Best Work Life - Blog by the team at Float

15 years of Float

This month, we celebrate 15 years of Float.

CEO & Co-Founder

Building trust and rapport as a new manager in a remote async team

Here's how I approached building trust for a team of 10+ engineers working fully remote across eight time zones.

Former Director of Engineering

Keeping the trust battery charged in remote teams

When you're working fully remote and async, keeping the trust battery charged is as critical as it is challenging.

Kristen Leonard

Former Customer Success Lead

How we onboard new team members remotely and async

By the eighth week of onboarding, we see team members settled and confident enough to ask questions, make suggestions, and show their personality on Slack—a people ops dream!

Former Talent Partner

Building a brand that represents your values

Values give your brand a purpose and when you get it right, it serves as both the foundation and inspiration for your decision-making.

Director of Marketing

Why we stopped checking references for new hires

When we analyzed the results of our last hires, none were impacted by a reference check. So we've started a different conversation.

CEO & Co-Founder

How to build culture in a fully distributed remote team

We're passionate about raising the bar when it comes to supporting our team to live their best work life and building a culture that rallies around that idea.

Georgie Roberts

Director of People and Operations

How we use code sharing to make feature development easier

It might seem tricky to find sharable places and align different technologies, but the advantages are worth it.

Former Senior Application Engineer

Why we list salaries for open roles at Float

Trust starts in the recruitment process, which is why we're open about salary and benefits from the get-go.

Former Talent Partner

Achieving SOC2 compliance as a fully remote organization

We're officially SOC2 Type 1 compliant. Find out what it took for us to reach this milestone.

Team Lead (SRE & QA)

How we manage feature requests at Float

Our goal is to deliver new features that are simple and effective—without any bloat. Here's how we do it.

Former Senior Technical Product Manager

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