TravelLocal

Offers the opportunity for flexible working with a remote first policy. Also organises enjoyable offsite events twice a year for team bonding and socialising.

When I joined, the salary offered compared to market rate was fair, and also clear on what’s or when’s expected to reach the next pay grade.

Upon completion of your probation, you are offered a Personal Wellness Budget, which could be used for personal development etc, which I am keen on and have used for that purpose

The interview process seemed to be well-designed, and unlike some companies I interviewed at, the expectations at each interview stage was communicated clearly, so I knew what was expected of me. I was assigned a buddy at the start of my onboarding, and I’ve had regular check-ins with my manager. The productivity expectations were ramped up slowly, so I could focus on understanding the core product and organise coffee meetings with immediate colleagues and a few colleagues in the wider business. Everyone has made an effort to make me, as a new team member, feel welcome.

The onboarding process has been meticulously designed, from understanding the async working culture, using the comms/wiki tools to maximum effect, and understanding what the current product and business model looks like. Everyone I asked for onboarding help has responded positively, and my manager was genuinely interested in my feedback on the onboarding process in general.

Everyone is asked to define their working hours in the calendar, and as long as these overlap the core business hours, it's all good. I am fond of working from home in the morning, and a cafe in the afternoon, and since meetings tend to be squashed into mornings, nipping to a communal working space and getting some focus/headphones time is not a struggle at all. As long as you're happy to manage your own diary, and you don't need always-on Slack indicator lights from other people, you'll be fine!

Modern tech stack. React, NextJS, TypeScript are the main techs in the frontend, alongside with Chromatic, Figma, Vercel, NewRelic monitoring, Locize, AWS, Terraform cloud, PHP, Symfony, and others.

Remote first company with great flexibility in terms of working time which allows me keeping a great work-life balance, only core hours are not flexible. Great flexibility to travel and work from anywhere around the world!!!

The company really focus on employees wellbeing. TL provides a great support our physical and mental wellbeing with both regular and ad-hoc activities.

The onboarding was very structured and well-prepared. There was a list in ClickUp covering in detail the first days/weeks/months. Also, I was given enough time to orient around and understand how the company works before diving into actual work.

The values are not just words in TravelLocal. Decisions are really made based on them. We constantly refer to them in our work. In the monthly newsletter, we celebrate people who demonstrate the values. Also, we discuss acting according to the values as part of the appraisal process.

Autonomy resonates with a "Champion Ownership" value. And this is what is expected in the daily work. Over my time here, I've been able to take the lead over projects and drive them forward, without micromanagement, but with a helping hand and meaningful discussions about the challenging parts whenever needed.

Projects are interesting and there's a genuine desire to make a positive change in the travel industry. The tech platform connects customers with local tour operators around the world and this direct connection allows more of the customer money to go into the destination.

It's one of the companies that doesn't go back to mandatory office. One can work fully remotely and also has flexibility regarding the working time (there are core hours) which is especially useful with kids.

The tech setup is decent, challenges with it are acknowledged and there's effort to continuously improve it, so the company is in an interesting stage where one can follow and shape how it's changing for the better.

Being a fully remote team, everyone is accountable for their own workload and trusted to manage it efficiently. Outside of our core hours, working times are entirely flexible allowing people to make decisions that are best for their circumstances.

We have a strong 1-1 culture which includes weekly meetings with my direct manager and monthly meetings with my head of department. I am always encouraged to bring topics and voice my honest opinions. 1-1s are team member led which means my topics are always done first to ensure there's enough time to address them.

Our onboarding is best in class and way above what you would expect for a Series B funded scale up. It is very detailed but self-led so that you don't feel overwhelmed. I personally really enjoyed it and can say it was the best I've ever experienced.