Remote work has become increasingly popular over the past decade as more and more people realize the benefits of being digital nomads. With new collaborative remote tools and technologies, it’s now possible to be productive while working remotely – without having to spend 40 hours a week under the same roof.
There are many reasons to consider working remotely, reducing your carbon footprint, having more control over your work-life balance, or saving on commute costs and office rental fees. And with the COVID-19 pandemic spurring a mass migration to remote work, there’s never been a better time to consider making the switch.
But not all remote work is created equal. While some companies are better equipped to handle remote workers than others, a select few are fully remote – meaning all of their employees work from home (or wherever they please). These companies have embraced remote work wholeheartedly, and they’re reaping the benefits of having a more agile, productive workforce.
If you’re considering making the switch to remote work, or if you’re just curious about what companies are out there leading the charge, here’s a list of 17 fully remote companies that are changing the way we work:
1. 10up
2. Automattic
3. Buffer
4. Doist
5. Zapier
6. Toptal
7. Atlassian
8. Shopify
9. InVision
10. FlexJobs
11. Ghost
12. Gitlab
13. Hubstaff
14. Knack
15. Scrapinghub
16. Time Doctor
17. Toggl
These companies are all examples of businesses that have made the switch to fully remote work, and they’re doing it successfully. With the right tools and protocols in place, your company can too.
10up
10up is a web design and development agency that has been fully remote since its inception in 2010. The company has over 100 employees spread out across the globe, working with some of the world’s biggest brands, including Facebook, Microsoft, and The Guardian.
Automattic
Automattic is the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, and WooCommerce, and it’s been fully remote since 2005. With a team of more than 800 employees in 70 countries, Automattic is one of the largest small companies in the world.
Buffer
Buffer is a leading social media scheduling tool that allows clients to grow their brands and businesses on social media. The company was founded in 2010 and had a roster of about 73,000 customers, including Shopify, Github, Intercom, Basecamp, and others. All team members are eligible for health insurance (both international and US). As an added perk, all team members get rewarded when the firm performs well.
Doist
Doist is a productivity software company that created Todoist, a popular tool millions of people use to manage their daily schedules and projects. Todoist has a basic appearance and is accessible as a web application, desktop application, mobile application, and even a browser plugin.
Doist was established in 2007, and our company has rapidly expanded to include locations worldwide, including Jamaica, Poland, Taiwan, and Australia. In addition to other great benefits of working remotely for Doist, you’ll also get one month out of every year to work on a project related to your passion.
Zapier
Zapier is a global remote business that employs over 28 people in over 28 countries and 17 time zones. You’ll begin with an immersive remote onboarding experience where you’ll learn about the product, culture, and company. They have a competitive compensation package with unlimited paid leave, among other perks. Design, engineering, marketing, partnerships, support, and more are all open jobs at Zapier.
Toptal
Toptal is a freelance marketplace that was initially designed for only tech talent. However, over the years, they have expanded their pool to bring in designers, writers, and more. What sets Toptal apart from other companies is that they accept 3% or fewer applicants.
Toptal has a remote core team with hundreds of talented members spread across 70+ countries working efficiently together. As a company connecting some of the world’s top talent with renowned organizations, Toptal understands what it takes to make these relationships successful.
Atlassian
Atlassian is a software firm founded in 2002 with over 5,000 employees and offices in seven countries. Atlassian is a software company that produces numerous applications such as Jira, Confluence, and Trello, all of which are used by many businesses regularly. There are several Atlassian teams you can apply for, including Technology and Product, Business Operations, and even internships and post-graduate options. The objective at Atlassian is to give staff the option to work whenever they choose as well as the freedom to work from home or in the office. The following are some of the advantages: time off, 5 days a year (paid) to volunteer for a cause of your choosing, days when you may work on anything you want for 24 hours, and if you’ve worked at Atlassian for over 5 years, you may go on a company paid vacation.
Shopify
Shopify is a cloud-based ecommerce platform that allows companies to sell, market, and manage their products online. Shopify was founded in 2006 and now has more than 7,000 employees. You may work for one or many different teams depending on your areas of interest and abilities. You can apply for a job with Shopify from anywhere it may hire you and get free internet access.
InVision
At InVision, we help designers create digital products from the initial stages of development to the finish line. We understand that good design is a collaborative effort, so we have employees in more than 25 countries working together to make beautiful products.
InVision offers great perks for its workers, including wellness services, flexible paid time off and parental leave policies, fertility care assistance, reimbursement for setting up a home office space, and free headspace memberships– to name a few! If you’re passionate about product design and want to work with talented people from all over the world to create something unique, InVision might be the place for you. Check out our website to explore open positions on our engineering team or elsewhere within marketing-, customer solutions-, sales-, customer support-, business operations-etc
FlexJobs
FlexJobs’ main goal is to assist people in finding remote work from home and flexible employment options that improve their lives. Since they first opened back in 2007, they’ve been remote. FlexJobs means that employees are supported in all areas of their lives, including professional development stipends, technology, office furniture, housekeeping, snack subscriptions, and co-working spaces.
Ghost
Ghost is a non-profit organization that creates free, open-source software that empowers journalists. They’ve built a full-stack current content management system to create, publish, and manage content. Ghost currently has openings for designers and engineers who work from home. They use GitHub, Slack, and Zoom to stay in touch and build their platform. Ghost offers competitive salaries plus unlimited paid holidays and shuts the office on the last Friday of every month. Ghost currently has openings for designers and engineers for remote work.
Gitlab
GitLab is a DevOps platform designed for enterprises. Their community of developers and engineers share code and offer tips to one another, making it a great place to learn about version control, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and all-remote workflows. GitLab’s team of more than 1200 members are fully remote and distributed, believing in asynchronous work, allowing them to contribute from anywhere at any time. They’re currently hiring for sales, marketing, engineering, product development positions, and more.
Hubstaff
Hubstaff is a time tracking tool that’s used by over 34,000 businesses. With Hubstaff, you can track time and automate payroll processing and attendance schedules. The distributed company started in 2012 to better manage global remote teams.
They’re a team of driven, talented individuals spread across the world. If you’re interested in joining their team, they are hiring developers and engineers!
Knack
At Knack, we build applications that manage, share, and empower data without a single line of code. As cloud-based tools become more popular in the business world, we have gained over 4000 customers who have built 100000+ apps combined. Our team of 31 members is located across the globe, and because we believe our workers should be able to enjoy their time off, we offer unlimited paid vacation days and corporate retreats. Regarding benefits, packages go- health costs are on us for you and your dependents,75% per cent covered by insurance. We’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team!
Scrapinghub
Scrapinghub is a cloud-based web crawling platform, off-the-shelf data, and turn-key web scraping services founded in 2010. They provide a cloud-based web crawling platform, off-the-shelf data, and turn-key web scraping services to help businesses get the information they need from the internet. More than 2,000 companies and over 1 million developers use Scrapinghub’s tools and services to obtain data from the internet. They’re a group of more than 170 “shrubbers” distributed across 30 countries. You’ll be able to work as an employee as well.
Time Doctor
Time Doctor happened in 2012 when Rob Rawson & Liam Martin developed the software with productivity and time-tracking monitoring to help reduce wasted time and increase productive time.
Their goal is to be the most trusted time tracking and productivity app for remote teams, as they have over 85 team members working remotely across 31 countries.
Time Doctor may be looking for you if you’re skilled in engineering, marketing, customer relations, or more.
Toggl
Toggl is a time-tracking tool that helps remote teams work better and be more productive from anywhere in the world. With staff in over 40 countries, Toggl offers employees the freedom to choose when and where they work and a €2,000 budget to buy laptops and set up home offices. Monthly reimbursements are also for a gym membership, massage, and other wellness services.
Toggl is currently hiring software developers, ops personnel, and marketing professionals.
Conclusion: Which Remote Company Will You Work For?
So there you have it- a list of 17 great companies that are fully remote and distributed. If you’re looking for a remote job, any of these companies would be a great place to start your search. And if you’re already working remotely, this list may inspire you to switch things up and work for a new company.
Do you have any experience working for a fully remote company? Or maybe you’re currently working remotely and have some advice to share? Let us know in the comments below!
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