The concept is simple enough, but async communication impacts everything we do as a remote team. There’s a general expectation to respond within 24 hours, but beyond that each person can decide when to check and respond to their messages. The foundation of our team’s communication is asynchronous: when I send you message, you can respond later. When you’re expected to respond immediately to a new email from your boss at 8pm, that’s synchronous. When someone walks over to your desk to ask you a “quick” question, that’s synchronous. Traditional workplaces are filled with the synchronous communication. You can’t understand the way we work remotely at Doist without first understanding the difference between synchronous and asynchronous communication. You’ll also be paired with a mentor and have the opportunity to spend a week working with them in person wherever they’re located.The tools we use at Doist as a fully remote team An Important Note on Asynchronous vs Synchronous Communication Onboarding and mentorship: Leading up to your start date, you’ll be invited to a meticulously crafted Todoist project that outlines your first months at Doist. If the hiring committee has agreed to hire you, you’ll receive an official offer to join our team. Once we’ve evaluated your test project, you may be invited to two additional interviews with two other Doist employees.ĭecision: You’ll always hear back from us via our email address – we manually review and respond to every candidate’s application. You may be requested to complete a test project that highlights your technical capabilities and communication skills.

Interviews and test project: Once your application has passed an internal review, you’ll receive an email from to schedule your first interview with someone from the Doist team over Google Meet. We encourage candidates to spend time reading our blog to get to know our company, values and products.

Submit your application: Follow the steps to complete the online application and respond to the longer-form application questions.

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