Linq operates a unified messaging API spanning iMessage, RCS/SMS, and voice—a full-stack infrastructure play requiring Go backends, React frontends, and real-time protocol handling. The hiring pattern (14 engineers, 5 marketers, 1 data hire) reflects a product-market validation phase shifting toward paid acquisition, evidenced by active work on CAC/LTV forecasting, ad experimentation, and search campaign optimization alongside core API scaling challenges.
Linq provides a messaging API enabling developers to send iMessage, RCS/SMS, and voice through a single unified interface. Founded in 2019 and based in Birmingham, Alabama, the company operates as a developer-infrastructure business targeting mid-market SaaS and consumer applications. The technical stack spans React and Next.js frontends, Go and Node.js backends, AWS and Azure deployment, and observability via Datadog, PagerDuty, and Grafana. Current operational focus includes messaging protocol reliability, API scaling, and building attribution and paid-acquisition infrastructure.
Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript. Backend: Go, Node.js, Python. Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, Heroku, Docker. Data/observability: Snowflake, dbt, Grafana, Looker, Datadog, PagerDuty, Mixpanel, Amplitude.
Core shipping: React/Next.js and Go API features, fallback system design, load testing for messaging protocols. Growth: attribution infrastructure, CAC/LTV forecasting, paid acquisition channels, ad experimentation, and search campaign optimization.
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