
Best Work-From-Home Companies 2019
14 Companies Offering Flexibility Without Skimping on Professional Development, Compensation, or Benefits
At one of my previous companies, I was part of a four person team where three of us worked from the office, and the fourth worked from home. Initially, I was envious of my work-from-home colleague. I pictured her lounging in her PJs all day, while I literally sat next to my boss, wondering whether he'd see me (or care) if I checked Facebook.
My envy quickly dissipated, however, when we started having more team meetings where engagement and participation were crucial.
When we had meetings, my work-from-home co-worker connected via Skype. Her head would float above us on a large TV screen, a reminder that we did indeed have a fourth team member. As she sat in her living room, watching miniature versions of the three of us laughing and tossing ideas around an over-sized conference table, she was more of a spectator than a participant. Unable to hear anyone who was more than a foot away from the mic, she often had to ask us to repeat what we'd said. Her own responses invariably came in delayed, or choppy.
***
The moral of the story? Not all companies offering work-from-home roles are created equal. The added flexibility may sound like a blessing, but if the company isn't fully remote, or at the very least, experienced in and committed to supporting remote workers, you may end up feeling like my colleague - left out and overlooked.
Some of the companies below have fully remote teams, and others have a mix of work-from-home and in-office roles. Those in the latter category all have tried and true strategies for ensuring the old cliche "out of sight out of mind" doesn't apply to their remote workers. Most importantly, all 14 of these companies have roles that offer flexibility without skimping on professional development, compensation, or benefits.
Check out our best work at home companies below!
1. Zapier (Fully Remote Team)
What They Do
- Zapier helps people across the world automate the boring and tedious parts of their job by helping everyone connect the web applications they already use and love.
Why We Like Them
Their team is the essence of remote work - living and working across 15+ countries. They meet as a team during annual retreats and discuss everything from their hiring process to team dynamics to combatting unintentional bias. You can read more about their diversity and inclusion efforts here. Plus, they offer:
- Competitive salary (they don't use remote as an excuse to pay less!)
- Profit sharing
- 2 annual company retreats to awesome places
- 14 weeks paid leave for new parents
- Unlimited vacation policy (2 weeks REQUIRED!)
Who They're Looking For
2. Dell (Mixture of Work-From-Home and In-Office Roles)
What They Do
- Dell empowers countries, communities, customers, and people everywhere to use technology to realize their dreams. Customers trust Dell to deliver technology solutions that help them do and achieve more, whether they're at home, work, school, or anywhere in their world.
Why We Like Them
Dell's commitment to flexible work began in 2009, and since then they've proven that they trust their employees to handle how and where they work by giving them the autonomy to choose and the support to succeed. And they're dedicated to diversity and inclusion, participating in unconscious bias training and implementing a neurodiversity hiring program (just to highlight a couple of their commitments). Plus, they offer:
- Adoption assistance
- Caregiver support
- Parental leave
Who They're Looking For
- Everything from Software Engineers to Program Managers (see all their work-from-home jobs here.)
3. DuckDuckGo (Fully Remote Team)
What They Do
- They're a mission driven organization working towards creating the world's most trusted search engine
Why We Like Them
They are a remote-first organization offering...
- Flexible work schedules
- Co-working office reimbursements
- A generous vacation policy (their CEO took 5 weeks last year!)
- Annual company and team meet-ups
- Equal and transparent salaries
4. Avaaz (Fully Remote Team)
What They Do
- Avaaz empowers millions of people from all walks of life to take action on pressing global, regional and national issues, from corruption and poverty to conflict and climate change.
Why We Like Them
Our cofounder Milena Berry used to be Avaaz's CTO -- she can vouch first-hand for how inclusive and multi-lingual (17 languages and counting!) they are. Plus, they offer:
- Sustainable salaries
- Excellent work-life balance
Who They're Looking For
5. Intuit (Mixture of Work-From-Home and In-Office Roles)
What They Do
- Intuit powers prosperity across the world with their flagship products - TurboTax, QuickBooks, and Mint.
Why We Like Them
Women make up 29% of Intuit's global tech workforce (putting them ahead of the industry norm), but their goal is full gender parity. In their words, "Diversity and inclusion isn't just something we do. It's part of who we are." In addition to flexible work arrangements, they offer:
- Medical and life insurance
- Fitness incentives
- Caring for kids programs
Who They're Looking For
6. Blockstack (Mixture of Work-From-Home and In-Office Roles)
What They Do
- Blockstack is a decentralized computing platform. It's the easiest way to build decentralized apps that can scale.
