Remote Tech Support Rep at Porkbun - US Only — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is remote-friendly but U.S.-based only — Porkbun explicitly requires applicants to be located in the USA and eligible for U.S. employment. This immediately rules out the classic digital nomad setup of working from Southeast Asia or Latin America on a tourist visa.
Schedule constraints are significant: Shifts are fixed at 9 AM–5 PM Pacific Time, either Saturday–Wednesday or Thursday–Monday. This means you're locked into a specific daily window, which severely limits flexibility across time zones. Working from the U.S. East Coast (UTC-5) is feasible, but working from Europe or Asia while maintaining these hours is impractical — 9 AM PT is 6 PM in Berlin and midnight in Bangkok.
Visa considerations: Since this role requires U.S. employment eligibility, valid work authorization (citizen, green card, or relevant work visa such as H-1B) is essential. Digital nomad visas in countries like Portugal or Costa Rica do not confer U.S. work eligibility and would not satisfy this requirement.
Cost of living vs. $40,000/year:
- Rural/mid-tier U.S. cities (e.g., Boise, Tulsa): This salary is livable, especially with benefits included.
- High cost-of-living U.S. cities (San Francisco, NYC): $40K is tight and would require careful budgeting.
Bottom line: this is a U.S.-only, fixed-schedule role. It suits someone who wants full remote flexibility within the U.S., not a location-independent nomadic lifestyle.
Headquarters: Oregon, USA
URL: https://porkbun.com
Live Technical Support Representative — Full-Time — $40,000/year + Benefits (Sat–Sun required) | Remote, U.S.-based
It's time to hire another amazing individual again. You could be the pick of the litter! Are you a resourceful problem solver who loves delivering top-notch customer service? Can you provide amazing and personalized phone support? If you're good at diagnosing technical issues, enjoy helping customers, and can deliver a mind-blowing experience via phone, chat, and email support, then please apply!
Porkbun is a fully remote domain name registrar. We're looking to add multiple U.S.-based, full-time Technical Support Representatives. Applicants must be based in the USA and eligible for employment.
From .com to .pizza to .plumbing, Porkbun sells more than 500 domain extensions directly to consumers. Our no-nonsense interface and super-affordable prices mean we're adding new customers at a fantastic rate. We have become the go-to registrar for tech-savvy individuals such as developers. At the same time, bargain-hunters are thrilled to learn that we offer incredible support despite our industry-low prices.
We think Porkbun.com is the best registrar in the world, and if you check out our TrustPilot reviews, you'll see that's not just our own bias talking. But even the easiest-to-use interface can't solve every customer problem.
Typical issues:
- "How do I connect my domain to Shopify?"
- "How do I transfer my domain to Porkbun?"
- "My website isn't working."
- "How do I purchase WordPress hosting?"
- "Why didn't my payment go through?"
- "How do I connect my hosted email to Outlook?"
- "Why is your company named Porkbun?"
Experience — professional or personal — with domains, hosting, and DNS is required, or, absent that, very strong experience in live technical support. We are looking for someone with proven technical and diagnostic ability who loves learning new things. Live support experience that spans multiple modes of support, such as email, chat, and phone, is valued.
Important skills:
- You can provide amazing live support via phone and chat, even in the face of customer stress, tantrums, and disasters of their own making (and sometimes ours)
- You can write emails with a professional tone
- You love the feeling of making a customer happy
- You're an excellent problem solver
- You have at least two years of tech support experience, either at an internal help desk or customer-facing position
- Experience with domains, DNS, or hosting
- You have a steady internet connection and a quiet room to work from
- You work efficiently in a remote work environment
- You are perfectly fine with horrible hilarious puns
Compensation: Starting pay: $40,000/year + benefits. Applicants with multiple years of professional experience at a domain registrar or hosting company may be eligible for a higher starting salary.
This position offers full medical, dental, and vision benefits (single), starting after 90 days. Optional spouse or family medical receives a 50% employer contribution. A Simple IRA plan with a matching 3% company contribution is available after the first year.
Available Shifts (all times Pacific):
- Saturday – Wednesday, 9 AM – 5 PM Pacific Time
- Thursday – Monday, 9 AM – 5 PM Pacific Time
We believe that to do your job well, you need to take paid breaks — all 8-hour shifts include a total of one hour of paid breaks.
Our hiring process: We run a three-round interview process. Your interview process is run by the role's direct manager and culminates in an interview with our CEO. Before round 1, you'll need two professional references, including at least one direct manager. We don't contact them until after round 3, but having them ready is required to move forward. After round 3, as we check your references, we invite you to check ours — you can choose to interview any current Porkbun employee.
How to apply: Please follow the instructions below EXACTLY — failure to do so means we will filter out your application.
- Attach your resume and cover letter as two separate .pdf documents
- Use the subject line: "Technical Support Representative"
- Begin your email body by copying, pasting, and responding to the qualifying questions below. If you answer NO to any question, you are not eligible for the role:
- Are you based in the USA and eligible for employment (Yes/No)?
- Do you have two or more years of live technical support experience, or experience with domains, DNS, or hosting (Yes/No)?
- Are you available and interested in working both Saturday and Sunday (Yes/No)?
- Feel free to add other relevant, brief content after your qualifying answers
- Send the email with attachments to [email protected]
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