Mission

Our long-term mission is to bring clarity and control to the world’s most complex codebases.

Software affects everything and everyone, but only a small subset of the population is able to build software today. We want to give everyone the power to influence the world by making it so everyone codes.

Even pro devs find it too damn hard to build software because tools don’t understand the whole system. Every new dev tool seems to just add complexity rather than bring context and understanding of the whole system. We founded Sourcegraph on the idea that modern software development requires a deep understanding of code and the ability to manage complexity.

It will take a long time to achieve our mission. For now, we help pro devs code better and faster. By building tools for pro devs that simplify coding, we’re figuring out how to make it possible for everyone to build software in the future —and speeding up technological progress today. We will work toward our long-term mission by:

• Being universal and ingesting information from all dev tools. We gather the info devs care about most and we will always have the most and best contextual information about the whole system.
• Meeting devs in their preferred tools and workflows. We let everyone keep using their favorite tools, but find ways to tap the information that comes from them. We aren’t trying to reinvent the wheel so we leave the specialized workflows in the tools that built them.
• Building something every dev in an organization uses. We solve real problems that are faced many times a day by a broad spectrum of devs rather than solving niche problems faced infrequently only by a subset of devs. Unlike other dev tools, the magic of code search and AI can be felt by every dev in an organization.

Values

Customer love:

We put customers at the center of our decisions. We work backward from their real problems, earn trust through reliability and quality, and measure success by the value we deliver to them.

High agency:

We take ownership and act. We trust each other to operate with autonomy, initiative, and good judgment, especially in ambiguity. We think and act like owners of the company, move quickly, iterate, and stay optimistic in the face of challenges. High agency means doing what's needed to deliver for our customers and holding ourselves accountable for outcomes.

Win together:

We believe our best work happens when we support one another. We collaborate openly, help teammates succeed, and recognize that lasting impact comes from shared effort and shared wins.

Direct & transparent:

Our communication is direct, proactive, and transparent. We respect each other, trust in our ability to handle candid feedback, and disagree-and-commit when needed. Our transparent approach fosters a sense of teamwork and collaboration, making us stronger as a team and company.