50+ fully remote companies that let you work from anywhere
With the pandemic behind us, many companies are inviting their employees back to the office. But for some employees, once you go remote, you never go back. If you’re nodding your head, consider these 50+ companies that are fully remote—and plan on staying that way. Bookmark it for future reference—it’ll come in handy in your next job hunt.
Before you apply: Learn how to find and get hired for a remote job.
1. Appcues
“We take pride in the skills we bring to the table and strive to deliver excellent experiences for our customers, but we also don’t take ourselves too seriously.”
Appcues helps companies build personalized product experiences and increase product adoption. They have over 100 employees in 11 countries (and counting!). Employee benefits include a home office budget, equity offerings, and a minimum of ten vacation days every year.
How does the Appcues team hire? Appcues doesn’t share much about their recruitment process publicly. A non-negotiable trait is an alignment with their values.
2. Arkency
“We have a set of tools to make this kind of working possible. You won’t miss anything important even if you’re working in weird hours. In fact, some of us do.”
Arkency is a consulting agency that builds business software, trains programmers, and produces books and webinars. They’re always looking for talented coders who can thrive in a remote environment. Employee benefits aren’t publicly available.
How does the Arkency team hire? The recruitment process isn’t publicly available. But you have to align with three pillars of their culture—anarchy, async, and remote. Another huge advantage is running an active blog.
3. Automattic
“We’re improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in the tech industry.”
Automattic is the company behind WordPress, Tumblr, Gravatar, Longreads, and more. They have around 2,000 employees from 95 countries. Employee benefits include a minimum of 25 days off per year, life insurance, and a professional developmental budget.
How does the Automattic team hire? After you submit an interest form or an application, an Automattic employee reviews it. If your qualifications meet the need, there’s a Slack interview followed by a 30- to 60-minute Zoom interview. Engineers will also be given a code test. All positions include a paid trial project after this. After the trial project, there’s an interview with an executive in the Automattic team. If all goes well, the HR team schedules a time to chat with you and extends an offer. This guide by Automattic goes into more detail about how they hire—along with tips to prepare.
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4. Awesome Motive
“We’re a global team with a single mission: help small businesses grow & compete with the big guys.”
Awesome Motive is a software and media company helping websites improve their online businesses and workflow. The company has over 280 employees spread across 50 countries. Job benefits include unlimited paid time off, life insurance, a perks program, and more.
How does the Awesome Motive team hire? Awesome Motive doesn’t publicly share its hiring process. The best way to prepare is to understand the company’s mission and values. Attention to detail and simplicity are essential traits for Awesome Motive.
See Awesome Motive job openings.
5. Buffer
“As a member of our team, you will be invited to work wherever you’re happiest and most productive.”
Buffer is a social media management software to help you store ideas, schedule social posts, and manage campaigns. They have teammates from over 15 countries and 11 time zones. Employee benefits include four-day workweeks, at least three weeks of PTO per year, and free books (along with a Kindle!).
How does the Buffer team hire? The hiring process varies from role to role, but each step is listed in the job description. Value alignment and resonating with Buffer’s mission is crucial for the company. Buffer’s big on transparency, and their Open blog shares a lot of details on how they work and what they look for in candidates.
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6. Constructor
“We are passionate about helping ecommerce and media site owners give their customers a better way to find products more quickly, more easily, and more intuitively.”
Constructor is an AI product discovery platform for eCommerce retailers. Their employees are spread across 13 countries at the time of writing. Job benefits include health coverage, unlimited PTO with a minimum of three weeks off per year, and stock options for everyone.
How does the Constructor team hire? The recruitment process isn’t publicly available. Constructor values taking initiative and finding the right answer empathetically.
7. Contra
“We believe in building your career around your lifestyle, not the other way around.”
Contra is a freelance marketplace to help connect hiring managers with independent contractors. Employee benefits include medical benefits, no meetings Tuesdays or Wednesdays, and generous time off.
