Community Software Engineer

Requirements

Must-have

• JavaScript and TypeScript proficiency: You have strong hands-on experience building, debugging, and maintaining production-quality JavaScript or TypeScript code.
• Debugging ability: You can investigate bugs in a codebase with external dependencies such as APIs, SDKs, and third-party services.
• API and authentication knowledge: You understand REST APIs and common authentication methods such as OAuth and API keys.
• n8n or workflow automation familiarity: You understand how to build and test workflows, with basic node development as a strong plus.
• CLI and package manager comfort: You’re comfortable using CLI tools and package managers such as npm or pnpm.
• Clear written communication: You can communicate clearly and constructively in async community settings such as PR comments, review threads, and contributor discussions.
• Detail orientation: You’re consistent in following up on open threads, bugs, reviews, and edge cases until they are resolved.
• Collaborative mindset: You’re low-ego, open to feedback, and motivated by helping others contribute successfully.

Nice-to-have

• Open-source contribution experience: You’ve contributed to open-source projects, even through small fixes, documentation updates, or community PRs.
• Community-facing technical experience: You’ve worked in a role where you supported developers, contributors, or technical community members directly.
• Startup or developer tooling experience: You’ve worked in a Series A/B startup or developer tooling company and understand the pace and ambiguity of fast-growing teams.

What You'll Be Doing

• Review and manage community contributions
  • Review community PRs with clear, actionable feedback and help maintain a two-week review SLA.
  • Guide contributors through the review process so they understand what is needed to move their PRs forward.
  • Help improve and automate the process of managing community contributions as n8n’s builder community continues to scale.
• Improve contribution quality and product reliability
  • Debug and fix bugs across the n8n codebase that impact contributors, nodes, or workflow behavior.
  • Work with external APIs, SDKs, authentication flows, and node logic to identify root causes and ship reliable fixes.
  • Follow contributions through to resolution with consistent updates, testing, and collaboration with maintainers.
• Support community nodes, docs, and node enhancements
  • Vet community nodes to help ensure they meet n8n’s quality, security, and usability expectations.
  • Make targeted docs tweaks that help users and contributors understand how to build, test, and improve workflows.
  • Contribute to node enhancements and adjacent engineering tasks that make n8n easier to extend and maintain.

Perks and Benefits

• Competitive compensation 💸 – We offer fair and attractive pay.
• Ownership 💪 – Our core value is to “empower others,” and we mean it—you’ll get a slice of n8n with equity.
• Work/life balance 🏖️ – We work hard but ensure you have time to recharge:
  • Europe: 30 days of vacation, plus public holidays wherever you are.
  • US: 20 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays wherever you are.
• Health & wellness 🩺 –
  • Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*
  • US: Multiple low-premium, low-deductible medical plans with coverage for individuals and families—plus a no-cost premium HDHP option with a pre-seeded HSA—along with dental and vision coverage.
• Future planning 💰 –
  • Europe: We provide pension contributions according to local country norms.*
  • US: 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match.
• Financial security 🛡️ –
  • Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*
  • US: Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, plus life insurance to support you and your loved ones.
• Career growth 📈 – We hire rising stars who grow with us! You’ll get €1K (or equivalent) per year to spend on courses, books, events, or coaching to level up your skills.
• A passionate team 🤩 – We love our product, and we prove it with regular hackathons where we see who can build the coolest thing with it!
• Remote-first 🌏 – Our team works remotely across Europe, with regular off-sites for team bonding. Some roles, like sales in the US, are hybrid—please check the job description.
• Giving back 🤝 – We're big fans of open source, and you'll get $100 per month to support projects you care about.
• AI enablement 🤖 – We believe in working smarter—everyone gets an unlimited AI budget to explore and use the best tools to boost productivity and creativity.
• Transparency 🙏 – We all know what everyone’s working on, how the company is doing—the whole shebang.

* Country-specific details are provided in your contract.