Open Vacancies
We’re looking for top talent and experienced professionals who have the courage to innovate and join our fast-growing open source company. We encourage people who share our values and enjoy working remotely to apply.
If you’re ready to join Payara and benefit from a remote-first culture, inclusivity and collaboration, check out our current open positions.
We also have a dedicated Graduate Scheme, looking for fresh talent! If you are graduating soon, sign up for job alerts below to be the first to hear about it.
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Application Process
Your Payara journey starts here!
Apply
Found an interesting role at Payara? Send us your CV/Resume and a cover letter via careers@payara.fish. Alternatively, apply via our LinkedIn careers page.
Interview
If you look great on paper, we’ll be in touch to invite you to join our two-stage interview process with our hiring team. The whole process usually takes two weeks.
Offer Letter
Congratulations! You have been selected as the best candidate for the role and team. You will be sent an offer and we hope you are excited to accept.
Welcome to Payara!
Offer accepted, paperwork in place — the fun starts now! We plan an amazing onboarding experience – rated 100% by most new starters – to welcome you to Payara.
Perks, Benefits & Culture
- Being remote first – we focus on building an inclusive community of Payarans by working remotely 100%, but we also have office locations in the UK and Madeira for anyone to use
- Being recognized – we show that we value all our staff through a personalized company benefits program embedded in our culture
- Being the best YOU – we really focus on everyone’s physical and mental health by having a great Health and Wellbeing program woven through our engagement activities
- Being able to grow – Both professional and personal learning and development are key features of our Learning and Development (L&D) blended approach. We help you build a career development path for now and the future you
- Being inclusive – we are a distributed global team and we love the diversity that brings. We tailor our extended onboarding and engagement activities to focus on inclusivity, as we believe the fun of learning about each other and building relationships make a work community real
- Being with the BEST – you can work surrounded by world-class experts in lots of different fields
- Being kind – Payara recognizes that there is a need to do good in the world, so we offer paid volunteering opportunities to all
- Being valued for what you can bring – we aim to pay a fair rate to all our staff based on their performance, market rates, experience and local cost of living
- Being a team – relationships and a great working environment are what make Payara special so we invest in this through gathering in person at our annual Retreat or quarterly community day
Being Valued
We have an outstanding culture at Payara – we call ourselves Payarans – and use some simple human values to build that culture.
Life At Payara
Why We Love Working at Payara
Some of our team wanted to share what they enjoy most about working at Payara.