Airbyte started right before the COVID-19 pandemic forced all companies to go remote. We embraced the change and invested a ton of energy to make remote work successful. We hired great talent around the world, established a strong documentation culture and supported travel whenever it was possible.
As effective as we were as a remote company, nothing replaces the joy and richness of in-person collaboration. To create more in-person interactions, Airbyte has moved to an in-person operating model.
Over time, it has become clear that all of these things can be best achieved by moving the team to be in-person. We started focusing hiring in SF in August 2023 and it has become more obvious that the in-person team is seeing benefits that cannot be easily transposed to a remote landscape:
Our Embarcadero office in San Francisco is our headquarters. As a company, we designate three days a week as in-office days (Tuesday - Thursday). Every team is able to set an expectation of more days in the office (ex: Finance & Marketing have designated four days a week) and the office is open and accessible all five days a week.
We maintain our Freedom & Responsibility methodology. This means that if there are good reasons to not come into the office on the designated in-office days (e.g. child care, appointments, family emergencies), we trust you to do what’s best for you and for Airbyte. However for employees based in the Bay Area, our expectation is that you will be in the office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday every week.
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