5 Awesome Companies for Techies Who Want to Work Remotely

October 12, 2015 | By | 10 Replies More

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If you’re wondering where you can work remotely and put your IT skills to use, check out these companies where working from home is encouraged.

 

What most influences your decision to work for a particular company? Is it the amount of money it offers or the level of autonomy? Is family-like atmosphere important to you? Perhaps continuous career advancement and opportunities for personal growth are your deciding factors. How essential to you is it that a firm be independently owned and not accountable to investors? And what about other considerations such as working remotely, from anywhere you want?

 

Most successful companies know there’s a strong connection between well-cared-for employees and happy customers. After all, content employees will enjoy delighting their customers. Flexible work options are another element of progressive companies. Employers there focus on the quality of their employees’ work and worry less about where the work is being performed.

 

With these thoughts, I pulled a few names from the top of my IT/Computer companies that have developer jobs and software engineer jobs, and sent them each this simple question: “What makes you so great?”  I knew they allowed their people to work remotely  (that’s how they made it to my list in the first place); but I wanted to know what else made them good companies to work for.

 

So, in their own words, here’s why you might want to work for one of them.

 

 

 

 

Automattic

Lori McLeese, Automattic’s HR Lead

“We hire people who are passionate about their roles – developing elegant code, engineering happiness for our users, designing beautiful applications, or supporting operations in a company that’s being run like no other one we’ve worked at. We set up people to be successful.

 

“When an employee first joins, we help them create an ergonomically correct home office – desk, chair, computer, monitor – and train them to engineer happiness (provide customer support) for their first three weeks on the job. That’s an experience everyone at the company, regardless of position, does, and it gives each person working here a better understanding of both our product and our customers.

 

“We value personal interactions as much as professional ones; we converse on internal blogs about games, fitness, books, music, animals, travel, etc. We attend an all company meetup once a year (past locations have included Park City, UT; San Francisco, CA; Budapest, Hungary; Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, among others), and team meetups several times a year where we brainstorm, launch projects, and bond over activities such as go-karting, cooking classes, late night board games, and surfing.

 

 

“We encourage Automatticians to develop their skills – every employee has access to a Code School account and we encourage folks to speak at WordCamps and industry events. We realize that as individuals, we have preferred ways/hours of working and encourage each Automattician to find that flexible schedule that works best for them. We have an open vacation policy and ask employees to take the time off that they need. We have a similar maternity/paternity policy – are you or your spouse or significant other expecting a new addition to your family, either through birth or adoption? Great! Take the time off that you need to bond with your new family member. We place a high degree of trust and autonomy – we hire hard working, smart people, and expect them to do a great job.”

 

Check out their software engineer jobs and more at http://automattic.com/work-with-us/

 

 

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a2 hosting

 

 

 

A2Hosting

Brad Litwin, Marketing Manager

“One of the best aspects of working for A2 Hosting is that it’s independently owned. We don’t have to focus on making stockholders happy. Instead, we can focus our efforts on creating products and services that best fit the needs of our customers. We’re able to spend time developing high speed hosting products that fit our core values.

 

 

“Also, one of the factors in our discussions on how to generate additional revenue is the importance of taking care of A2 Hosting employees and being able to give appropriate raises and bonuses when they are earned.”

 

Check out their developer jobs and software engineer jobs at https://www.a2hosting.com/about/careers

 

 

 

Accella

Samuel Allen,  Marketing Specialist

“At Accella, telecommuting allows our development team to split their time equally between work responsibilities and their personal lives. Additionally, by not having to drive back and forth to the office every day, we feel that our team members can work more efficiently and creatively on the diverse array of projects that we handle. This means that everyone involved in the development process – coders and clients alike – come away feeling proud of the final product.”

 

 

 

Check out their developer jobs at http://www.accella.net/careers/

 

 

AggData.com

Victor Cammas, VP Sales & Marketing

“AggData is a retail location data company with a love of accuracy and reliability. This accuracy and reliability is fostered by the enthusiastic and hard working individuals hired on by AggData.

 

 

 

“Everyone at AggData is approachable and wants to help each other and the company succeed. A positive, flexible, and family friendly atmosphere makes AggData a great company to work for.”

 

 

Check out their careers at http://www.aggdata.com/about/careers

 

 

See also: 6 Artsy Companies for Work from Home Creatives

 

 

Aha!

Brian de Haaff, Founder & CEO

“We want our employees to be happy and work from anywhere in the US. Not many companies can say that.

 

“I believe that we have entered a new era where those who can process and respond to the rapid flow of information will be most rewarded — no matter their title or role. Rapid response and adaptability are now the most important skills for job and organizational success. These skills are at the core of The Responsive Method that drives us forward each day.

 

 

 

“At Aha! (visual roadmap software for product managers) we are changing the way companies innovate and create software. We seem to have touched a nerve as over 30,000 people at the world’s best known software and technology companies trust us every day to build brilliant product strategy and visual roadmaps. We are growing really fast and are profitable, due in large part to how responsive we are to our customers and team members. This is why folks who want to work on what matters chose Aha!”

 

Check out their software engineering jobs and more at http://www.aha.io/company/careers

 

 

So there you have it: Five innovative companies serving customers through their most valuable resource: their team.

 

Your turn: Would you like to work for any of these companies? If so, why?

 


Are you interested in working from home for other elite tech companies, but don’t know where to find them? Learn how to find telecommuting jobs with RemoteWork Source!

 

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Pamela La Gioia is a resume writer and LinkedIn profile expert. She is also a pioneer in remote work, and has been researching and writing about remote work since the early 1990's. You can follow her on LinkedIn, for resume tips, LinkedIn insight, and general career help.

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  1. richasachdevaa says:

    Hi,

    Do you hire people from India to work remotely.?

  2. Hi Pam. Thanks for posting this. I’ve been making a list. I hope to speak with you sometime. The state of West Virginia is in a state of emergency as we switch from coal dominated industries to an innovative economy. There is alot of challenges. One is what do we do with out of work coal miners, and another is how to attract good talent to West Virginia. This is where we see telecommuting can work. I myself was a telecommuter until a recent lay off. I got involved because telecommuting allowed me to stay at home with my dad who has dementia, meanwhile continuing my career as a tech writer. I believe in this mode of work so passionately. I’d love to know your thoughts and ideas on how we could design a state specific telecommuting model that would bring people in to West Virginia somehow, with incentives and keep people here with training. If you get a chance email me at jamies.rutherford@gmail.com 🙂

  3. Hmm it seems like your website ate my first comment (it was extremely long)
    so I guess I’ll just sum it up what I had written and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog.
    I too am an aspiring blog writer but I’m still new to the whole thing.

    Do you have any tips for inexperienced blog writers? I’d certainly appreciate it.

  4. pamela mcgaughey says:

    I have been looking for a telecommuting job from home for over a year. All I have found until today are scams. I need surgery soon so the timing is gold. I pray your company can help me.Everything I have read today sounds so positive. I can’t wait to get involved.

    • Hi Pamela,
      I’m glad this article was helpful to you! I’d love to know if you applied to any of these companies.
      I also hope your surgery goes well.
      Take care,
      Pamela

  5. Keith Brown says:

    Great article Pamela, and appreciate you including Aha! in your list of remote companies. We’ve been humbled by the growth and now serve more than 30,000 users at many of the best known web and tech companies. I would encourage anyone interested to check out our current openings on our careers page at http://www.aha.io

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