January

HQ
New York
Total Offices: 2
111 Total Employees
57 Product + Tech Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What's It Like to Work at January?

January Employee Reviews

A bunch of folks on the team are into creative activities outside of work (e.g. painting, archery, candle making, painting rocks, etc.). We have a painting and photos the team made hanging up in the office!
Sam
Sam, Staff Product Manager
Sam, Staff Product Manager

What People Are Saying About January

  • Mission & Purpose: The work is framed as bringing humanity and empathy to consumer finance and building an autonomous, compliant collections platform. Consumer trust, compliant operations, and better borrower experiences are emphasized as core goals.
  • Team Support: Colleagues are often described as thoughtful, kind, talented, and supportive, with leadership that ensures people feel heard. Collaboration, frequent feedback, and visible recognition rituals reinforce a sense of belonging and accountability.
  • Benefits & Perks: A hybrid policy, unlimited PTO, equity, learning and development stipends, comprehensive health coverage, commuter benefits, gym reimbursement, and a pet‑friendly NYC office are offered. Flexible schedules, generous parental leave, 401(k)/HSA support, and home‑office stipends for remote employees are also highlighted.

January's Awards

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January's Benefits

Established employee awards to honor work and contributions

Quarterly engagement surveys to gauge employee satisfaction

Promote from within

Provides customized development tracks

Engineering team utilizes pair programming

Hosts in-person all-hands meetings

Implements team-based strategic planning

Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration

Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities

Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility

Offers a remote work program

We offer in-office, hybrid, and remote work opportunities (contact center).

Utilizes a flexible work schedule

We work asynchronously to accommodate different time zones and work/life balance. We do operate on a 5 day a week model, we do not set specific working hours (excluding our contact center).

Utilizes a hybrid work model