Remote Jobs in the US 2026: 50 Companies Hiring Globally

You want a remote job in the US, but every listing seems to say “US only,” “must be in EST,” or “we cannot sponsor.” Annoying, right? Especially when you have the skills, the internet connection, and the patience to sit through five rounds of interviews, but the application form kicks you out because of your location.

The good news: in 2026, plenty of US companies still hire globally for remote roles. Not all of them hire in every country, and not all roles are fully remote, but there are real openings in engineering, design, customer support, marketing, sales, finance, HR, data, product, and operations.

Below is a practical list of 50 companies to watch, what they hire for, typical salary ranges, and how to avoid wasting your time on fake “remote” jobs.

Remote Jobs in the US in 2026: What Has Changed?#

Remote work is no longer the wild 2020 party where everyone got a laptop and disappeared into Slack. Many companies pulled people back into offices, especially giants like Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and Goldman Sachs.

But global remote hiring did not vanish.

It just became more selective.

In 2026, the best remote US jobs usually fall into a few buckets:

1. Remote-first companies that have been distributed for years.
2. Tech companies hiring international contractors or employees through employer-of-record platforms.
3. Startups that care more about skill and time zone overlap than your ZIP code.
4. Customer support, sales, and operations teams serving global users.
5. Specialist roles where talent is hard to find locally.

If you are outside the US, your strongest chances are usually in:

• Software engineering
• DevOps and cloud infrastructure
• Product design
• Data analytics
• Cybersecurity
• Customer success
• Technical support
• B2B sales
• Content marketing
• SEO
• Finance operations
• AI training and evaluation

US salaries vary a lot based on whether you are hired as a US employee, local employee, or contractor. A senior software engineer at a remote US company might earn $140k to $220k in the US, while the same company may offer €70k to €120k in Europe or $50k to $100k for contractors in other regions.

That gap can be frustrating, but even adjusted global offers can be strong compared with local market rates.

How to Tell If a “Remote US Job” Is Actually Global#

Before you spend 45 minutes tailoring your CV, check the wording.

Look for phrases like:

• “Remote, worldwide”
• “Remote, global”
• “Work from anywhere”
• “Distributed team”
• “Hiring in EMEA, LATAM, APAC”
• “Contractor role open globally”
• “Employer of record supported”
• “Must overlap 4 hours with EST/PST”

Be careful with:

• “Remote, United States”
• “Remote eligible”
• “Hybrid remote”
• “Remote within approved states”
• “Must be authorized to work in the US”
• “Remote, but candidates must be located near office”

That last group usually means “remote, but not for you” if you are outside the US.

Also, always check the company’s careers page before applying through a job board. LinkedIn, Indeed, and Google Jobs can scrape or display location details badly.

50 Companies Hiring Globally for Remote Jobs in 2026#

Below are 50 real companies that are known for remote-friendly or globally distributed hiring. Hiring changes constantly, so treat this as a target list, not a guarantee that every role is open in every country today.

1. GitLab

GitLab is one of the best-known all-remote companies. It hires across engineering, product, support, security, sales, marketing, and people operations.

Typical pay can range from $70k to $120k for support and operations roles, and $130k to $220k for senior engineering roles in the US. European technical roles often land around €75k to €140k, depending on country and level.

Best for you if you like documentation, async work, and very clear processes.

2. Automattic

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, and more, has long been distributed. It hires developers, designers, customer support specialists, marketers, and product people globally.

Support roles may sit around $50k to $90k, while senior engineering roles can reach $130k to $200k+. Many roles are location-adjusted.

They value written communication a lot, so your application needs to be clean and specific.

3. Zapier

Zapier is remote-first and hires across engineering, product, marketing, support, data, and revenue teams. It has a strong reputation for async work.

US salaries for software engineering roles can range from $140k to $220k. Customer champion roles may range from $60k to $100k.

Zapier roles get flooded with applicants, so apply early and tailor hard.

