n8n
Workflow Orchestration Platform
CommunitySoftwareEngineer
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“Community Software Engineer at n8n. Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, Debugging, API integration. Review community PRs. Guide contributors”
What You'll Achieve.
Maintain two-week review SLA; Ship reliable fixes; Improve contribution quality; Improve product reliability
Industry & Context.
Investigate bugs; Identify root causes
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
JavaScript proficiency, TypeScript proficiency, Debugging ability, API knowledge, Authentication knowledge, n8n familiarity, Workflow automation familiarity, CLI comfort, Package manager comfort, Clear written communication, Detail orientation, Collaborative mindset
Nice to Have
Open-source contribution experience, Community-facing technical experience, Startup experience, Developer tooling experience, Basic node development
What You'll Do.
Automate contribution process
Contribute to node enhancements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with wider team; Collaborate with maintainers
Communication Scope
Clear written communication; Constructive communication
Full Job Description
The AI orchestration of your wildest imagination. n8n is the open workflow orchestration platform built for the new era of AI. We give technical teams the freedom of code with the speed of no-code, so they can automate faster, smarter, and without limits. Backed by a fiercely inventive community and 500+ builder-approved integrations, we’re changing the way people bring systems together and scale ideas for impact. Since our founding in 2019, we’ve grown into a diverse team of over 260 - working across Europe and the US, connected by a shared builder spirit and with our centre of gravity in Berlin. Along the way, we’ve: - Cultivated a community of more than 650,000 active developers and builders - Earned 188+ GitHub stars, making us one of the world’s Top 40 most popular projects - Backed by top investors, from Sequoia’s first German seed to our SAP's recent strategic investment - bringing us to a $5.2bn valuation That’s the company we’ve built. Now we’d love to see what you can build. If you’re applying, try n8n out - whether you’re technical or not - and share a screenshot of your first workflow with us. The easiest place to start is here: app.n8n.cloud/register http://app.n8n.cloud/register. We’re in a defining moment of an incredible journey. Come and build with us. Your main goal will be to support community-driven development at n8n by reviewing community PRs, vetting community nodes, and improving how external contributions become reliable product improvements. To do so, you’ll work closely with Jon, Garrit, and the wider team to keep community contribution flows moving smoothly and help automate how we manage them: REVIEW AND MANAGE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS - Review community PRs with clear, actionable feedback and help maintain a two-week review SLA. - Guide contributors through the review process so they understand what is needed to move their PRs forward. - Help improve and automate the process of managing community contributions as n8n’s builder community
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