Spade
What's It Like to Work at Spade?
What People Are Saying About Spade
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Autonomy: Roles are framed around “own the outcome,” with high ownership, significant scope, and employee input shaping policies and strategy. A lean, execution‑oriented approach gives individuals visibility to ship meaningful products.
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Team Support: The environment is portrayed as collaborative and low‑ego, with cross‑functional teams working closely and colleagues encouraged to lift each other up. In‑person collaboration “when it matters” complements a people‑first, intentionally inclusive culture.
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Benefits & Perks: Published offerings include comprehensive health coverage, paid parental leave, unlimited PTO, a 401(k), meaningful equity with early‑exercise and extended windows, and WFH/lunch stipends. A hybrid, dog‑friendly NYC HQ adds flexibility and day‑to‑day support.
Spade's Benefits
Company or teams have recognition rituals for individual work
Employee feedback used to shape policies and strategy
Encourages autonomy and ownership from employees
Established employee awards to honor work and contributions
Managers give public shoutouts and celebrate employee milestones
Provides modern technology across teams
Provides resources to build team camaraderie
Defined values and mission statements
Hosts in-person all-hands meetings
Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration
Policies promote a low-ego, team-driven culture
Promotes a people-first, social culture
Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities
