Overview
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)
Senior Software Engineer on the Nodes team at n8n, you’ll help shape the foundation that powers every automation. Your focus will be on building, maintaining, and innovating on the core nodes that make n8n’s workflow automation platform so powerful. You’ll own features end-to-end, working across the stack and collaborating with Product and Design to enable teams to build high-quality, reliable integrations faster.
Responsibilities
- Build and ship end-to-end features across the stack with a focus on reliability, scalability, and great user experience.
- Examples: developer tooling for node authors, a verification system for community nodes, improvements to core nodes that unlock new capabilities, and next phases of schema preview.
- Drive engineering quality initiatives, including reducing bugs, improving test coverage, and strengthening system resilience.
- Contribute to technical strategy, balancing innovation with reliability and making long-term architecture improvements.
- Mentor and support teammates through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
- Build with a product mindset, evaluating trade-offs, prioritizing impact, and deeply caring about the end-user experience.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of full-stack experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and frontend frameworks like Vue.js or React
- Proven experience building end-to-end features in a B2B SaaS startup environment
- Strong grasp of scalable backend architecture, APIs, and modern frontend frameworks
- Solid skills in debugging, testing, and quality assurance, with experience writing unit, integration, and e2e tests (Playwright, Jest, etc.)
- Ability to prioritize effectively, balancing shipping speed, quality, and impact
- Experience working closely with PMs, designers, and other stakeholders to make data-informed decisions and ship meaningful features
- A collaborative, low-ego mindset and a drive to move fast together
- Passion for clean code, shared ownership, and product impact
Bonus Points
- Familiarity with performance optimisation, observability, and monitoring tools
- Experience using user feedback to iterate and improve features
- Contributions to open source or plugin ecosystems
Benefits
- Competitive compensation – We offer fair and attractive pay.
- Ownership – You’ll get a slice of n8n with equity.
- 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; US: 401(k) retirement plan.
- Financial security – Europe: local norms; US: disability, life & AD&D, hospital coverage.
- Career growth – €1K per year for courses, books, events, or coaching.
- Remote-first – Remote across Europe with regular off-sites; some roles (e.g., US sales) are hybrid.
- Giving back – $100 per month to support open source projects.
- Transparency – Visibility into what everyone is working on and company performance.
- An ambitious but kind culture – eNPS for 2024 is 94.
- Country-specific details provided in your contract.
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. We can sponsor visas to Germany; for any other country, you need to have existing right to work. Our company language is English. Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives at n8n: https://www.notion.so/n8n/Diversity-inclusion-and-belonging-n8n-c1bec2fff536422d868b1a438d990e35
Location disclaimer: If you see multiple job postings for the same role, it is most likely because we're hiring remotely for this role and posting in different locations to make sure every potential candidate can see the role. Please apply to the location you're the most likely to work from in the future.
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- Industries: Software Development
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