4. Buffer

Buffer is a remote social media management company with a transparent culture. It hires in engineering, product, marketing, customer advocacy, and operations.

Salaries can vary, but marketing and support roles may be around $60k to $110k, while engineering roles can be $120k to $180k.

They care about values fit, so do not send a generic “Dear Hiring Manager” application.

5. Doist

Doist makes Todoist and Twist, and it has a globally distributed team. Roles include engineering, design, marketing, support, and product.

European remote roles may range from €50k to €100k, while senior technical roles can go higher.

If you are organized and love productivity tools, this is one to watch.

6. Canonical

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, hires globally for engineering, sales, support, marketing, finance, and product roles.

Engineering salaries can range from $80k to $180k, with variation by country. Some roles involve travel for team sprints.

Their hiring process can be long, so be ready for assessments and detailed written answers.

7. Toptal

Toptal connects companies with freelance developers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers. It also hires internal remote staff.

Freelance rates can range widely, from $40 to $150+ per hour, depending on skill and client. Internal roles vary by department.

This is a good option if you want contract work with US and EU clients.

8. Deel

Deel helps companies hire and pay people globally, so naturally, it hires internationally too. Roles include sales, customer success, engineering, compliance, finance, and operations.

Sales roles may offer $70k to $150k OTE, while engineering roles can sit between $100k and $200k in many markets.

Deel moves fast, so show measurable impact in your CV.

9. Remote

Remote.com helps companies employ global teams. It hires for engineering, product, sales, customer experience, legal, payroll, and operations.

Pay can range from €45k to €90k for operations roles in Europe, and $120k to $200k for senior technical roles.

It is especially good if you have payroll, HR, or employment law experience.

10. Oyster HR

Oyster is another global employment platform. It hires remotely across people operations, engineering, design, product, customer success, sales, and marketing.

Expect ranges like $70k to $130k for customer success and revenue operations, and $120k to $190k for senior engineering.

If you understand distributed work already, say that clearly.

More Global Remote Companies to Watch#

11. Airbnb

Airbnb supports remote and flexible roles, although not every job is globally open. It hires in engineering, data, design, trust and safety, product, marketing, and operations.

US engineering salaries often range from $160k to $250k+, with total compensation sometimes much higher. Some non-US roles are localized.

Always check the location section carefully.

12. Shopify

Shopify has offered remote-first work in many teams. It hires engineers, designers, product managers, data analysts, support advisors, and merchant success roles.

Canadian and US technical roles can range from $100k to $220k, while European roles may fall around €70k to €140k.

If you have ecommerce experience, make that obvious.

13. Stripe

Stripe hires globally, though many roles are tied to specific countries or hubs. Remote roles appear in engineering, sales, support, compliance, risk, and operations.

US technical salaries often range from $150k to $250k+. Ireland, UK, and EU roles can be around €80k to €160k.

Stripe loves clear thinking, so your CV should show outcomes, not task lists.

14. Coinbase

Coinbase has remote roles in engineering, product, security, compliance, finance, customer experience, and legal.

US roles can pay strongly, with engineers often around $150k to $240k. Compliance and operations roles may range from $70k to $140k.

Crypto experience helps, but risk, fraud, payments, and security backgrounds also transfer well.

15. Kraken

Kraken is a crypto exchange with a distributed workforce. It hires in engineering, security, product, compliance, finance, legal, support, and marketing.

Technical roles may range from $100k to $220k, while customer support and compliance roles may sit around $45k to $110k depending on location.

Good fit if you can handle regulated, fast-moving work.

16. Chainlink Labs

Chainlink Labs is a remote-friendly web3 company hiring engineers, researchers, product managers, marketers, community managers, and operations staff.

Senior technical roles can reach $150k to $250k, while non-technical roles often range from $70k to $150k.

If you apply, translate your crypto knowledge into business impact.

17. Consensys

Consensys works on Ethereum software and web3 products. It hires globally for engineering, product, security, legal, marketing, and customer roles.

