50 Remote-First Companies Hiring Now

GitLab builds the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform, delivered as a single application covering the entire software development lifecycle. As one of the world's largest all-remote companies, their 2,500+ team members across 65+ countries operate through a public handbook that has become the definitive playbook for distributed work.

Grafana Labs builds an open observability stack that brings metrics, logs, traces, and profiles into one platform. The company stewards Grafana, the dashboarding standard used at Bloomberg, JP Morgan Chase, and eBay, alongside open source projects like Loki, Mimir, Tempo, k6, and Pyroscope.

Ashby helps scaling companies achieve their ambitious growth targets. With Ashby, teams of all sizes can run a fast and efficient hiring process. Trusted by companies such as Snowflake, Reddit, Notion, Deel, and Modern Treasury

Block is the publicly traded fintech (NYSE: XYZ) behind Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto. Founded in 2009 as Square and rebranded in December 2021, the company builds technology for economic empowerment, including bitcoin-native products like the Bitkey self-custody wallet and Proto mining hardware.

Elastic is the Search AI Company. Their open-source ELK Stack grew into the Search AI Platform that now powers three product pillars: search, observability, and security. Elastic trades on NYSE as ESTC and builds the technology that thousands of engineering teams run in production.

Mercury builds banking for startups. The fintech platform combines FDIC-insured accounts, corporate cards, treasury, venture debt, and bill pay in one product, with banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A. Founded in 2017 by Immad Akhund, it is the financial stack ambitious companies use to run every dollar.

Reddit is the network of communities behind some of the internet's most candid conversations, organized into 100,000+ active subreddits. The defining trait is community-led moderation: each subreddit sets its own rules and culture, with users voting content up or down rather than algorithms deciding.

Twilio provides the communication APIs that power messaging, voice, video, and authentication for over 10 million developers worldwide. This remote-first team of roughly 5,000 people practices "Open Work"—with Focus Fridays for deep work and distributed teams across San Francisco, Denver, Bengaluru, and beyond.

Dropbox started as cloud storage and is now a smart workspace for file collaboration, with AI-powered universal search and content tools shipping under Dropbox Dash. They were also one of the first major tech companies to declare themselves remote-first, coining the term 'Virtual First' in October 2020 and rebuilding the company around it.

Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service platform offering a developer-friendly alternative to Firebase. With a focus on scalability and PostgreSQL, it supports rapid app development.

Camunda, based in Berlin, specializes in workflow and process automation software. Known for its open-source platforms, Camunda 8 offers cloud-native architecture with AI integration. The company supports global enterprises in optimizing workflows, achieving over €100 million in revenue in 2024.

Mapbox is a real-time location platform that powers navigation for people, packages, and vehicles. Its mapping, routing, and navigation SDKs are embedded in products from automotive dashboards to consumer apps, with Mapbox Dash shipping in General Motors vehicles and a strategic partnership powering location in Toyota Motor Europe cars.

Nearform is an independent team of data & AI experts, engineers, and designers who build intelligent digital solutions and capability at pace. We create AI-enabled solutions that enhance digital experiences, empower developers, and deliver measurable results. In these ways, we partner with ambitious enterprises to deliver enduring impact.

3Cloud is a Microsoft Azure consultancy founded in 2016 by ex-Microsoft executives Mike Rocco and Jim Dietrich. The firm works exclusively on Azure across Data and AI, App Innovation, Cloud Platform, and Managed Services, and was named Microsoft's 2024 Partner of the Year for Data and AI. Cognizant acquired 3Cloud effective January 1, 2026, and the company still operates under the 3Cloud brand.

Instacart is a grocery technology company powering ecommerce, fulfillment, and in-store tech for more than 2,200 retail banners representing nearly 100,000 stores in North America. Beyond the consumer marketplace, the company runs Instacart Ads for retailer media and Instacart Health for nutrition-focused tools, extending the platform well past delivery.

AI researchers, academic institutions, and companies like Google and Stanford use Prolific to recruit vetted study participants for human data collection. This 180-person remote-first team works from London, Manchester, New York, and home offices across the globe, with drop-in office access for those who prefer it. Backed by Y Combinator and $32M in Series A funding, Prolific is building the human data infrastructure that powers ethical AI development.

