Mergify has been remote-first from day one—not because we had to be, but because it works. We come from the open-source world, where async collaboration, written communication, and distributed teams are the norm. That mindset is in our DNA.

Embracing Remote Work: How We Built Mergify as a Successful Asynchronous Company

In a world where remote work is becoming increasingly popular, we at Mergify stand out as a prime example of a company that fully embraces the remote-first philosophy. Founded in 2018, before the COVID-19 pandemic, our roots are deeply ingrained in the world of open source and remote collaboration. In

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We trust people to organize and share their time between their work and their personal life. We understand that you need to care of items outside work. We encourage flexibility in settings your working hours to match your schedule. We know people can't be at 100% all the time. We encourage people to take PTO to recharge their batteries and take care of themselves.

Everyone works remotely. This means we organize our work to be mostly asynchronous. As it’s no fun to be alone, we retreat every quarter in a nice place to have fun, work together and relax.

We don't judge people's ideas depending on their job title. Every idea can be valuable on its own merits and must be evaluated based on their content, not based on its contributor. As we are a young company, anything is possible and on the table. There are no absolute wrong options. Everyone needs to be open to any new idea.

We say why, not just what. Transparent changes have the reasons for the change laid out clearly along with the change itself. This leads to fewer questions later on because people already have some understanding. A change with no public explanation can lead to a lot of extra rounds of questioning, which is less efficient.

We value autonomy in every aspect of the job. That means people are free to organize their work and their time. We don't require people to have a consistent working hours nor we encourage long working hours.

We are open about as many things as possible. By making information public, we can reduce the threshold to contribution and make collaboration easier. Use public issue trackers, projects, and repositories when possible.