Engineering pay can range from $100k to $220k, with location differences.

Open-source contributions can help you stand out here.

18. Wikimedia Foundation

Wikimedia Foundation hires remotely in engineering, product, fundraising, communications, legal, community, and operations.

US salaries might range from $70k to $170k, depending on role and level. Some roles are open internationally.

Mission fit matters, so show why open knowledge matters to you.

19. Mozilla

Mozilla offers remote roles in software engineering, product, policy, marketing, design, security, and research.

US technical roles may range from $120k to $210k, while European roles can be around €70k to €140k.

Privacy, open-source, and browser experience can be strong signals.

20. DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo is privacy-focused and remote-friendly. It hires engineers, product designers, researchers, marketers, and privacy specialists.

Senior roles can pay $140k to $220k+ in the US, often with competitive benefits.

A strong privacy or security background can separate you from the pile.

21. 1Password

1Password hires remote talent in engineering, product, security, customer support, sales, marketing, and operations.

Technical roles may range from $110k to $200k, while support roles can range from $55k to $100k.

Security knowledge is useful even for non-security roles.

22. HashiCorp

HashiCorp, known for Terraform and Vault, hires across engineering, developer relations, sales, support, product, and marketing.

US engineering roles often range from $130k to $230k. Technical support and solutions roles may range from $80k to $160k.

Cloud infrastructure experience is a big plus.

23. Elastic

Elastic hires globally for engineering, customer support, sales, consulting, product, and marketing roles.

US salaries for senior engineering can hit $150k to $240k, while EMEA roles may range from €70k to €150k.

Experience with search, observability, or security products helps.

24. Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs is remote-first and hires engineers, support specialists, salespeople, product managers, developer advocates, and marketers.

Technical roles may range from $120k to $220k. Developer relations roles can be around $100k to $180k.

If you have open-source or observability experience, put it near the top of your CV.

25. Snyk

Snyk hires in security, engineering, product, sales, customer success, and marketing. It has remote and hybrid roles across several countries.

US technical roles may range from $130k to $220k, and UK or EU roles may sit around £70k to £130k or €75k to €140k.

Developer security experience is highly relevant.

26. GitHub

GitHub hires remote roles in engineering, product, support, security, sales, and developer relations, though location rules vary.

US engineering salaries can range from $140k to $240k. Support roles often range from $60k to $120k.

Your GitHub profile can act like a second CV, so clean it up.

27. Microsoft

Microsoft has many remote-friendly jobs, but global remote access depends on team and country. Roles include engineering, cloud, sales, support, consulting, AI, security, and product.

US technical compensation can range from $120k to $250k+, while EU roles may be €65k to €150k depending on level.

Search by country and filter remote, because not all US listings are global.

28. Salesforce

Salesforce hires remote and hybrid workers in engineering, sales, customer success, consulting, marketing, and operations.

Account executive roles can offer $120k to $250k OTE in the US. Technical roles may range from $120k to $220k.

CRM experience is obviously useful, but so is enterprise SaaS experience.

29. HubSpot

HubSpot has remote roles in several countries, especially in sales, support, engineering, product, marketing, and customer success.

US roles can range from $60k to $180k, with sales OTE often higher. Ireland and Germany roles may range from €45k to €120k.

If you know inbound marketing or RevOps, you have an angle.

30. Atlassian

Atlassian supports distributed work in many locations. It hires engineers, designers, product managers, analysts, support specialists, and sales teams.

US technical roles may range from $130k to $230k, while Australian and European roles are localized.

Experience with Jira, Confluence, or enterprise collaboration tools helps.

Best Remote Roles If You Are Outside the US#

Some jobs are simply easier to get globally than others. Here are the ones I would focus on if you want a US remote job from another country.

Software Engineering

This is still the strongest category.

