Hiring Fit

Purpose

This helps us screen for people who enjoy working this way.

Scope

Define what we’d like to offer our employees, compared with their other options.

Notes on Our Hiring

• Countable does not take into account race and gender in hiring decisions or salary offers. Hiring should be done as if these attributes are not known at the time of offer.
• We use this Job Postings.
• We try to be always hiring, in order to snap up the right person if they come along at any time.

Factors

• First of all, we value diversity, and that means not everyone will fit the description below. They are general guidelines of who will succeed with us, not strict requirements.
• You have a bias for action, and prefer experimentation and prototyping over planning.
• You’re a good reader and writer of English, and enjoy writing.
• You’re willing to push yourself and your team mates to reach the top of your field and make an impact.
• You want to work closely with customers, understand them, make their pains highly visible to the team in feedback loops, and solve real problems for people you can talk to.
• You like learning and teaching. This is one of the most rewarding parts of our job, every team member should do both.
• Be part of our mission to make creation on the web easier and better.
• If you’re a developer, you like Python, Javascript and Postgres.
• You like freelancing but may want more stability, and to be part of a team who deal with the non-technical aspects of freelancing for you.
• You want more autonomy than most other jobs, by pursuing a goal rather than specific tasks.
• You want the opportunity and expectation to improve your own workplace, and to automate away the boring parts of our work.
• You want flexible working hours.
• You want to be able to work remotely from anywhere you choose, (flexible location).
• You want exposure to a variety of projects, and a variety of skills (cross-functional overlap)
• You want to be paid a fair wage while learning to contribute, and a chance to be compensated generously in proportion to your contribution.
• You have the discipline to work remotely.
• You are a good communicator.