New York may have recently been ranked as the number two U.S. city in terms of tech performance, but if the first part of our featured NYC companies indicated anything, it’s that the organizations that call the Big Apple home continue to showcase why they refuse to be anything but first-rate.
In this second edition of our top featured tech series, the following seven companies are continuing to stand out thanks to their groundbreaking products, dedication to employee wellness through impressive benefits packages, and fostering cultures that are as much creative as they are supportive. Curious if your skills might be a good fit for one of these growing teams? Take a look below.
What they do: StrongArm Technologies offers a machine learning platform and IoT devices that measure and analyze risk factors of industrial workers on the job to prevent musculoskeletal injuries.
Projects with a purpose: “Our engineers come to work excited to build systems that process terabytes of data from many thousands of IoT devices around the world in service of a mission that we feel passionate about: protecting frontline workers in the midst of a global pandemic,” Executive Director of Engineering Jesse Goodall previously told Built In. “The software we write helps keep tens of thousands of industrial athletes be safer on the job. While the mission is fulfilling, it isn’t easy to accomplish, especially when working remotely ourselves. We have grown by looking for and nurturing key traits among our team members.”
Current openings: StrongArm has a variety of opportunities for job seekers, including production manager, senior data engineer, IT manager, senior full stack software engineer, junior visual designer and more.
What they do: Forbes Cloud 100 company Yotpo is an e-commerce marketing platform that helps companies accelerate direct-to-consumer growth.
Employee buzz: “The main reason I’ve stayed at Yotpo for this long — and why I have no plans to leave — is the authenticity that typifies our company’s leadership,” SMS Strategist Manager Gabe Goldstein previously told Built In. “Throughout the interview process, it was clear that Yotpo employees advance in their careers for the right reasons: hard work, an eagerness to lead from the front and genuine care for others. I love coming to work because I can be my authentic self. I don’t have to check my personality or passion at the door. It’s special to be somewhere that makes you feel connected to yourself. It’s something that I don’t take for granted.”
Client roster: Yotpo’s decorated client list includes companies like Rebecca Minkoff, Patagonia, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Steve Madden, MVMT and GoPro.
What they do: OwnBackup’s platform is intended to make backing up and protecting data, metadata and attachments stored on Salesforce easier. This helps ensure that companies recover lost data, maintain business continuity and efficiency, and meet compliance mandates.
Employee buzz: “I joined as an individual contributor on the enterprise sales team,” Jessica Wine, regional vice president of enterprise sales, previously told Built In. “From the onset, it was my aspiration to move into a leadership role. OwnBackup has made a clear path for employees at all stages of their career to advance. I have consistently been provided new challenges and increased responsibility as we work to scale our team in a high-growth environment. One of the most rewarding aspects of my career so far though has been my participation in the diversity and inclusion committee and the development of our mentorship program.”
Impressive funding: The company raised $167.5 million in a Series D round this February and is continuing to build best-in-class products for growing customers like Peloton, Zoom, Crocs and Lamborghini.
What they do: Transformative fintech organization Chronograph builds technology that provides private capital investors with portfolio monitoring, reporting and diligence tools.
Company culture: “From the very beginning, the company has encouraged active participation in the product development lifecycle from our teams across all facets of the business,” Lead Software Engineer Howard Watts previously told Built In. “This has led to an engaging culture where all thoughtful ideas have weight, regardless of an individual’s title or experience. Even as Chronograph grows, we have continued to encourage a high level of ideation, feedback and participation in product across our teams, as some of our best innovations have resulted from these open discussions.”
Noteworthy perks: Chronograph offers a plethora of employee benefits including health and dental packages, generous parental leave, commuter benefits, pet-friendly offices, tuition reimbursement and diversity and mentorship programs.
What they do: Betterment is a direct-to-consumer investment service that helps users build a portfolio rich in stocks and high-quality bonds, offering lower costs, lower taxes and optimal risk.
Industry impact: The company finished out an impressive Q1 in 2021. Its new clients and new deposits both grew more than 100 percent, and the company racked $10 billion in additional customer assets.
Now hiring: Job seekers, take notice. The company is currently looking to fill a diverse selection of roles, including a data engineering manager, product designer, retail lead analyst, director of 401(k) compliance, client success team lead and more.
What they do: AB Tasty is a customer experience optimization platform designed to help companies in e-commerce, media and other industries have more control over their ROI. The company offers tools like A/B testing, audience management, progressive deployment and more.
Insider insight: “The ideal candidate is someone who can uphold our company values: team spirit, client satisfaction, reactivity, enthusiasm and kindness,” CEO and Co-founder Alix de Sagazan previously told Built In. “We look for passionate individuals who work hard and can adapt to a fast-growing and dynamic team.”
Client roster: AB Tasty has experience working with more than 900 major brands and companies like Fenty, Jaguar, Cartier, Disney and USA Today.
What they do: Young Alfred is a national home insurance marketplace on a mission to empower their customers with data to make informed decisions.
Passion-driven innovation: “Understand that not all data is equal,” Software and Data Engineer Kang Cao previously told Built In. “Most of the established tech and finance industries work with beautifully cleaned and normalized data because the industry is mature and the value of a basis point in that industry is so high. However, many industries are filled with disorganized data that is highly categorical and incredibly sparse. More than data engineers, we are data explorers. We handle the data everyone else said was too hard to parse or model, and that is what excites the best data engineers.”
Tech toolbox: MySQL, Backbone.js, TensorFlow, Golang, JavaScript, Python, Scala and more.