How does the Contra team hire? The interview process is laid out for every role in the job description. Typically, you can expect a 15-20-minute introductory call, followed by a test assignment if your position requires it. If all goes well, there’s a 30-45-minute interview with senior leaders of the department you’re applying to. Lastly, there’s another round of interviews with the C-suite and a culture interview in some cases.
8. Doist
“Doist has been async- and remote-first since day one (back in 2010). We’re living proof that this way of working is the future, not a fad.”
Doist is the company behind productivity tools like Todoist and Twist. They’ve been pioneers of async and remote work since 2010. Job benefits include one month annually to work on a personal project, an educational budget, and 40 days of PTO per year.
How does the Doist team hire? If your application passes the internal review, you get your first interview. There’s also a test assignment related to your role to assess your skills. There are two more interviews if your test project qualifies for it. The Doist team encourages you to read their blog to understand their values and products—the one about landing a remote job might be particularly useful.
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9. DuckDuckGo
“We’re on a mission to show the world that protecting privacy can be simple.”
DuckDuckGo is a privacy-first internet company. They have a private search engine, a tracker-blocking browser extension, and app tracking protection for Android. Currently, DuckDuckGo employs more than 200 people across 15 countries. Job benefits include a $1,250/year professional development budget, location-independent salaries, and office setup reimbursement.
How does the DuckDuckGo team hire? If the application qualifies you as a good match, there’s a brief call with the talent manager. There are two paid test projects, and there will be interviews in between these projects and a final chat after. DuckDuckGo has excellent documentation on how they hire and evaluate candidates.
10. FlexJobs
“FlexJobs’ mission is to improve the future of work by helping people find flexible jobs that make their lives better.”
FlexJobs is a site that helps people find remote jobs. It’s no surprise the company itself is fully remote. Job benefits include a remote work stipend, insurance, and paid time off.
How does the FlexJobs team hire? The recruitment process isn’t publicly available, but an interview with the People Ops team at FlexJobs said they do a practical exercise for most positions—along with a cultural interview.
11. Float
“We believe that smart time management empowers us to do the best work of our life, while still having a life.”
Float is a resource management software for capacity planning. They’re a company with more than 50 employees in 20 cities across the globe. Employee benefits include generous paid time off, a home office expense budget, and a health and wellness monthly allowance.
How does the Float team hire? If your application qualifies, there’s an introductory call. Post that, there’s a technical interview and a call with the hiring manager. In the next round, you speak with the founder. Lastly, the Float team has a brief call with your past employer—and you can do the same by speaking to a Float employee via Slack.
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12. Ghost
“Everything we do is online. As long as you have wifi, you’re all set.”
Ghost is a blogging platform—a full-stack web application for running independent publications and newsletters. They’re committed to staying small—never growing more than 50 people. Employee benefits include the last Fridays of every month off, unlimited paid time off, and only one to two Zoom calls a week.
How does the Ghost team hire? If your application qualifies, there’s an informal call with someone from the Ghost team. The next stage is an interview with the hiring manager, followed by a paid trial project. The last step is a final interview to discuss the trial project.
13. GitLab
“We strive to create a transparent environment where all team members around the world feel that their voices are heard and welcomed.”
GitLab is an AI-powered code collaboration platform. They’ve been remote since day one. Employee benefits include 25 paid days off per year, a growth and development budget, and parental leaves.
How does the GitLab team hire? The hiring process varies from role to role, but GitLab has a comprehensive handbook, detailing everything you need to know about getting hired and working in the company.
14. Groove
“From the beaches to the mountains to the desert, our autonomous company culture allows for us to thrive.”
Groove is a helpdesk software—a shared inbox for small businesses looking for an alternative to traditional email. The company has been remote for over a decade, with employees from over 30 countries. Employee benefits include paid time off and flexible hours.
How does the Groove team hire? The exact hiring process isn’t publicly available, but Groove has a transparent and open blog read by more than 250,000 people on how they hire and run the company—this one about hiring remote employees from the CEO of Groove might be useful.
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15. InVision
“Our employees can get incredible work done from their own corner offices wherever they are in the world.”
