Current Openings

Software Engineer APAC

About Us

Discourse is a global company with a product that is 100% open source. Our team is 101 people and growing. We’re transforming the online community space. Our product powers a substantial segment of successful online communities, with >20,000 Discourse instances globally. We have thousands of paying customers, with a growing number of Fortune 500 companies on our list, alongside many leading players in the fast-growth technology, gaming and AI spaces.

We’re looking for someone located in Asia-Pacific. Applicants in other timezones will not be considered (even if they are willing to adjust their working hours, we don’t think it’s healthy).

About the job

Software Engineers in Discourse are fundamentally writers. We work remotely, and communicate with our colleagues and customers via our own internal and external Discourse forums. Your work on the product will be available to all.

This role is part of the Staff Experience team in Discourse, which is responsible for building and maintaining the tools that our staff users use to configure, moderate, and manage their communities. It includes working on our core product, as well as various plugins and themes that we maintain to improve the staff experience. Our engineers work on a product that is used by millions of people every day, and care about helping our customers build healthy communities.

Your responsibilities will include:

We’re looking for someone who:

At Discourse, the ability to communicate well in writing is paramount. We use our own software, Discourse, for most communication and most of your interaction with customers and team members will be in writing. In order to live these values, we look for folks who are:

About our pay & benefits

We believe that high-quality benefits make our team more effective. We’ve been thoughtful about our benefits package which includes a completely flexible schedule, 5 weeks of vacation per year, funding for a co-working stipend, and much more!

Our Salary Framework is location and experience based and we’re happy to provide a range up front. We also give every employee a stake in the success of the business, regardless of seniority or role. All full-time employees are eligible to receive equity options in the company as part of our equity incentive program.

Lastly, we believe in having a welcoming workplace where people with diverse backgrounds and cultures can create something great together. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification!

How to apply

Apply by sending us resume, and a little about yourself, to jobs@discourse.org.


Designer Customer Projects

About Us

Discourse is a global company with a product that is 100% open source. Our team is 101 people and growing. We’re transforming the online community space. Our product powers a substantial segment of successful online communities, with >20,000 Discourse instances globally. We have thousands of paying customers, with a growing number of Fortune 500 companies on our list, alongside many leading players in the fast-growth technology, gaming and AI spaces.

We’re looking for someone located in a US timezone. Applicants in other timezones will not be considered (even if they are willing to adjust their working hours, we don’t think it’s healthy).

About the job

Designers at Discourse are generalists; you’ll ultimately do a bit of everything. Creating mockups and implementing design in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Working with Discourse customers to implement custom themes & components for their communities. Maintaining theme additions & changes for long-term Discourse client sites. Designers in Customer Projects spend a lot of time collaborating and working with others.

Your responsibilities will include:

We’re looking for someone who:

At Discourse, the ability to communicate well in writing is paramount. We use our own software, Discourse, for most communication and most of your interaction with customers and team members will be in writing. In order to live these values, we look for folks who are:

About our pay & benefits

We believe that high-quality benefits make our team more effective. We’ve been thoughtful about our benefits package which includes a completely flexible schedule, 5 weeks of vacation per year, funding for a co-working stipend, and much more!

Our Salary Framework is location and experience based and we’re happy to provide a range up front. We also give every employee a stake in the success of the business, regardless of seniority or role. All full-time employees are eligible to receive equity options in the company as part of our equity incentive program.

Lastly, we believe in having a welcoming workplace where people with diverse backgrounds and cultures can create something great together. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification!

How to apply

Apply by sending us resume, and a little about yourself, to jobs@discourse.org.