A curated list of established remote/distributed/virtual tech companies. The criteria for inclusion are intentionally vague, but the general idea is to include only established tech companies for which a significant portion of the workforce works remotely. Established means that each company is either well-funded or profitable, and tech means that they have more than a handful of software development roles.
Update (February 2019): To make things a bit less vague and avoid ending up with a huge list, I stopped adding companies that have fewer than 50 employees. I will also remove small companies from the list at some stage.
Pull requests are welcome. Please keep the list in alphabetical order.
Note: I started this list as a way of finding companies I may want to work with. These days, I work as a remote data scientist with Automattic. You can visit my website to read about my application path and my thoughts on the experience so far. You can also check out this video of a talk I gave on a day in the life of a remote data scientist. TL;DR: Remote work is awesome! :)
| Company | Business/products | Tech stack/skills | Globally-competitive compensation? | Hiring From | Job page & other links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10up | Web consulting | WordPress, PHP, Node, Web | ✗ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| 15Five | Continuous performance management suite | Django, Python, Javascript, React, Vue | ✓ | US | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Aha! | Product roadmapping software | Ruby, Rails, React, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Airpush | Mobile Advertising | Go, Java, PHP, Angular, Python, Web, Mobile | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Articulate | E-learning | Ruby, C#/.NET, Javascript | ✓ | US for engineering | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Auth0 | Identity Management | Node, Web | ✓ | 7 countries | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Automattic | WordPress & more | PHP, Java, Web, Mobile, Node | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Axelerant | Web consulting | Drupal, Web | ✗ | India | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Balsamiq | Wireframing | JavaScript, Web | ✗ | Italy, France, Germany, US | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Bandcamp | Music publishing platform | Ruby, Web | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Basecamp | Collaboration tools | Ruby, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| BriteCore | Insurance technology platform | Python, Mobile | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| BRYTER | no-code platform for decision automation | Kotlin, Spring, OpenFaas, Typescript, Vue.js | ? | CET +/- 4h | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Buffer | Social media tools | PHP, Node, Web, Mobile | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor 💰 Salary formula |
| Canonical | Ubuntu dev & support | C, C++, Python, DevOps | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Chef | IT automation | Ruby, DevOps | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| chess.com | Online chess | Java, mobile, etc.. | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Clevertech | Dev consulting | Many (see job page) | ✗ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Close | Insides sales CRM | Python, JavaScript, Web | ✓ | US or EU only | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Cloudbeds | Hospitality Software | Web, DevOps | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Cloudbees | CI/CD, Jenkins, Codeship | Java, Web, Go, Vuejs, Rails | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Codelathe | Enterprise File Sharing, Sync and Backup | PHP, Web, Node, C++ | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| ConsenSys | Blockchain studio | Many (see job page) | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Crossover | Full-time long-term projects | Many (see job page) | ✗ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| DataDog | Monitoring & analytics | Scala, Java, Python, Go | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| DataRobot | Data science as a service | Python, R, Web, data stuff | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| DataStax | Enterprise Cassandra | Cassandra, Java, DevOps | ✓ | US/EU only | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| DigitalOcean | Infrastracture as a service | C++, Go, Ruby, Perl, Web | ✓ | US/EU only | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Doist | Productivity and team communication apps | Web, Mobile | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Dribbble | Where Designers get Inspired & Hired | Ruby, Web, Mobile | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| DuckDuckGo | Web search engine | Perl, Web, Mobile | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Elastic | Elasticsearch as a service | Java, DevOps, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Envato | Sites for creatives | Ruby, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Eyeo | AdBlock Plus & More | Many | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Fairwinds | Kubernetes Services and Software | Go, Kubernetes, Terraform | ✓ | US | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Fire Engine Red | Education market solutions | ? | ? | Anywhere, but entire team is US-based | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Four Kitchens | Web consulting | Drupal, Node, PHP, Web | ? | Anywhere, but entire team is US-based | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Genuitec | Eclipse-based tools | Java, Eclipse, Web, Mobile | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Ghost | Publishing platform | Node, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| GitHub | GitHub | Git, Ruby, Web | ✓ | 15+ countries | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| GitLab | GitLab | Git, Ruby, Web | ✗ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 💰 Salary calculator 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Gradle | Gradle Enterprise & build tool | Many (see job page) | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Gun.io | Gun.io | DevOps, Web | ✓ | Freelancer aggregator | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Heap | Heap | Node, Scala, Web | ? | US | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Help Scout | Help desk software | Java, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Heroku | Backend hosting | Ruby, Go, Web, DevOps | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor (acquired by Salesforce.com) |
