Engineers at Particular

At Particular, we do things a little differently. While we hire exceptionally talented software engineers, we believe the role of an engineer goes beyond just writing code. Some of the activities may sound familiar, like surfacing stakeholders, gathering requirements, designing and architecting solutions, conducting risk and trade-off analyses, managing processes, and serving customers. But it doesn't stop there. Our engineers are involved in all aspects of the company, whether it's contributing to hiring decisions, organizing events, or improving internal processes.

For instance, the text you’re reading now was written by a group of engineers who volunteered to work on a hiring task force. Along with other responsibilities like reviewing resumes and conducting interviews, we will also continue to look at ways to make our hiring process better. This may involve updating documentation, tweaking processes, or even writing blog posts to share what we've learned.

At the same time, there are engineers preparing for conferences we sponsor, where some of us will be speaking, others will be staffing the booth, and some will be supporting remotely from home base. Another task force, comprised of engineers, salespeople, and operations staff, is working on financial forecasting, while yet another task force is busy planning our company conference.

This kind of cross-functional collaboration is typical at Particular. It’s a safe way to step outside of our comfort zones and allow us to collaborate with those skilled in other disciplines. Oh, but don't worry; there are still plenty of opportunities to get our coding itch scratched. You might get involved in enhancing the platform capabilities across various components, prepare for the next .NET SDK release, automate internal processes to make our job easier, write code samples or proof of concepts for our customers, or deep dive into a platform component issue.

In short, being an engineer at Particular isn’t just about code. It’s about growth and collaboration as we work together to ensure the company, our colleagues, and ourselves thrive. It’s important to note that this may not be the right fit for everyone. However, if it sounds like a good fit for you, we’d love to hear from you and see how you might thrive at Particular.