Why We Like Them
Their flexible work culture isn't limited to work-from-home roles. They encourage employees to work when it's best for them. Plus, they offer:
- Premium healthcare
- A positive work culture centered on humility, ownership, and collaboration
Who They're Looking For
7. YouCanBookMe (Fully Remote Team)
What They Do
- YouCanBookMe is one of the fastest growing scheduling tools in the world
Why We Like Them
They're a fully remote company that values transparency, choosing to share all salary and revenue info (see ya later, pay gap!). They don't want their employees to feel overworked, stressed out, or boxed in by an office. To do that, they offer:
- Private health and dental insurance
- 25-30 days of PTO
- Profit sharing after 2 years
Who They're Looking For
8. Logikcull (Mixture of Work-From-Home and In-Office Roles)
What They Do
- Logikcull's secure, cloud-based solution helps law firms and organizations of all sizes solve the expensive, complex, and risky challenges associated with eDiscovery, internal investigations, and open records response.
Why We Like Them
They've fully embraced a remote-work culture and their development team is located across the US, UK, and Canada. Plus, they offer:
- 99% healthcare coverage (for employees and their dependents)
- $250 fringe benefit that is automatically added to employees' paychecks each month
- Open vacations
- All remote employees get $56/week to buy lunch!
- Paid parental leave
Who They're Looking For
9. Help Scout (Fully Remote Team)
- Help Scout empowers support teams to put customers first
Why We Like Them
They're a remote-first company with about 50 people in 32 cities all over the world. Their team members have diverse backgrounds and are united by an enthusiasm for great products and delightful customer experiences. Plus, they offer:
- Paid parental leave, including adoption
- Flexible vacation
- Personal development stipend
- International benefit stipend
Who They're Looking For
- Java Engineer, Sales Manager, and More!
10. Karat (Flexible - Work from wherever you like, or from their Seattle headquarters)
What They Do
- Karat is on a mission to engineer a better technical interview, and assess the world's talent.
Why We Like Them
Part of their mission is to remove bias from the hiring process. Plus, they want you to work from wherever you work best and will pay for the equipment you need to make that a reality. They also offer:
- Meaningful equity
- 100% coverage for health, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited time off
Who They're Looking For
11. Manifold (Mixture of Work-From-Home and In-Office Roles)
What They Do
- Their marketplace connects applications, wherever they are hosted, to independent cloud services made by developers who care.
Why We Like Them
A self-described "remote-reliant" team, they know how to communicate across borders and help remote workers do their best work by providing generous home-office allowances + a laptop and large monitor. They also offer:
- Flexible working hours
- 15 days of vacation during your first year
- PLUS the whole company takes the last week of the year off
- $2,000 professional development allowance
Sound good? See what Nicole - one of Manifold's front-end engineers who was hired off of PowerToFly - has to say!
Who They're Looking For
12. RebelMouse (Fully Remote Team)
What They Do
- RebelMouse is a revolutionary new all-in-one platform for supercharging content, growing audiences and building loyal and lasting communities.
Why We Like Them
RebelMouse's leadership takes flexibility and diversity seriously. Their founder and CEO, Andrea Breanna, is gender fluid and sets the tone to provide a safe, positive, and loving environment.
Who They're Looking For
13. Paylocity (Mixture of Work-From-Home and In-Office Roles)
What They Do
- Paylocity provides cloud-based payroll and human capital management (HCM) software solutions.
Why We Like Them
They have a "talent anywhere" philosophy and over 60% of their Tech workforce is remote. They have all of the tools necessary to be successful working from the office (even office workers work from home twice a week) or working from home. Plus, they offer:
- Paid parental leave
- Training budget for ongoing learning
Who They're Looking For
14. Mastercard (Flexibility to work from home in certain roles)
What They Do
- Mastercard operates the world's fastest payment processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories.
Why We Like Them
Unlike many of their finance peers, Mastercard offers significant work-from-home flexibility, and nearly 50% of their workforce is allowed to work from home. And they take pride in fostering an inclusive environment. Plus, they offer:
- Paid Parental Leave (Up To 8 Weeks In The U.S.)
- Adoption Assistance
- Family Care Resources
- Financial Wellness Programs
- Transgender Surgery For U.S. Medical Plans
- Financial Assistance for Education
Who They're Looking For
--
P.S. PowerToFly is also fully remote, and we're hiring! We think we're pretty great, but we're not quite narcissistic enough to include ourselves on our own "best companies" list ;)
And for a full list of our remote hiring partners, check out our remote job board.
What do you think? Do you work for a great fully-remote or flexible company that we missed? Let us know!