Common titles:

1. Backend Engineer
2. Frontend Engineer
3. Full Stack Engineer
4. Mobile Engineer
5. Site Reliability Engineer
6. DevOps Engineer
7. Security Engineer
8. Machine Learning Engineer

Typical pay:

• US: $120k to $240k
• Western Europe: €70k to €150k
• Eastern Europe: €45k to €100k
• LATAM contractor: $45k to $110k
• Asia contractor: $35k to $100k

Customer Support and Customer Success

Global companies need people covering time zones. This is a strong path if your English is good and you can explain technical issues calmly.

Common titles:

• Customer Support Specialist
• Technical Support Engineer
• Customer Success Manager
• Implementation Specialist
• Solutions Consultant

Typical pay:

• US support: $45k to $90k
• US customer success: $70k to $140k
• Europe: €35k to €90k
• Global contractors: $25k to $80k

Sales and Revenue Roles

US SaaS companies hire globally when they sell globally. If you speak German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Arabic, or Japanese, that can help a lot.

Common titles:

1. SDR or BDR
2. Account Executive
3. Customer Success Manager
4. Revenue Operations Analyst
5. Partnerships Manager

Typical pay:

• US SDR: $60k to $90k OTE
• US AE: $120k to $250k OTE
• Europe AE: €80k to €180k OTE
• LATAM or global contractor SDR: $30k to $70k OTE

Marketing and Content

Remote marketing jobs are competitive because many people can do the work from anywhere. You need proof.

Common titles:

• SEO Specialist
• Content Marketer
• Product Marketing Manager
• Lifecycle Marketing Manager
• Paid Ads Manager
• Social Media Manager

Typical pay:

• US: $60k to $160k
• Europe: €40k to €110k
• Global contractors: $25 to $100 per hour

Bring numbers: traffic growth, conversion rate, pipeline influenced, CAC reduction, email revenue, trial signups.

20 More Companies Hiring Remote or Distributed Talent#

31. Reddit

Reddit hires in engineering, community, sales, safety, product, data, and marketing. Some roles are remote in the US, Canada, UK, and other approved locations.

US technical roles can range from $130k to $240k. Community and operations roles may be $60k to $130k.

32. Pinterest

Pinterest offers remote and hybrid roles in engineering, design, product, marketing, analytics, and sales.

US salaries for engineers often range from $140k to $250k+. Some global roles are tied to country offices.

33. Dropbox

Dropbox has supported virtual-first work. It hires engineers, product managers, designers, support roles, sales, and marketing staff.

US technical salaries can range from $130k to $230k, with localized pay for international roles.

34. Twilio

Twilio hires globally in engineering, support, sales, security, product, and customer success. Location flexibility depends on team.

US technical roles may range from $120k to $220k. Sales roles can reach $200k+ OTE.

35. Cloudflare

Cloudflare hires engineers, security specialists, support engineers, salespeople, product managers, and operations staff across many countries.

US technical roles may range from $130k to $230k. EMEA technical roles may range from €70k to €150k.

36. Datadog

Datadog has remote and hybrid roles in engineering, sales, support, product, security, and marketing.

US engineering salaries often range from $140k to $240k. Sales engineering and account executive roles can also pay very well.

37. Docker

Docker hires distributed talent in engineering, product, developer relations, sales, marketing, and customer support.

Technical roles can range from $110k to $210k, with variation by location.

38. Supabase

Supabase is a remote-friendly developer tools company. It hires engineers, developer advocates, support engineers, product designers, and community roles.

Pay can range from $80k to $180k+, depending on role, level, and location.

39. Vercel

Vercel hires remote talent in engineering, developer relations, sales, support, design, product, and marketing.

US technical roles may range from $130k to $230k. Developer relations roles may sit around $100k to $190k.

40. Netlify

Netlify hires in engineering, support, sales, product, marketing, and developer education.

Technical roles may range from $110k to $210k, and support roles may range from $55k to $110k.

41. Miro

Miro hires distributed teams across product, design, engineering, sales, customer success, and marketing.

