface.

Flexibits | Mac/iOS/Windows Software Engineers | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are a 19 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++.

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Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

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Software Support Engineer (Mac & iOS)

You’ll be working with our support and development teams to help keep our apps running smoothly for our users. This includes triaging reported issues, examining debug logs, fixing bugs, and making improvements.

If you love to troubleshoot problems and you’re looking to learn about the inner workings of a mature macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and watchOS app that is used by hundreds of thousands of people, this role may be for you!

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Software Engineer (Windows)

We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Windows developer to help bring the joy of Flexibits apps to Windows. This will include learning the ins and outs of Fantastical and Cardhop on macOS and iOS and bringing their magic to Windows, all the way from the natural language parser to the beautiful user interface.

Flexibits | Software Engineer (Web Backend) | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are a 19 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

We're a small company, so there are always many things going on at once. This means there will be the opportunity to wear multiple hats and there will always be something new and interesting to work on!

You'll be helping us build web services to make Fantastical and Cardhop even better. We work in Django, Python, and occasionally Go. Expect to be creating new features, making improvements, and occasionally troubleshooting customer issues.

Tech stack: We use Django, Python, Go, React, and TypeScript, with a very small amount of PHP and WordPress. Our databases are MySQL and Redis, and everything is running on Google Cloud and GKE.

Flexibits | Software Engineers | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are an 18 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

We're a small company, so there are always many things going on at once. This means there will be the opportunity to wear multiple hats and there will always be something new and interesting to work on!

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Software Engineer (Web Backend)

You'll be helping us build web services to make Fantastical and Cardhop even better. We work in Django, Python, and occasionally Go. Expect to be creating new features, making improvements, and occasionally troubleshooting customer issues.

Tech stack: We use Django, Python, Go, React, and TypeScript, with some PHP and WordPress thrown in. Our databases are MySQL and Redis, and everything is running on Google Cloud and GKE.

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Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++.

Flexibits | Mac & iOS Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are an 18 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

We're a small company, so there are always many things going on at once. This means there will be the opportunity to wear multiple hats and there will always be something new and interesting to work on!

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++.

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Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

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Software Support Engineer (Mac & iOS)

You’ll be working with our support and development teams to help keep our apps running smoothly for our users. This includes triaging reported issues, examining debug logs, fixing bugs, and making improvements.

If you love to troubleshoot problems and you’re looking to learn about the inner workings of a mature macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and watchOS app that is used by hundreds of thousands of people, this role may be for you!

Flexibits | Mac & iOS Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are an 18 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

We're a small company, so there are always many things going on at once. This means there will be the opportunity to wear multiple hats and there will always be something new and interesting to work on!

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++.

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Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

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Software Support Engineer (Mac & iOS)

You’ll be working with our support and development teams to help keep our apps running smoothly for our users. This includes triaging reported issues, examining debug logs, fixing bugs, and making improvements.

If you love to troubleshoot problems and you’re looking to learn about the inner workings of a mature macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and watchOS app that is used by hundreds of thousands of people, this role may be for you!

Flexibits | Mac & iOS Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are an 18 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

We're a small company, so there are always many things going on at once. This means there will be the opportunity to wear multiple hats and there will always be something new and interesting to work on!

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++.

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Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

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Software Support Engineer (Mac & iOS)

You’ll be working with our support and development teams to help keep our apps running smoothly for our users. This includes triaging reported issues, examining debug logs, fixing bugs, and making improvements.

If you love to troubleshoot problems and you’re looking to learn about the inner workings of a mature macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and watchOS app that is used by hundreds of thousands of people, this role may be for you!

Flexibits | Backend Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are 18 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

We're a small company, so there are always many things going on at once. This means there will be the opportunity to wear multiple hats and there will always be something new and interesting to work on!

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Software Engineer (Web Backend)

You'll be helping us build backend services in Django, Python, and occasionally Go. You'll be creating new features, making improvements, occasionally troubleshooting customer issues when they come in.

A short summary of our tech stack: We use Django, Python, Go, React, and TypeScript, with some PHP and WordPress thrown in. Our databases are MySQL and Redis, and everything is running on Google Cloud and Google Kubernetes Engine.

Flexibits | Backend & Windows Software Engineers | Remote | Full-time https://flexibits.com/jobs

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are 17 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

We're a small company, so there are always many things going on at once. This means there will be the opportunity to wear multiple hats and there will always be something new and interesting to work on!

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Software Engineer (Web Backend)

You'll be helping us build backend services in Django, Python, and occasionally Go. You'll be creating new features, making improvements, occasionally troubleshooting customer issues when they come in.

A short summary of our tech stack: We use Django, Python, Go, React, and TypeScript, with some PHP and WordPress thrown in. Our databases are MySQL and Redis, and everything is running on Google Cloud and Google Kubernetes Engine.

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Software Engineer (Windows)

We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Windows developer to help bring the joy of Flexibits apps to Windows. This will include learning the ins and outs of Fantastical and Cardhop on macOS and iOS and bringing their magic to Windows, all the way from the natural language parser to the beautiful user interface.

Tech stack: C#, Objective-C, C++

Flexibits | Backend & Windows Software Engineers | Remote | Full-time

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are 16 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

We're a small company, so there are always many things going on at once. This means there will be the opportunity to wear multiple hats and there will always be something new and interesting to work on!

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Software Engineer (Web Backend)

You'll be helping us build backend services in Django, Python, and occasionally Go, as well as help us keep our Kubernetes-powered infrastructure running smoothly. You'll also help fix bugs and make improvements to our existing services and troubleshoot customer issues when they come in.

A short summary of our tech stack: We use Django, Python, Go, React, and TypeScript, with some PHP and WordPress thrown in. Our databases are MySQL and Redis, and everything is running on Google Cloud and Google Kubernetes Engine.

