Lead & Principal Remote Async Jobs
Lead, principal, staff and director-level remote, asynchronous roles at async-first companies. Set direction from anywhere.
127 Open Lead/Principal Roles
Lead Pricing Strategist
GitLab
Senior Principal Engineer, Central Ops & Systems
Docker
Staff Corporate Security Engineer
GitLab
Director, Strategic Partner Sales
Remote.com
Regional Sales Director, Public Sector - DoW
GitLab
Principal Solutions Architect (West Coast or Mountain)
Docker
Staff Data Scientist
DuckDuckGo
Principal Sales Engineer, US Public Sector (East Coast Preferred)
Docker
Staff Systems Engineer, IT
GitLab
Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience
Docker
Senior Director, Internal Audit
GitLab
Frequently asked questions
What counts as an async Lead/Principal job?
Every Lead/Principal role listed here is fully remote and asynchronous-first: you collaborate mostly in writing, meetings are kept to a minimum, and you're measured on outcomes rather than hours spent online.
Do these roles require set hours or a specific timezone?
Rarely. Async-first teams keep required real-time overlap low or zero, so you can do focused lead/principal work on the schedule that suits you and hand off written updates for teammates to pick up in their own hours.
Where can I apply from?
Each listing shows exactly which countries or regions it's open to — many are worldwide. You apply directly on the hiring company's careers site, which Working Async links you straight to.
How current is this list?
Openings are synced from async-first companies on a regular schedule and expired roles are removed automatically, so this reflects live lead/principal vacancies, newest first.
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