Work Policy & Operational Standards
Our framework for building a high-trust, asynchronous, remote-first engineering culture rooted in radical ownership and engineering excellence.
Core Philosophy & Culture
Attenomy operates on radical ownership, extreme accountability, and high agency. We measure outcomes, velocity, and craftsmanship rather than hours spent seated at a desk.
Results-Oriented Work Environment (ROWE)
Team members are empowered to manage their schedules, work intervals, and problem-solving methods as long as project milestones, quality benchmarks, and team obligations are consistently met.
High Agency & Radical Candor
We value proactive problem solvers who identify friction, propose solutions, and communicate transparently. Feedback is prompt, direct, and focused on collective excellence.
Bias for Action & Shipping Velocity
Iterative progress trumps endless consensus meetings. We favor building, testing, deploying, and refining in tight cycles with rigorous telemetry.
Remote-First Work & Flexibility
We are an AI-native, distributed company. We hire exceptional builders regardless of geography while maintaining strong team coherence.
Geographic Freedom
Employees and contractors are free to work from any quiet, secure location with high-speed internet (minimum recommended 50 Mbps stable download/upload).
Core Overlap Hours
To facilitate cross-timezone coordination, each squad defines a flexible 3 to 4 hour daily collaboration window for synchronous syncs, live pairing, and immediate blockers resolution.
Workspace & Ergonomics
We provide tooling allowances and stipends for hardware setups, ergonomic workstations, and secure connectivity peripherals to foster a productive home environment.
Asynchronous Communication & Norms
Deep, uninterrupted focus time is vital for engineering breakthrough systems. Our communication model prioritizes clarity, documentation, and thoughtful async exchanges.
Documentation Over Meetings
If an update, proposal, or architectural decision can be written clearly in Notion, Linear, or GitHub, it should not be a meeting. Meetings require an agenda, stated outcomes, and recorded takeaways.
Async Response Expectations
Normal non-urgent communications on Slack or project trackers expect responses within 4 to 6 business hours during core time zones. Urgent production outages follow defined on-call PagerDuty/incident runbooks.
Focus Time & No-Meeting Windows
We encourage dedicated deep work blocks. Teams practice focused coding sprints and preserve meeting-free days (such as No-Meeting Wednesdays) for continuous engineering velocity.
AI Tooling & Engineering Ethics
As creators of AI automation platforms, we actively encourage our workforce to leverage cutting-edge AI coding assistants and automation workflows responsibly.
Approved AI Assistants & Subscriptions
Attenomy covers enterprise licenses for approved AI pair-programming tools, large language models, and agentic IDE plugins that amplify developer leverage.
Client Confidentiality & Zero Data Leakage
Employees must strictly refrain from pasting customer proprietary data, production secrets, API credentials, or personally identifiable information (PII) into unapproved public consumer AI tools.
Human-in-the-Loop Quality & Accountability
AI-generated code, documentation, and automated pipelines must undergo human review, unit testing, security linting, and architectural validation. The engineer who commits the code is 100% accountable for its reliability.
Device Security & Confidentiality
Enterprise trust is our bedrock. Every team member acts as a guardian of company infrastructure, client data, and proprietary intellectual capital.
Mandatory Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Hardware security keys (FIDO2/WebAuthn) or time-based authenticator apps are required across all work accounts, GitHub organizations, cloud dashboards, and internal services. SMS verification is prohibited.
Device Hardening & Encryption
All workstations utilized for Attenomy work must enable full disk encryption (FileVault for macOS, BitLocker for Windows, LUKS for Linux), automated OS security patching, and lock screens with timeout limits.
Public Networks & VPN Protocol
When operating on untrusted public Wi-Fi networks (cafes, airports, hotels), team members must route all work traffic through secure encrypted VPN tunnels with kill-switch mechanisms enabled.
Clean Desk & Screen Privacy
Work devices should not be left unattended in public or shared spaces. Remote workers must ensure confidential screens and client deliverables remain shielded from unauthorized third parties.
Time Off, Well-Being & Anti-Burnout
High performance is sustainable only when paired with intentional rest, psychological health, and respect for personal boundaries.
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
We provide generous, flexible paid time off. We mandate taking time off to recharge, disconnect, and maintain mental clarity throughout the year.
Public Holidays & Cultural Observances
Given our distributed global team, members observe national holidays in their local region or swap days off to honor personal, cultural, or religious observances.
Disconnecting After Hours
We reject toxic hustle culture and 24/7 availability expectations. Outside designated on-call rotations, notifications can be muted and evenings/weekends are dedicated to personal life.
Health & Parental Leave
Comprehensive medical leave, parental leave for growing families, and compassionate leave are offered with full job security and supportive transition schedules.
Performance, Growth & Development
We cultivate top-tier engineering talent and reward builders who drive compounding value for our products, clients, and team culture.
Continuous Feedback & Reviews
Instead of opaque annual evaluations, performance is discussed in continuous lightweight check-ins, bi-weekly 1-on-1s, and bi-annual comprehensive growth reviews.
Learning & Conference Stipend
Every full-time team member receives an annual learning budget for books, technical certifications, industry conferences, and advanced technical coursework.
Merit-Based Advancement & Equity
Promotions, compensation increases, and equity grants are directly tied to tangible impact, architectural leadership, and proactive problem resolution.
Equal Opportunity, Inclusion & Conduct
We foster an inclusive, meritocratic, and psychologically safe environment where every builder is respected and empowered to do their life's best work.
Zero Tolerance for Discrimination & Harassment
Attenomy strictly prohibits discrimination or harassment based on race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any protected status. Violations result in immediate termination.
Psychological Safety & Healthy Debate
Technical disagreements are natural and encouraged when executed constructively. We attack problems, not individuals. Ideas are judged on merit, not seniority.
Confidential Grievance Reporting
We maintain clear, non-retaliatory reporting channels. Anyone who experiences or observes misconduct can escalate directly to leadership or via confidential reporting at people@attenomy.com.
Intellectual Property & Open Source
Clear guidelines safeguarding company and client assets while supporting engagement with the broader open-source ecosystem.
Proprietary Work & Inventions
All software, algorithms, designs, documentation, and agent architectures authored for or commissioned by Attenomy during engagement constitute company intellectual property.
Open Source Engagement
We believe in contributing back to upstream libraries and open-source infrastructure. Team members are encouraged to submit bug fixes and libraries with prior approval from engineering leadership.
Personal Projects & Moonlighting
Engineers may build personal side projects on their own personal hardware and personal time, provided they do not conflict with Attenomy's commercial offerings, leverage company IP, or violate client non-compete clauses.
Policy Governance & Contact Information
This policy is reviewed semi-annually to reflect modern distributed work patterns, security requirements, and employee feedback.
Policy Inquiries & HR Support
For questions regarding remote setups, equipment stipends, time off requests, or workplace accommodations, reach out to our People & Culture team.
Compliance & Legal Clarifications
For matters concerning intellectual property agreements, NDAs, contractor status, or statutory labor compliance, contact legal@attenomy.com.
People Operations & Escalations
Have questions about working at Attenomy, workplace accommodations, or feedback regarding our operational policies? Reach out directly to our People and Operations leadership.