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Software Engineer (Windows)

We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Windows developer to help bring the joy of Flexibits apps to Windows. This will include learning the ins and outs of Fantastical and Cardhop on macOS and iOS and bringing their magic to Windows, all the way from the natural language parser to the beautiful user interface.

Tech stack: C#, Objective-C, C++

https://flexibits.com/jobs

Flexibits | Mac & iOS Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are 15 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

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Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++.

Flexibits | Mac & iOS Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are 14 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

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Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++.

Flexibits | 2 positions | Remote | Full-time

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are 14 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

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Software Engineer (Mac & iOS)

We’re a small company, so you’ll be on the front lines creating apps that real people use every day. You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

Tech stack: Objective-C, AppKit, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, C, C++.

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Software Engineer (Web Frontend & Backend)

We're looking for someone to help us make Fantastical, Cardhop, and Fantastical Premium even better. This will include improving and maintaining flexibits.com and hub.flexibits.com as well as creating new features for Fantastical and Cardhop.

We're a small company, so there are always many things going on at once. This means there will be the opportunity to wear multiple hats and there's always be something new and interesting to work on! Since we're a small team, this is not a purely frontend or backend role. Expect roughly a 75/25 split between frontend and backend work.

A short summary of our tech stack: We use Django, Python, Go, React, and TypeScript, with some PHP and WordPress thrown in. Our databases are MySQL and Redis, and everything is running on Google Cloud and Google Kubernetes Engine.

More info at https://flexibits.com/jobs

Flexibits | 2 positions | Remote | Full-time

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are 13 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

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Mac & iOS Software Engineer

You’ll be working with our support and development teams to help keep our apps running smoothly for our users. This includes triaging reported issues, examining debug logs, fixing bugs, and making improvements.

Expect to see all there is to see in Fantastical and Cardhop. Troubleshooting and debugging means you’ll gain experience reading and writing code across many domains, including UI, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and watchOS. Knowledge of Objective-C and Swift preferred.

If you love to troubleshoot problems and you’re looking to learn about the inner workings of a mature macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and watchOS app that is used by hundreds of thousands of people, this role may be for you!

More info at https://flexibits.com/jobs

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Frontend/Backend Web Developer

Expect roughly a 75/25 split between frontend and backend work. You'll be helping us make Fantastical, Cardhop, and Fantastical Premium even better. This will include improving and maintaining flexibits.com and hub.flexibits.com as well as creating new features for Fantastical and Cardhop.

A short summary of our tech stack: We primarily use Django, Python, Go, React, and TypeScript, with some PHP and WordPress thrown in. MySQL and Redis are used to store data, and everything is running on Google Cloud and Google Kubernetes Engine.

More info at https://flexibits.com/jobs

Flexibits | Mac & iOS Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are 13 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

You’ll be working with our support and development teams to help keep our apps running smoothly for our users. This means helping triage reported issues, investigating and fixing bugs, and making other improvements to our apps.

You’ll also be seeing all there is to see in Fantastical and Cardhop. This includes UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and watchOS.

If you’re looking to learn about the inner workings of a mature macOS, iPadOS, iOS, and watchOS app that is used by hundreds of thousands of people, this role may be for you!

More info at https://flexibits.com/jobs

Flexibits | Frontend/Backend Web Developer | Remote | Full-time

We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for Mac and iOS. We are 12 person, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world. We prefer candidates that are in time zones between US Pacific Time and Central European Time.

Expect roughly a 75/25 split between frontend and backend work. You'll be helping us make Fantastical, Cardhop, and Fantastical Premium even better. This will include improving and maintaining flexibits.com and hub.flexibits.com as well as creating new features for Fantastical and Cardhop.

A short summary of our tech stack: We primarily use Django, Python, Go, React, and TypeScript, with some PHP and WordPress thrown in. MySQL and Redis are used to store data, and everything is running on Google Cloud and Google Kubernetes Engine.

More info at https://flexibits.com/jobs

Flexibits | Mac/iOS and Frontend/Backend Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time

Flexibits creates popular productivity apps for Mac and iOS. We make Fantastical, an award-winning calendar app for Mac and iOS, and Cardhop, a contacts app for Mac.

We are a small, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome anyone from around the world.

- Mac/iOS engineer

You'll be adding new features to Fantastical and Cardhop, as well as hunting for bugs and helping to keep everything running smoothly for our users. Areas you'll be working on include UI/UX development, databases, networking (including CalDAV, Exchange Web Services, and other APIs), and more – across macOS, iOS, and watchOS.

- Web backend/frontend engineer

This is not a purely frontend or backend role. Think of it as a roughly 60/20/20 split between backend/frontend/ops. You'll be helping us build the server and web infrastructure for a future Flexibits product as well as helping ensure that CI/CD and deployments work smoothly on GCP and Kubernetes. This involves being flexible and willing to learn about different technologies with the aim of building something great for our users.

More info at https://flexibits.com/jobs

Last summer I purchased a 240GB Vertex 2 for about $600 for my early 2008 MacBook Pro. It turned a machine that I was starting to feel the age of into a completely new machine. When I upgraded to a new MBP last month, the old machine with the SSD still felt more responsive than the new one out of the box. Even considering that the same drive today is $200 less, having the insane speed for 10 months was well worth it.

If I were buying an SSD new, I'd still go with a third-party drive over the drives Apple ships. The only downside is it looks like 10.7 might bring TRIM support to the stock drives they ship while leaving third-party drives out in the cold. Performing the actual upgrade is really quick, you just unscrew the bottom and pop out the old drive. Just make sure you have the right size Torx driver.

I can't imagine ever being subjected to an HDD again.