Spade
What's It Like to Work at Spade?
What People Are Saying About Spade
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Autonomy: A lean team emphasizes ownership and taking responsibility for outcomes, with employees influencing products and processes beyond narrowly defined roles. The environment is described as low-bureaucracy and encourages cross-functional problem-solving.
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Team Support: Colleagues are portrayed as supportive and low-ego, with ideas and feedback welcomed across levels and departments. This creates a collaborative, inclusive atmosphere where people help one another.
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Benefits & Perks: Advertised offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k), unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, meaningful equity with early exercise and extended windows, a home-office stipend, a lunch stipend, and a dog-friendly hybrid NYC office. Remote options for certain roles add flexibility.
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