The fully managed security platform that combines endpoint detection and response, Microsoft 365 identity protection, a predictably affordable SIEM and science-based security awareness training. Powered by custom-built enterprise technology for mid-market enterprises, small businesses, and the MSPs that support them and delivered by unrivaled industry analysts in our 24/7 Security Operations Center.

Tremendous powers bulk payments and rewards for over 20,000 companies including Google, MIT, and United Way. This 130-person fully distributed team has been profitable and self-funded since day one, working across the Americas and Europe in a high-documentation, low-meeting culture.

Remofirst provides Employer of Record services that let companies hire employees and contractors in over 185 countries without setting up local entities. This 150-person fully remote team, founded in 2021, handles global payroll, compliance, and benefits administration—with same-day onboarding and transparent pricing that appeals to startups and scale-ups.

Trail of Bits is a cybersecurity firm specializing in securing high-profile clients like Facebook and DARPA. Founded in 2012, they offer software assurance and security engineering. Known for a remote-first culture, they advance security practices through research and open source contributions.

1Password protects sign-ins, devices, and secrets for over 180,000 businesses, from Fortune 100 enterprises to AI-native startups. Beyond its consumer password manager, the company pioneered Unified Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for how people and AI agents work today.

Mozilla is the mission-driven organization behind Firefox and a family of privacy-first products. As a remote-first company with employees in 30+ countries, Mozilla champions internet freedom, user privacy, and open-source development while offering industry-leading benefits including 26 weeks of parental leave and a culture of async collaboration.

PostHog offers a robust analytics platform for product engineers and designers at high-growth startups. Emerging from Y Combinator, it supports over 70,000 teams globally with tools for user behavior tracking, feature testing, and real-time observability, enhancing developer efficiency.

Customer.io is a fully remote marketing automation platform that helps over 7,400 brands send smarter, behavior-driven messages across email, SMS, push notifications, and in-app channels. Founded in 2012 and distributed across 30+ countries, the company has scaled to $100M+ in revenue while maintaining a strong async-first culture with generous benefits including 100% covered healthcare for employees and families.

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As a fully remote company since 2012, Zapier excels in building a distributed work culture, fostering innovation, and supporting diversity and inclusion. They connect over 7,000 online tools, empowering users to streamline workflows and enhance productivity. Recognized for work-life balance, Zapier offers a nurturing environment for personal and professional growth.

Alpaca is the developer-first API platform powering stock, options, and crypto trading for hundreds of fintech companies globally. As a fully distributed team spanning 25+ countries, Alpaca has raised over $320 million to democratize financial services through modern brokerage infrastructure APIs.

RevenueCat is the subscription management platform that powers over 50,000 apps worldwide, simplifying in-app purchases for iOS, Android, and web. As a fully remote company with 145+ team members across 25 countries, they offer location-agnostic compensation and a culture built on transparency, autonomy, and async-first communication.

Apollo.io is a leading AI-powered sales intelligence platform helping revenue teams find leads, automate outreach, manage deals, and enrich data. Founded in 2015 and valued at $1.6B, the company operates remote-first with a global team spanning 22+ countries. With a database of 210 million contacts and 35 million companies, Apollo serves over 500,000 companies including Autodesk, Cyera, and DocuSign.

Enterprise brands like Google, Meta, and Amazon turn to Superside for design work that scales. This 750-person Creative-as-a-Service company has operated fully distributed since 2015, with team members across 72 countries working flexible hours under a "same job, same pay" policy regardless of location.

dbt Labs is the pioneer of analytics engineering, the workflow that turns raw warehouse data into reliable, version-controlled models. The team builds the open-source dbt project alongside dbt Cloud, used by data teams at AstraZeneca, Nasdaq, JetBlue, and Volvo to define the modern data stack.

Publitas is a content-to-commerce platform that turns static retail catalogs and flyers into shoppable, interactive digital experiences. Brands and retailers like Mattel, IKEA, and Home Depot use it to engage browsing shoppers and increase conversion rates.

Dave helps over 12 million Americans avoid overdraft fees and access credit through ExtraCash™—an alternative to payday loans that provides up to $500 in minutes with no interest. This fully remote, 275-person fintech team works from anywhere in the U.S., building digital banking products that became profitable in 2023 after going public on NASDAQ in 2022.