- Network with top executives even if you aren't looking for a new role
- First look at flexible, work-from-home, in-office roles
- Join live chats led by expert women in your field and beyond
- Best Work-From-Home Companies 2019 - PowerToFly Blog ›
- Best Work From Home Jobs 2020 - PowerToFly Blog ›
- Best Work From Home Jobs 2021 - PowerToFly Blog ›
- Best Work-From-Home Companies 2020 - PowerToFly Blog ›
- Benefits for Remote Workers That Every Company Should Offer - PowerToFly Blog ›
- Best Work-From-Home Companies 2019 - PowerToFly Blog ›
5 Networking Tips to Score a Remote Job
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of workers have turned to remote work. Before the pandemic in 2019, 22% of employers offered at least some remote work. Now in 2022, that percentage nearly doubled to 40%. The shift to remote work has become beneficial for me and many of my friends who are recent college grads starting their careers. It’s allowed us to dictate our own time and save money from commuting, spend more time with loved ones at home, and have the flexibility to travel and build connections from anywhere. Remote working has also changed how people network for jobs. We have more options now.
Since remote networking is so new, it can be challenging to understand how to do it effectively. Read on to learn my top tips for networking for a remote job.
1. Connect with your high school or college.
The schools you went to want to see you succeed! Connect with old professors, classmates, or alumni on social platforms like PowerToFly or LinkedIn. You can find connections through sports teams, clubs, or topics of interest that will help you build stronger relationships. Don’t be afraid to ask them for advice, mentorship, or even introductions.
2. Join a class!
Have you ever had a hobby that you never had the chance to pursue? Coding? Running? Painting? It’s never too late to learn something new. Plus, spending time doing what you love will introduce you to other people who love the same thing. Not only will this help expand your social circle, it can also help your career! Once you feel comfortable, talk to your classmates about your work, and ask them about theirs. The perk of classes like these is that you will build relationships with people from all different career backgrounds which will help you determine your career path, especially if you are looking for a mid-career pivot.
3. Register for the Early Career Summit.
My friends and I are very excited to join PowerToFly’s Early Career Summit this fall to meet the inspiring founders and CEOs of incredibly impactful companies. This is a great opportunity to get useful tips and learn about different perspectives, professions, and topics that you may be interested in.
4. Attend a virtual job fair and connect with leaders who inspire you.
Job fairs are great for meeting people who can be helpful because everyone attending is there to network! Job fairs at PowerToFly are a great place to meet hiring managers and recruiters from our sponsoring companies. If you come prepared with a resume it is an opportunity to make a great first impression with a company. After the virtual job fair, remember to connect with the people who stuck out to you and introduce yourself on PowerToFly or LinkedIn. Make sure to tell the recruiter who you are, and highlight what stood out to you about their talk.
5. Offer to help.
People really value your help (when it‘s needed). If you know someone in your network looking to hire a web designer and you know a great place to find one, don’t be afraid to make the connection! If you see a job opening that would be great for someone in your network, let them know! Helping people in this way will help build your trust and credibility.
Remote networking has its differences from in-person networking, but it has never been easier to have access to social platforms that can help create connections. It will take some creativity and hard work, but once you have the appropriate mindset the options are endless.
Careers in Web Development: Which One's For You?
We all have our favorite websites– the ones we frequent, bookmark, and recommend to others. You might even enjoy some website features so much that you’ve found yourself wondering why they aren’t more popular. Or maybe you’ve experienced times where you were frustrated with a website and wished you could add features or even design your own!
If you’ve ever found yourself intrigued at the prospect of designing and developing your own websites, then a career as a web developer might be just for you!
As a web developer you would be responsible for coding, designing, optimizing, and maintaining websites. Today, there are over 1.7 billion websites in the world and, in turn, the demand for web developers is on the rise. In order to figure out what kind of web development work best suits you let’s start with an introduction to the three main roles in web development that you can choose from.
The Three Types of Web Development Jobs
Front-End Web Development: The Creative Side
Think of front-end development as the décor of a house. The color scheme, furniture, manicured lawns, and overall aesthetic. In terms of a website, front-end development is laser-focused on the appearance of a website and its presentation on different devices. If you’re considering a role in front-end development, it’s important to learn programming languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. These three languages go hand-in-hand. HTML allows you to create user interface elements, CSS helps you with stylistic elements, and JavaScript allows you to incorporate online tools and connect your website to back-end functions.
In addition to programming skills, front-end developers need to be detail oriented, creative, willing to keep up with the latest trends in web development, cyber security conscious, and geared toward user-friendly designs. The median salary for a front-end developer can reach well into the $90,000 to $100,000 range.
Back-End Web Development: The Logical Counterpart
While a house can be beautifully decorated, it’s incomplete without a solid foundation and efficient infrastructure. Similarly, a well-designed website depends on logical and functional code to power the features of that website. Back-end web development is code-heavy and focused on the specifics of how a website works. If you enjoy the analytical challenge of creating the behind-the-scenes code that powers a website, then back-end development is for you.
