Gumroad

Who We Are

Gumroad enables creatives to sell directly to their audience — so that they can make a living doing what they love. Writers, designers, game developers, musicians, artists, and filmmakers use Gumroad to earn money off of their creative efforts.

We're a platform built by creators, for creators, focused on simplicity and empowerment. Our mission is to remove the barriers between creative work and sustainable income.

What We Do

We are enabling millions of creators to earn a living selling what they make. We spend every day solving difficult problems so that creators can spend their time making stuff.

Our platform handles payments, product delivery, customer management, and analytics — all the infrastructure that creators need but shouldn't have to build themselves. This allows our users to focus entirely on creating great work while we handle the business side.

We are a small team (with experience from Pinterest, Yelp, Twitter, Facebook, and more) based in San Francisco and are backed by great investors such as Max Levchin, Ron Conway, Kleiner Perkins, and Accel Partners.

Working at Gumroad

Gumroad is great for folks who like to manage themselves. They don't like managing others, and they don't like being managed. Instead, they manage "up."

Every role is product-focused, self-motivated, and business-minded. If you hate meetings and love to ship, and/or if you plan to be a CEO yourself someday, this may be a good fit for you.

Our Values

We live by our values:

• Real artists ship: We ship early and often.
• Save other time: Time is our most sacred asset. Back-and-forths are expensive.
• Less is more: We say no by default.
• Dollar-based decisions: We measure success in net income.
• Above and beyond: We ship better than we scope.

Our Unique Work Culture

Today, working at Gumroad resembles working on an open source project like Rails. Except it's neither open source, nor unpaid.

Instead of having meetings, people "talk" to each other via GitHub, Notion, and (occasionally) Slack, expecting responses within 24 hours. Because there are no standups or "syncs" and some projects can involve expensive feedback loops to collaborate, working this way requires clear and thoughtful communication.

This asynchronous approach means you can work when you're most productive, from wherever you're most comfortable. It also means documentation and written communication skills are essential.

Our Team

Gumroad is 36ish people, scattered all over the world. We are looking for self-motivated, autonomous artists who like to ship to help us build great software products and customer experiences.

Our team members are makers at heart — whether they're writing code, designing interfaces, or supporting creators. We value independence, creativity, and the ability to see projects through from start to finish.

Our Benefits

• Very competitive salaries: We compensate fairly for top talent
• 100% remote working: Work from anywhere in the world
• Autonomous working environment: Own your projects and your schedule
• No meetings: Asynchronous communication by default
• A unique and forward-thinking work culture: Built around maker principles and creator empowerment
• Flexible schedule: Work when you're most productive
• Direct impact: Small team means your work matters immediately