Thumbtack is the home services marketplace where homeowners find and hire local professionals for everything from urgent repairs to major renovations. The platform connects millions of customers with a network of local service businesses across every U.S. county, using AI-powered matching and personalized project guidance to simplify home care.

Hugging Face builds the open-source platform where over one million machine learning models are hosted, shared, and deployed by 10,000+ organizations worldwide. This fully remote team of roughly 600 has offices in New York and Paris but works distributed by default, with equity for all employees and flexible PTO.

Healthcare technology companies use Stedi's APIs to run eligibility checks and process claims without wrestling with legacy EDI protocols. This 43-person remote-first team, backed by $142 million from Stripe and Addition, works across the US and Canada with an optional NYC hub.

Buildkite, founded in 2013, offers a CI/CD platform for DevOps teams, allowing secure, scalable pipelines on private infrastructure. Headquartered in Australia, it operates fully remotely across 60+ cities, serving clients like Shopify and Uber. Recent expansions include acquiring PackageCloud to enhance software delivery.

Webflow is revolutionizing how we build for the web, empowering anyone to create powerful websites without writing a single line of code. What started in 2012 as a bold vision of democratizing web development has grown into one of the most inspiring remote-first success stories.

Quora builds products that democratize knowledge and AI access for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Their flagship Q&A platform connects curious minds with expertise across every topic, while Poe brings the world's leading AI models together in one accessible interface. Remote-first since 2020, Quora operates as a truly distributed company with "headquarters in the cloud" and team members across 15+ countries.

Circle is the world’s leading branded community platform.

They serve more than 10 million members in communities run by some of the world’s top creators and institutions — including Ali Abdaal, Dr. Becky, Jay Shetty, Harvard, SpaceX, and Oprah Winfrey.

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused software company based in the U.S., offering a search engine that doesn't track users. Known for its privacy tools, including browser extensions and a VPN, DuckDuckGo supports a fully remote work culture, appealing to privacy-conscious job seekers globally.

Apollo GraphQL builds the infrastructure that powers modern API development, enabling teams at Netflix, Expedia, and The New York Times to unify their APIs into a composable supergraph. This fully distributed team of 200 spans 10 countries with no physical offices, collaborating asynchronously across 13 time zones. Backed by $152M from Andreessen Horowitz and Insight Partners, Apollo is the most widely adopted GraphQL implementation with over 1 billion downloads.

Monarch Money has been fully remote since its 2018 founding, building an async-first culture with a 9 AM - 2 PM PT sync window and monthly First Fridays off. The personal finance app helps users take control of their money by consolidating accounts, tracking spending, and planning for the future across web, iOS, and Android.

Brave builds privacy-first internet tools used by over 100 million people worldwide. Founded by JavaScript creator Brendan Eich, the fully distributed company operates async-first with no mandatory meetings.

Axios is a media company delivering vital, trustworthy news and analysis in efficient, shareable formats. The company offers a mix of original and smartly narrated coverage of media trends, tech, business, and politics—providing only content worthy of readers' time and attention.

Fleetio helps organizations around the world track, analyze and improve their fleet operations. They're passionate about making it easy to manage a fleet so their customers can spend more time focusing on their mission.

Following the merger of Broker Genius’ industry-leading dynamic price automation technology and Seat Scouts’ industry-leading ticket distribution technology in December of 2020, Automatiq was formed in June of 2022 to solidify the unification of these two companies. Founded by Sam Sherman in 2013, Broker Genius now services over 500 customers who represent over $4 billion a year in ticket sales.

Uniquely powered by Customer AI, Gladly is the only CX platform that puts the customer —not tickets — at the center of every conversation. Trusted by the world’s most customer-centric brands, including Crate & Barrel, Ulta Beauty, and Tumi, Gladly delivers radically efficient and radically personal experiences.

Close builds a CRM that helps sales teams spend more time selling and less time on data entry. This bootstrapped, profitable company has been fully remote since its 2013 founding, with around 110 employees working asynchronously across the globe. They prioritize longevity over growth-at-all-costs—offering a four-week paid sabbatical every five years and annual international offsites.

Outschool, founded in 2015, offers a dynamic marketplace for live, virtual classes tailored for children. With over 140,000 classes and 10,000 educators globally, it provides flexible, personalized learning.