InVision is a collaborative online whiteboard tool. The company has been remote for over a decade and currently has employees from over 25 countries. Employee benefits include a personal development fund, a remote working budget, and parental leave.
How does the InVision team hire? How InVision hires isn’t publicly available. Alignment with their principles is crucial.
16. Kinsta
“Imagine a car enthusiast building their dream ride. That’s us with hosting.”
Kinsta is a cloud hosting company helping companies and dev teams ship and manage their web projects faster and more efficiently. Employee benefits include a remote working budget, paid time off, and a training budget.
How does the Kinsta team hire? After filling out the application, you may be asked to send a video or complete an assignment. If you get selected in this round, you have an HR interview. After this, there are a couple more interviews with your hiring manager and future teammates. A background check is mandatory if you accept the offer at Kinsta.
17. Klaus
“We are remote-first, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be lonely. We make sure you can connect with coworkers over more than just work: from your onboarding buddy to a plethora of Slack passion channels, you’ll find your groove in our team.”
Klaus is a quality management solution for customer service. They have over 80 employees from 17 countries. Employee benefits include seven weeks of paid time off, sabbatical after four years, and competitive option grants.
How does the Klaus team hire? If your application gets moved to the interview stage, the first round is an introductory call to understand the role better. After that is an interview with the team lead, followed by a take-home task. If all goes well, there’d be an interview with your future teammates. Lastly, there’d be a call with the founder.
(Cat people will love Klaus a little extra. 🐈)
18. Levity
“We founded this company on the belief that AI should not be the privilege of tech companies that hire and build data science teams.”
Levity is an AI platform that builds tools to automate recurring tasks in any workflow. They’re fully remote, and employee benefits include unlimited paid time off and effective training.
How does the Levity team hire? The hiring process isn’t publicly available. Something that might help: Levity values simplicity in their products and in the way they work.
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19. Lightdash
“We’re enabling everyone to answer their own data questions.”
Lightdash is an open source business intelligence platform for analysts. They’re currently a small team of eight—100% remote and plan to remain that way. Employee benefits include equity, a minimum of 28 vacation days, and a personal development budget.
How does the Lightdash team hire? If your application qualifies, there’s a short introductory call followed by an interview with the CTO. If all goes well, there’s a technical interview and a culture interview to evaluate the right fit for the role and the company. In the end, there’s a meeting with the CEO.
20. Literal Humans
“We help brands build a content marketing strategy that’s future-proof and speaks to customers the way they do – like real people with real voices.”
Literal Humans provides content and social media marketing services to companies of all kinds. The agency was started in 2020 with the aim to remain values-driven and results-focused. Job benefits include a four-day workweek, paid vacation (along with company vacation the last two weeks of December), a learning stipend, and a co-working pass.
How does the Literal Humans team hire? Fill out a short application. If your qualifications match the role requirements, you’ll be moved to a 30-minute interview with the CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, and the People Ops team. Next, there’d be a paid assignment. If that checks out, you’ll have a final interview round of 45 minutes.
See Literal Humans job openings.
21. Liveblocks
“We believe that the best companies invest early and intentionally in a strong, people-centric cultural foundation that is aligned to business goals.”
Liveblocks is a real-time collaboration infrastructure for developers. They’re a distributed company with employees across ten time zones. Job benefits include flexible paid time off, equity grants, and a physical wellness stipend.
How does the Liveblocks team hire? If the application passes the preliminary check, someone from the People team reaches out for an interview. After that comes a technical interview and a chat with the co-founder.
22. Lumos
“We’re building something special—a product that will fundamentally change how IT teams work and a company that will break the mold of tech startups.”
Lumos is an app governance platform to help companies manage their digital resources effectively. They have more than 65 employees on their team, and job benefits include a monthly wellness stipend, unlimited PTO, and career-development funding.
How does the Lumos team hire? Lumos doesn’t share the recruitment process on its careers page or job descriptions. However, they mention they prefer candidates who align with their values and will be great additions to their culture.