What makes a company genuinely hire from anywhere?
Plenty of companies say remote and mean remote inside one country or a handful of US states. The companies here pass three tests: they hire across a genuinely wide set of countries, being distributed is part of how they describe themselves, and they hire for real, ongoing roles rather than gig tasks.
This list started from the Africa Rising "100 Companies That Will Hire You From Anywhere" roundup and was cross-checked against the roles we actually see on our own board.
- Hires across many countries, not a short approved list
- Says it is distributed or remote-first in public
- Offers ongoing employment or long-term contracts, not task queues
Which developer tools and infrastructure companies hire worldwide?
Open source and infrastructure companies are the deepest pool of borderless jobs, because their communities were global before their payroll was.
| Company | What they do | Live jobs on Really Remote |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab | DevOps platform | Yes |
| Canonical | Ubuntu | Yes |
| Elastic | Search and observability | Yes |
| Grafana Labs | Observability | Yes |
| ClickHouse | Analytical database | Yes |
| Supabase | Postgres backend platform | Yes |
| Neon | Serverless Postgres | Yes |
| PostHog | Product analytics | Yes |
| Railway | App hosting | Yes |
| Bunny.net | CDN | Yes |
| Fly.io | App and agent hosting | Yes |
| Mattermost | Team messaging | Yes |
| Rocket.Chat | Team messaging | Yes |
| Metabase | Business intelligence | Yes |
| Percona | Open source databases | Yes |
| Platform.sh | Cloud hosting | Yes |
| Sourcegraph | Code search | Yes |
| Tiger Data (Timescale) | Time series database | Yes |
| Weaviate | Vector database | Yes |
| Camunda | Process orchestration | Yes |
| Collabora | Open source consultancy | Yes |
| Zyte | Web data extraction | Yes |
| Appsmith, Appwrite, Directus, Chatwoot, Balena | Open source platforms | Not yet |
| Redpanda, Netdata, SUSE, Igalia, Discourse | Infrastructure and open source | Not yet |
| Linux Foundation, Trail of Bits, Protocol Labs | Foundations and security | Not yet |
Which software and product companies hire from anywhere?
These are the async pioneers: companies that wrote the playbooks on working apart.
| Company | What they do | Live jobs on Really Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Zapier | Automation | Yes |
| Buffer | Social media tools | Yes |
| Doist | Todoist and Twist | Yes |
| Ghost | Publishing platform | Yes |
| Float | Resource planning | Yes |
| Close | Sales CRM | Yes |
| MailerLite | Email marketing | Yes |
| Customer.io | Messaging automation | Yes |
| Hotjar (Contentsquare) | Product analytics | Yes |
| Ashby | Recruiting software | Yes |
| Lokalise | Localization | Yes |
| Storyblok | Headless CMS | Yes |
| TestGorilla | Skills testing | Yes |
| Testlio | Software testing | Yes |
| Kinsta | WordPress hosting | Yes |
| Awesome Motive | WordPress plugins | Yes |
| Mozilla | Firefox | Yes |
| Airalo | Travel eSIMs | Yes |
| 37signals | Basecamp and HEY | Yes, when hiring |
| Hugging Face | Open source AI | Yes |
| Automattic, Gumroad | Publishing and product | Not yet |
| Toggl, Hubstaff, Time Doctor, Piktochart | Productivity | Not yet |
| Chess.com, Cal.com, Matomo, Rainforest QA | Product and consumer | Not yet |
Which global payroll, fintech and crypto companies hire worldwide?
Companies that sell global hiring tend to practice it. Fintech and crypto firms often hire across Africa, Asia and Latin America because those are their markets.
| Company | What they do | Live jobs on Really Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Remote | Employer of Record | Yes |
| Oyster | Employer of Record | Yes |
| G-P (Globalization Partners) | Employer of Record | Yes |
| pawaPay | Mobile money payments in Africa | Yes |
| Paymentology | Card issuing and processing | Yes |
| Tether | Stablecoins | Yes |
| Consensys | Ethereum software | Yes |
| Deel, Remofirst, RemotePass, Multiplier, Papaya Global | Global payroll | Not yet |
| Atlas HXM, Velocity Global, Omnipresent | Employer of Record | Not yet |
| Kraken | Crypto exchange | Yes |
| Chainlink Labs, Xapo Bank, Ethereum Foundation | Crypto and banking | Not yet |
| SafetyWing | Insurance for remote workers | Not yet |
Which nonprofits and media organisations hire from anywhere?
Mission-driven organisations with staff in dozens of countries are an underrated source of borderless roles, especially for operations, research and communications.
| Company | What they do | Live jobs on Really Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation | Wikipedia | Yes |
| GiveDirectly | Direct cash transfers | Yes |
| Teach For All | Global education network | Yes |
| 350.org, Creative Commons, freeCodeCamp | Climate, open culture, education | Not yet |
| Rest of World, Global Voices, Our World in Data | Media and research | Not yet |
| Evidence Action, Medic, Ushahidi | Global development | Not yet |
Will I be an employee or a contractor?
At many of these companies you will be an international contractor, paid monthly through Deel, Remote or a direct invoice. Some will employ you locally through an Employer of Record. Both are standard ways global companies hire across 100+ countries.
Sort out how you get paid before your first invoice. Wise, Payoneer and Deel cover most countries, and a contractor rate should sit roughly 20 to 35 percent above an equivalent salary to cover tax and time off.
How do I apply without a US or EU address?
Distributed companies care about how you work apart, not where you sleep. Show that up front.
- Put your timezone and overlap hours on your CV, not your street address
- Link to written work: docs, pull requests, case studies, a blog
- Mention past async or cross-timezone work explicitly
- Say you can work as a contractor if the role allows it
- Read the posting for country lists before applying, even at global companies
Frequently asked questions
+Do these companies hire from every country?
Most hire from a very wide list but not literally every country. Sanctioned countries are almost always excluded, and individual roles can be narrower. Check each posting.
+Are these jobs only for engineers?
No. Support, marketing, operations, finance, design and people roles all appear, especially at the larger companies and nonprofits.
+Is being hired as a contractor safe?
Yes, when the contract is clear and payment goes through a known platform or bank transfer. Be wary of anyone asking you to pay to get hired.
+How do I see their open roles?
For companies marked Yes, we pull jobs directly from their own job board every night and screen each one for location limits. Search the company name on Really Remote.
+Why isn't a company I know on the list?
The list focuses on companies that are distributed by design and hire for ongoing roles. Many good remote employers only hire in a few countries, so they don't qualify.