Since this role is more code-heavy, it’s important that you learn numerous programming languages and understand algorithms and data structures. Some languages that are essential to back-end development are Ruby, Python, SQL, and JavaScript. Back-end developers also ensure that users can successfully retrieve and access data. This requires creating and using APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) which act as messengers that relay data related requests. Additionally, developing the code for the inner workings of a website also requires back-end developers to be conscious of the user interface features designed by front-end developers and to internally mitigate potential security risks. Due to the increased technical aspect of this position, back-end developers normally earn higher salaries than front-end developers. The average median salary for this role is around $118,000 per year.
Full-Stack Web Development: A Little Bit of Everything
A full-stack developer is essentially the Jack (or Jill)-of-all-trades in web development. Full-stack developers need to be knowledgeable about both front-end and back-end roles. This does not necessarily imply that you would need to be an expert in both roles, but you should fully understand the different applications and synergies they each imply. In order to work in this position, you will need to know the programming languages used by front-end and back-end developers. In addition to these languages, full-stack developers also specialize in databases, storage, HTTP, REST, and web architecture.
Full-stack developers are often required to act as liaisons between front-end and back-end developers. Full-stack developers need to be both problem solvers and great communicators. The end goal for a full-stack developer is to ensure that the user’s experience is seamless, both on the front-end and on the back-end. In return, you can expect to earn a median salary of $100,000 – $115,000 a year for this role.
Taking the Next Step
Web development is both in-demand and lucrative! All three roles described above contribute to specific aspects of web development and the scope of each one can be customized to the industries and positions you feel best suit you. Regardless of which role you choose, all of them need a foundation in programming.
To gain the programming skills needed in each role, you can enroll in courses or learn independently. Coding bootcamps are a great way to boost your skillset quickly and efficiently.
Click here for some of our highly rated programming bootcamp options! Make sure to check out the discounts available to PowerToFly members.
Engineering Teams Are Growing At CallRail! Join Them!
💎 Are CallRail's engineering teams the right fit for you? Watch the video to the end to find out!
📼 Engineering teams at CallRail encourage collaboration, communication, and empathy. Ayana Reddick, Senior Software Engineer at CallRail, shares what they are looking for in candidates and tells you why you’ll thrive there.
📼Engineering teams want candidates who have a growth mindset, love to learn, and are really good at communication. They also value team members who are excited about solving problems and working collaboratively. If you think you have what it takes, don't hesitate to apply.
📼At CallRail, engineering teams use Ruby on Rails for their backend, Angular on their frontend, and PostgreSQL for persistent data. They also use Jira for creating and tracking tickets, GitHub for their version control, and AWS for many cloud tools. Get familiar with these resources if you want to join them!
Engineering Teams And Diversity - Company’s Culture
CallRail seeks to hire from underrepresented groups. They pride themselves in selecting from a pool of very diverse candidates. They value the work that people do over their resumes. They encourage people to take their authentic selves to work. And they strive to create a supportive and welcoming environment. For this, they have Employee Resource Groups, that give voice to, provide safe spaces for, and educate the company at large. Some of their ERGs include the Rainbow Coalition, Black and Brown, Women Circle, and more.
🧑💼 Are you interested in joining CallRail? They have open positions! To learn more, click here.
Get to Know Ayana Reddick
If you are interested in a career at CallRail, you can connect with Ayana on LinkedIn. Don’t forget to mention this video!
More About CallRail
CallRail is here to bring complete visibility to the marketers who rely on quality inbound leads to measure success. Their customers live in a results-driven world, and giving them a clear view of their digital marketing efforts is the priority for CallRail. They see the opportunities in surfacing and connecting data from calls, forms, and beyond—helping their customers get to better outcomes.
Ashlee Bobb on Taking Advantage of Nike’s Financial Literacy Program
Below is an article originally published in April 2022 on Nike’s LinkedIn. Visit Nike's company page on PowerToFly to see their open positions and learn more.
“In my early twenties, I wasn’t the best at saving money. So, when I got the job at Nike and found out a financial coach was offered to me — for free! — I thought, ‘It’s time to be an adult. I should use this service to help me learn how to buy stock, tell me what I’m doing right with my money and where I can improve.’”
That’s Ashlee Bobb, Nike Media and Influencer Relations Manager, on the free, unlimited access to financial coaching offered to every U.S. Nike employee through EY Navigate™. EY coaches are trained on Nike’s benefits and programs, so Ashlee was able to work with her coach on a budget and savings plan utilizing Nike’s 401k match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan – all in one 45-minute session. She left the meeting feeling confident about what her next paycheck would look like and how her money would work for her.
“The EY coaches are really willing to come on the journey with you,” Bobb says, adding that hers was willing to work with the fact that, hey, she’s not going to give up take out, but still wants to save for the future. “The cool thing is I can see how this financial guidance could help me down the road when I decide to get married, buy a house, have a kid. Every Nike employee should take advantage.”
Sound like the kind of company you want to be a part of? Check out our open roles on jobs.nike.com