Related: see "Equality of opportunity"

The purpose of this Code is to promote responsible and ethical conduct in the way we run our business. We want this Code to help you respond to common ethical dilemmas and avoid pitfalls.

Who does this Code apply to?

Every teammate, consultant, contractor, and supplier is required to read, become familiar with, and follow our Code of Conduct.

Our pledge

We pledge to make participation in our company, our projects, and our community an open, welcoming, and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of ability, age, body size, skin color, culture, education, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, immigration status, level of experience, mental and physical ability, nationality, personal appearance, political beliefs, race, relationship or family status, religion, sex, sexual identity and orientation, or socio-economic status.

We care about the safety and comfort of everyone in our community, including colleagues, contributors, and users.

Team member philosophy

If you work at Sourcegraph or participate in our projects and community, you are important to us. If for any reason you don't feel that, please let us know.

Your ultimate success with Sourcegraph will be a function of your personal agency and the environment we create as a team. We want that environment to set you up for success and enable you to thrive while realizing your professional goals and dreams.

Our mission is to enable everyone to unlock the value of code. For us, that means first helping those who code for a living understand the world of code in which they work. Ultimately, it means making the universe of code accessible to billions of people, most of whom currently cannot partake in the code economy. We believe the ability to make a living from code should be available to all.

We live these values within our own organization: We welcome people from a diverse set of backgrounds, and we want every teammate to grow and flourish at Sourcegraph. We believe that a team with a diverse set of viewpoints and experiences united by our common cause will give us the best chance of realizing our mission.

Our standards

We encourage you to:

• Be welcoming. Our communities and teams welcome and support people of all backgrounds and identities.
• Be respectful. We are a worldwide community of professionals, and we conduct ourselves as such. Disagreement is no excuse for poor behavior. Unacceptable behavior includes, but is not limited to:
  • Aggressive threats or language.
  • Discriminatory or derogatory jokes and language.
  • Posting sexually explicit or violent material.
  • Trolling.
  • Posting, or threatening to post, people's personally identifying information ("doxing").
  • Insults, especially those using discriminatory terms or slurs.
  • Behavior that could be perceived as unwanted sexual attention or advances.
  • Public or private harassment.
  • Advocating for or encouraging any of the above behaviors.
• Be friendly and patient. Remember you might not be communicating in someone else's primary spoken or programming language, and others may not have your level of understanding.
• Understand disagreements. Disagreements, both social and technical, are useful learning opportunities. Seek to understand other viewpoints, and resolve differences constructively.
• Be comfortable debating ideas, and keep debates focused on the topic at hand and the concrete actions that will be taken as an outcome of the discussion.
• Be forgiving in your advice, and careful and precise with the things you produce.