| Igalia | Embedded development, browsers | C++ | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| inVision | Design prototyping platform | Go, Node, Web, Mobile | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Jackson River | Nonprofit IT consulting | PHP, Drupal, Web | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Jitbit Software | Help desk software | ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Linaro | Embedded development, Compilers | C, C++ | ? | UK, US & Canada | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Lullabot | Design & dev consulting | PHP, Drupal, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| madewithlove | Web & software development | PHP, Laravel, React +Native, Javascript, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| MarsBased | Web & mobile dev consultancy | Ruby on Rails, Angular, Ionic, Javascript, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Mapillary | Street-level imagery platform | Python, Javascript, Ruby, Java, Shell | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Mattermost | Enterprise collaboration platform | Go, React | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Mobile Jazz | Software development | PHP, Web, Mobile, Design | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Mozilla | Firefox & more | C++, Web, Mobile | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| nearForm | Remote projects & more | Node.js, Web, Mobile | ✓ | US, EU | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Olark | Live chat widgets | Ruby, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| onTheGoSystems | WordPress plugins | WordPress, PHP, Web | ? | Anywhere with at least 4 hrs overlap over EU time zone | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| O’Reilly Media | Technology training | Python, Web, Mobile | ? | ? | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Original Eight | Web consulting | PHP, Drupal, Web | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Parse.ly | Analytics for publishers | Python, Web | ✓ | US/Eastern prioritized | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Particular Software | Makers of NServiceBus | .NET, C# | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Platform.sh | Continuous deployment cloud hosting | Many | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Pythian | Data & IT consulting | DBA, DevOps | ✗ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| RedHat | Red Hat Linux Distribution | Many | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Redox | Healthcare API Platform | Node, React, API, Networking | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| RetailZipline | Enterprise Retail Communication Software | Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Web, Mobile | ✓ | US | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Scrapinghub | Scraping as a service | Python, Web | ✗ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Simple A | .NET consulting | .NET, Web | ? | Americas | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| SitePen | Web consulting | Dojo, Web | ✓ | US | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Soshace | Remote developers | React, Vue.js, Python | ✓ | Freelancer aggregator | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Sonatype | Software chain automation | Java, Groovy, DevOps | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Spreaker | Podcasting Platform | PHP, Node, Web, Mobile | ✗ | Europe | ⌨️ Jobs |
| Stripe | Payments and payouts platform | Ruby, Go, Scala, React, Web, Mobile | ✓ | US, Canada | ⌨️ Jobs 📢 Announcement 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow & more | .NET, Web | ✓ | US / EU | ⌨️ Jobs 🎓 Philosophy 💰 Salary calculator 🚪 Glassdoor |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux distribution | Many | ? | ? | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Time Doctor | Time Tracking Tool | PHP, Node, Angular, Web, Mobile | ? | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Toggl | Time Tracking Tool | Go, Ruby, PostgreSQL, Mobile, Web | ✗ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Toptal | Tech freelancer marketplace | Ruby, Web | ✗ | Anywhere | 💪 Core team positions 💻 Apply as a developer 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Trello | Trello | Node, Mobile, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor (acquired by Atlassian) |
| Tyk | Cloud native API Management, open source | Go, Web, DevOps | ✓ | UK, US, Singapore | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Universal Mind | Digital agency | Mobile, Web | ✓ | US | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Wikimedia | Wikipedia | Web, PHP | ✗ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Xapo | Financial Technology | Mobile, Web, Python | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| XWP | Remote full-time projects | Web, WordPress | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| X-team | Remote full-time projects | Mobile, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| You Need A Budget | Budgeting Application | Ruby, Mobile, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
| Zapier | App connectors | Python, Node, Web | ✓ | Anywhere | ⌨️ Jobs 🚪 Glassdoor |
Notes:
- Web covers the usual front-end skills, Mobile usually means iOS and Android, and DevOps is listed for companies where this is one of the main focus areas.
- Globally-competitive compensation means that the company doesn't use remote workers as a source of cheap labour. For compensation to be globally competitive, the company should offer packages that are comparable to market rates in major tech hubs.
- Awesome Remote Job (markdown file of remote working resources)
- List of Startups with distributed teams, remote staff & multiple offices (Google Sheet)
- Work Remote Company List (less detailed Google Sheet)
- FlexJobs posts: 26 Virtual Companies That Thrive on Remote Work (2014) | 76 Virtual Companies and Distributed Teams (2015) | 125 Virtual Companies That Embrace Remote Working (2016)
- 5 Successful Examples of "Distributed Workforce" Companies (staff.com blog)
- Virtual Companies: How and Why to Invest in Remote Teams (8 companies; Hubstaff blog)
- The Pros and Cons of Working Remotely by @spreaker
- Remote Only: Manifesto, tips, company list, and more
- AngelList remote job collection
- Authentic Jobs
- FlexJobs
- NODESK
- Remote4me
- RemoteBase
- Remote.co
- Remote | OK
- Remotive
- Stack Overflow remote job listings
- WeWorkRemotely
- Working Nomads
Note: There seem to be hundreds of remote job aggregators, and new ones keep emerging. This is just a sample. If you want to add an aggregator, it should have more traffic than most of the above sites.