Your dream career
Beezwax develops custom solutions for a wide range of clients, building solutions for all kinds of information and business problems. We specialize in internal software tools, simplifying processes to make other people happier at their work. Every single day we get to apply and develop our technical skills in multiple problem domains.
Our team is largely based in the Bay Area, and partly geographically distributed. Wherever we are, we support each other closely with strong and frequent communication, and pair programming is encouraged.
We engage in robust, diligent code review that emphasizes testing, quality, and following best practices — we have some very technical clients who demand this of us, which is our good luck.
We are active in developer communities, both online and at events and conferences. And we have continuous, vibrant in-house discussion on best practices, continually supporting one another in improving our skills.
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Is engaging...
...with variety, clear tasks, freedom, and feedback.
We work with amazing clients — nonprofits, universities, giant corporations — creating solutions for all kinds of information and business problems.
Helps others
Beezwax specializes in the internal software tools that make others’ jobs easier. We simplify processes to make other people happier at their work.
You're good at
And you keep improving.
Beez contribute in all the ways they want and can. Beezwax is committed to employee growth, and provides conferences, seminars, and books, and encourages Beez to develop new ways to contribute.
Has supportive colleagues
As a highly distributed team, Beez require stronger-than-average communication skills. Active communication and prompt, meaningful feedback are the expectation and standard. In our engineering organization, code review is rich and pair programming is encouraged.
meets your needs
Not just financially. Beyond competitive compensation and benefits, Beezwax supports individualized schedules and remote work. We work with clients and have responsibilities to them, but when not meeting with clients, Beez work at the times and places that are most effective for themselves. As for job security, in 20 years of business, Beezwax has not laid a single employee off.
how do we do it?
At Beezwax, we fit our schedules to our needs, and unlike much of the industry, we pay hourly rather than salary. Many Beez choose to work a typical ~40 hour week. Others work closer to 20 or 30, and some regularly clock 60~80 hour weeks; your schedule is organized around your own situation.
We believe hourly compensation is more fair, and benefits like PTO are prorated against a typical 40 hour week: eg a Bee who averages 80 hours/week earns twice as much PTO as a Bee averaging 40.
We pay hourly not just to support individual and highly-flexible schedules, but also as a manifestation of our philosophical approach to work. This is not about scarcity; at Beezwax, we work when we want to, and not when we don’t. We don’t show up and clock in and out; we make a conscious choice that “now, I’m working.”
For a creative, effective, distributed team, this philosophy of intentional commitment is an important part of our work style and culture, as every Bee knows that every member of the team is fully engaged and present.
More about us
A diverse team leads to better decision-making and greater creativity, and we are committed to increasing diversity in the company and the industry. You'll find Beez coaching elementary school children for the Hour of Code, or helping launch a tech bootcamp for low-income women and non-binary adults. We are part of TechLadies, Lesbians Who Tech, BeVisible, a career site for Latinxs, and 42 USA, a tuition-free university.
Family is an important part of a Bee’s life. We love to share pictures of children and pets, bring our family to visit the office, and grow friendships with our fellow Beez. Work is just one aspect of our lives and we believe our time at work should make our lives better.