US salaries can range from $80k to $220k, while European roles may be €50k to €140k.

42. Figma

Figma, now part of Adobe, hires in engineering, design, product, support, sales, and community. Some roles are remote, but check location rules carefully.

US technical and product roles can range from $140k to $250k+.

43. Webflow

Webflow hires remote-friendly roles in engineering, design, support, product, sales, marketing, and education.

US technical roles can range from $120k to $220k, and support roles may range from $55k to $100k.

44. Typeform

Typeform hires internationally, often across Europe and remote-friendly teams. Roles include engineering, product, design, marketing, sales, and customer success.

European salaries may range from €40k to €120k, depending on role.

45. Hotjar

Hotjar has long supported remote work and hires across product, engineering, analytics, marketing, support, and operations.

European remote roles may range from €45k to €110k.

46. Mews

Mews, a hospitality tech company, hires remote and hybrid talent across engineering, product, customer success, implementation, sales, and support.

European salaries may range from €40k to €120k, with sales OTE higher.

47. Wise

Wise hires globally in engineering, product, operations, customer support, compliance, finance, and marketing.

UK and EU roles can range from £45k to £130k or €50k to €140k. Some roles offer remote flexibility.

48. Revolut

Revolut hires in many countries for product, finance, compliance, support, engineering, risk, and operations.

Pay varies widely, but technical and product roles may range from €60k to €160k, while support and operations roles may be €25k to €70k.

49. Brex

Brex hires remote-friendly roles in engineering, product, finance, risk, sales, and customer experience, often across the US, Canada, Brazil, and other regions.

US technical roles can range from $130k to $230k, while Brazil technical roles may be localized.

50. Mercury

Mercury hires remote talent in engineering, product, design, risk, compliance, support, marketing, and operations.

US salaries often range from $70k to $220k, depending on department and level.

How to Apply Without Getting Buried#

Remote jobs attract a silly number of applications. Some GitLab, Zapier, and Automattic roles can get hundreds or thousands of candidates.

You need to make the recruiter’s job easy.

1. Put your location and work setup clearly

Do not make them guess.

Add this near the top of your CV:

• “Based in Lisbon, open to remote EMEA roles, available 9am to 6pm CET.”
• “Based in Buenos Aires, available for 5 hours overlap with EST.”
• “Based in Nairobi, open to contractor or employer-of-record setup.”
• “EU citizen, eligible to work across the EU.”

This removes friction.

2. Match the job title

If the company wants a “Customer Success Manager,” do not call yourself a “Client Happiness Wizard.”

Cute titles are fun inside companies. They are bad for applicant tracking systems.

Use normal titles:

• Software Engineer
• Product Designer
• Data Analyst
• Technical Support Engineer
• Account Executive
• Operations Manager

3. Show proof in numbers

Remote companies want people who can deliver without being watched all day.

Use bullets like:

• “Reduced average first response time from 9 hours to 3.5 hours across EMEA support queue.”
• “Grew organic traffic from 42k to 118k monthly sessions in 10 months.”
• “Built onboarding flow that improved activation from 31% to 46%.”
• “Closed $420k in new ARR across mid-market SaaS accounts.”
• “Cut AWS costs by 28% while maintaining 99.95% uptime.”

Numbers beat adjectives every time.

4. Make your remote work experience obvious

If you have remote experience, say it.

Examples:

• “Worked fully remotely with teams across US, Germany, India, and Brazil.”
• “Led async sprint planning across 4 time zones.”
• “Managed customer onboarding for North America and EMEA accounts.”
• “Created internal documentation that reduced repeat Slack questions by 35%.”

If you do not have formal remote experience, show remote-friendly behavior: documentation, self-management, ownership, and clear communication.

5. Apply on company sites first

Job boards are useful, but company career pages are cleaner.

Use job boards to discover roles, then apply directly on:

• Company careers page
• Greenhouse
• Lever
• Ashby
• Workday, yes it is painful, but sometimes necessary

Also set alerts for target companies. Being early matters.

