Community Software Engineer (Remote Europe)

Overview

Community Software Engineer (Remote Europe)

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 +140 talented people
  • Our annual recurring revenue is growing over 9x year-over-year
  • With +130k 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)

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

What you will do

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 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
  • 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 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
  • 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.

Nice to have

  • 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.

Legal and location

  • Equal opportunity: 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.
  • Right to work: We can sponsor visas to Germany; for any other country, you need to have existing right to work.
  • Language: Our company language is English.
  • Diversity initiatives: Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives available to review in our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging resources.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation – We offer fair and attractive pay.
  • Ownership – You’ll get equity in n8n.
  • Work/life balance – Europe: 30 days of vacation plus public holidays; US: 15 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays.
  • Health & wellness – Europe: benefits per local norms; US: medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Future planning – Europe: pension contributions per local norms; US: 401(k).
  • Financial security – Europe: local norms; US: disability, life, and hospital coverage.
  • Career growth – €1K per year for courses, books, events, or coaching.
  • Remote-first – Remote across Europe with regular off-sites; some roles may be hybrid in the US.
  • Giving back – $100 per month to support projects you care about.
  • Transparency and an ambitious but kind culture – eNPS 2024: 94.
  • Country-specific details provided in your contract.
#J-18808-Ljbffr Salary: GBP 28800 - 48000 per year Experience: 3 years required
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