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Remote-first and async companies
8 remote-first and async companies for the Lumen Drifter, the night-owl remote worker. Each one with the public page that says so.
This specimen grew from someone's quiz answers.
Lumen Drifters do their best work when the house is quiet. They would rather write a clear message than sit in a meeting, and they need to be trusted with their own hours.
They do well at companies that were built remote from the start, where decisions are written down and nobody needs you online at 9 a.m.
8 remote-first and async companies
Each company says on its own website that it is fully remote, remote-first or async.
- GhostFully remote since 2013, never had an office
We've never had an office in the history of the business.
Source, checked 8 Nov 2026 - BufferGave up its office to go fully remote
we decided to commit to being a fully remote and distributed team, giving up our office space
Source, checked 8 Nov 2026 - AutomatticRemote-first since it was founded in 2005
we've been a remote-first company since our founding in 2005
Source, checked 8 Nov 2026 - ZapierRemote since day one, 800+ people in 38 countries
We're 800+ people across 38 countries
Source, checked 8 Nov 2026 - Help ScoutRemote-first for over a decade
We've been remote-first for over a decade and have teammates in more than 115 cities worldwide.
Source, checked 8 Nov 2026 - DoistRemote and async since 2011
We've been remote and async since 2011.
Source, checked 8 Nov 2026 - Cal.comFully remote team on three continents
Cal.com, Inc. is a US company with a fully remote team across Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Source, checked 8 Nov 2026 - ResendFully remote team
A fully remote team on a mission to build the best communication platform for developers.
Source, checked 8 Nov 2026
For fun, not a rating. None of these companies is connected to ApplyKoala or paid to be here. Policies change, so read the source before you apply.
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