Best Job Boards for Global Remote Jobs#

Do not rely only on LinkedIn. It is crowded, and location filters are messy.

Try these:

1. Remote OK
2. We Work Remotely
3. Otta
4. Wellfound
5. FlexJobs
6. Himalayas
7. Remotive
8. NoDesk
9. Working Nomads
10. Dynamite Jobs
11. Y Combinator Jobs
12. AngelList style startup boards
13. Company career pages
14. GitHub repositories that list remote companies
15. Slack and Discord communities for your niche

For tech roles, also check open-source communities. A maintainer relationship can turn into an interview faster than a cold application.

Red Flags in Remote Job Listings#

Not every remote job is worth your time. Some are vague, underpaid, or straight-up scams.

Watch for:

• No company name
• No clear salary range
• Asking you to buy equipment upfront
• Interview only by Telegram or WhatsApp
• Personal email address instead of company email
• “Earn $8,000 per week, no experience”
• No real website or team page
• Requesting passport scans before any formal offer
• Unpaid trial projects that look like real client work
• “Remote” but requires daily unpaid availability across bad hours

A legitimate company will have a real domain, a real hiring process, and a written offer.

Time Zone Strategy: The Hidden Advantage#

Many global applicants lose roles because they ignore time zones.

If you are in Europe, target:

• US East Coast companies needing morning overlap
• UK and EU hubs of US companies
• Customer success roles covering EMEA
• Security and infrastructure roles with follow-the-sun teams

If you are in LATAM, target:

• US companies that want EST or CST overlap
• Customer support
• Sales development
• Engineering
• Operations
• Finance and accounting support

If you are in Asia-Pacific, target:

• Follow-the-sun support
• DevOps and SRE
• APAC sales and customer success
• QA
• Data operations
• AI evaluation roles

Do not hide your time zone. Turn it into a selling point.

What Salary Should You Ask For?#

This is where people panic and either ask too low or copy a San Francisco salary for a contractor role in another market.

Do a quick range check:

1. Look at the company’s salary bands if posted.
2. Check Levels.fyi for technical roles.
3. Check Glassdoor, Wellfound, and Otta.
4. Search job posts from the same company in different countries.
5. Compare remote contractor rates in your region.

A safe answer in early calls:

“Based on the role scope and my experience, I’m targeting $90k to $110k for a contractor setup, but I’m flexible depending on benefits, equity, and expectations.”

Or for Europe:

“I’m targeting €75k to €90k base for a full-time remote role, depending on the package and level.”

If they ask for your number too early, give a range, not a single number.

Quick Checklist Before You Apply#

Before sending your CV, check these 12 things:

1. Does the role actually accept your country or region?
2. Is the time zone workable?
3. Does your CV title match the job title?
4. Are your top 5 skills visible in the first half of page one?
5. Do you include numbers in your bullet points?
6. Does your LinkedIn match your CV?
7. Is your GitHub, portfolio, or website clean?
8. Did you remove irrelevant old jobs?
9. Did you use normal keywords from the job description?
10. Did you mention remote or cross-time-zone work?
11. Is the file name professional?
12. Did you apply on the company site?

If the answer is “no” to more than three of these, fix it before applying.

Final Thought: Global Remote Jobs Are Real, But Lazy Applications Lose#

Remote US jobs in 2026 are not gone. They are just more competitive, more specific, and more filtered than before.

The people getting interviews are not always the most talented. They are often the ones who make it painfully obvious that they fit the role, the time zone, the salary range, and the company’s working style.

Pick 15 companies from this list. Set alerts. Tailor your CV properly. Apply early. Follow up politely. Then repeat for a few weeks, because that is how remote job searches actually work.

Before you send another application, run your CV through JobRise’s free checker and see what an ATS might miss. Try it here: https://jobrise.io/en/free-ats-checker/