Community Software Engineer

Overview

n8n is a workflow automation platform that uniquely combines AI capabilities with business process automation. We give technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code, backed by a passionate community of builders. With 500+ integrations and fair-code principles, we're revolutionizing how businesses connect their systems and processes. We were founded end of 2019 and currently:

• We're a diverse team of + 120 talented people
• Our annual recurring revenue is growing over 7x year-over-year
• With +118k GitHub stars, we are in the top 50 most popular projects of all time on Github
• We were the 25th fastest growing startup last year and 4th BtoB SaaS Rising 100 this year in Europe according to Sifted
• We were Sequoia's first seed investment in Germany, and most recently secured our $60M Series B (February '25, led by Highland)

Help us improve the quality and velocity of community contributions at n8n.

Your Mission

Your main goal will be to support community-driven development by triaging GitHub issues, fixing bugs, and reviewing community pull requests and nodes.

You'll work closely with our Nodes team to reduce the time they spend on support and maintenance, so they can focus on building new features. You'll also help improve the developer experience for contributors and ensure submissions meet our quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Triage GitHub Issues: Triage new GitHub issues, investigate, and label them appropriately
• Fix small and medium bugs, especially in community-reported nodes
• Write clear comments and close the loop with contributors

Maintain Node Quality

• Reproduce and fix bugs in nodes with external dependencies (e.g. APIs, SDKs)
• Help reduce our backlog of unresolved issues
• Prevent regressions by improving test coverage and flagging edge cases

Review and Support Community Contributions

• Review community PRs and node submissions for quality and consistency
• Suggest changes, request fixes, or merge when ready
• Help with basic documentation updates or tests as needed

Improve Contribution Workflows

• Identify ways to automate or streamline common community tasks
• Ensure community contributors get timely feedback
• Flag recurring issues and share feedback with the product and engineering teams

Requirements

• JavaScript/TypeScript experience: You can debug, fix, and review modern JS/TS code.
• GitHub fluency: You're comfortable with issues, pull requests, forks, and basic Git workflows.
• Debugging ability: You can troubleshoot bugs across different APIs and node types.
• Clear written communication: You write concise, helpful comments and follow up on threads.
• Team mindset: You're collaborative, responsive, and open to feedback.

Bonus if you have some of these...

• OSS contributor: You've submitted PRs to open-source projects or maintained a small repo.
• Community-facing experience: You've worked in DevRel, support engineering, or helped dev communities.
• Familiar with n8n: You've built or tested workflows and understand how our nodes work.
• Startup experience: You've worked in a fast-paced SaaS or dev tools environment.
• CLI and package manager comfort: You use terminal tools like npm, pnpm, or yarn regularly.

EEO statement: n8n is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We can sponsor visas to Germany; for any other country, you need to have an existing right to work.

Our company language is English.

You care about diversity and inclusion? We do too Check out our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives at n8n (

Location disclaimer: If you see multiple job postings for the same role, it is most likely because we're hiring remotely for this role and posting in different locations to make sure every potential candidate can see the role. Please apply to the location you're the most likely to work from in the future.

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: 15 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays wherever you are.
• Health & wellness –
  • Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*
  • US: Comprehensive medical (PPO 1200), dental, and vision plans.
• Future planning –
  • Europe: We provide pension contributions according to local country norms.*
  • US: 401(k) retirement plan.
• Financial security –
  • Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*
  • US: Short-term & long-term disability insurance, life & AD&D coverage, and additional hospital coverage.
• 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.
• Transparency – We all know what everyone's working on, how the company is doing—the whole shebang.
• An ambitious but kind culture – People love working here—our eNPS for 2024 is 94
• Country-specific details are provided in your contract.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Software Development

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