Why Metal Toad Media is a Great Place to Work for Developers
Sure, we've got the standard benefits (medical, vision & dental), a retirement plan with company matching, generous paid time off and fully paid Tri-met pass, but what makes Metal Toad Media a truly exceptional place to work for web developers?
Amazing Peers
As a developer you can find inspiration from an amazing group of peers. 40% of our developers have more than 10 years of professional web experience, while fully 70% has 7 years or more. Within that group there is a depth of experience across a wide variety of topics including:
- Security
- Drupal: modules, theming, best practices, etc.
- WordPress: theming, plugins, best practices
- Systems: hardware, Linux, Apache
- HTML5 frameworks & animation
- JavaScript/jQuery
- Mobile: iPhone, Android, PhoneGap
- Languages: php, Python, C, Ruby, SmallTalk, etc.
Despite this depth of experience (or maybe because of it) you won't find any divas. Everyone at the company holds a high degree of respect for their fellow developers and our customers.
Support for Professional Development
When was the last time you were paid to write a blog post or research a new technology? At Metal Toad Media we believe our value comes from being leaders in our field, both in technology and ideas. We encourage our team to learn more, and share their knowledge with others - speaking engagements, conference attendance and peer code review are all par for the course at the Toad.
Excellent Support
Our project management team is second to none. Clearly defined project scope and tasks, as well as protection for heads-down-coding is all part of our standard practices. Estimates are created by developers based on what a project will take to complete, not around marketing budgets or timelines. Our project timelines also include time for human error, sick time and planning - and never include weekends.
Everyone's Technical
While not everyone at Metal Toad Media gets to write code, we've all been there. From our President, to our Project Managers and sales people - everyone has written code before. What results from this is not a know-it-all culture, but instead a tremendous respect for the craft and the nuance, complexity and beauty that can be found in technology.
Oh. And did we mention the company Apple Store discount? We've got one of those too.
Check out the full list of career opportunities.