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In March, I accepted an enticing offer, along with two of my future colleagues, to be the first members of the customer support team at Gearset’s Chicago office. The offer came with a unique opportunity: to complete onboarding at Gearset’s global headquarters in Cambridge, England. My team lead explained that Gearset has worked hard to develop and maintain a unique company culture despite growing rapidly, and that the best way to experience that was in person. So I packed my bags, grabbed my US <> UK dictionary, and took flight across the pond to better understand Salesforce DevOps and this lively startup in the heart of “Silicon Fen.” Every tech company pays lip service to ‘culture’; some may even have a beer fridge and a ping pong table. But at Gearset, it quickly became obvious how integral this culture was in guiding every decision and interaction. The values that define Gearset’s culture are well-documented, but I want to share some of my immediate impressions that confirmed my decision to join the Gearset team.
The reality of life as a software engineer can vary greatly depending on the company you work for. Software engineering job ads and careers pages may sell companies with their best foot forward, but the reality of working in that company might not turn out as expected. At Gearset, transparency is part of who we are. Rather than us just telling you what engineering at Gearset is like, we’ve got two of our talented engineers, Catherine Bacon and Matt Guy, on hand to give their perspectives.
For this article, a few Gearcitizens got together to write about what Pride means to them - in celebration of #Pride month and what's been achieved so far since the first London protest in 1972, but also to serve as a reminder of the challenges that many still face. Read more of their reflections, and how they feel Gearset has supported them, here: https://grst.co/3P2Qf1x
We’re excited to announce a $55 million investment from Boston-based growth equity firm, Silversmith Capital Partners. This is the first time Gearset has raised any funding since we founded the company 6 years ago. What does this mean for Gearset and our users? This boost in funding will allow us to sky-rocket DevOps adoption throughout the enterprise sector, accelerate work on our exceptional product and further expand our global team. Over the last year we‘ve opened new offices in the United States (Chicago, IL) and Ireland (Belfast) and doubled the employee headcount. The additional funding will allow Gearset to continue on this trajectory while also focussing on giving our users the best possible product to supercharge their release processes.
Find out what it's like working in our Chicago office, and why you'd want to be part of the team!
Many companies had to postpone their Christmas parties last year to help keep employees safe, and Gearset was no exception. So you can imagine how excited we were to let our hair down and get together at The University Arms in Cambridge a few weeks back! We celebrated all the brilliant achievements of the last year, and wished Gearset a happy 5th birthday! At Gearset we certainly know how to throw a party, and this night was no different!
Today we wanted to shine the spotlight on our Development Manager, Alice Easey. Alice has been at the company for nearly a year now and her career hasn't been a straightforward path into DevOps. After studying for a degree in AI, Alice entered into the worlds of programming games, nursing and teaching English in Japan! However, her path has always led back to tech. Click on the link to read the full Q&A.
Highlights from the TTPCambridge Half Marathon event that we sponsored on Sunday 6th March 2022. What a privilege to be supporting such a great event. And we can't wait to do it all again next year!
Earlier this month, 9 members of Gearset embarked on a hackathon. We rented a house in the British countryside, away from the distractions of daily working life, and focused our energy on building one specific feature. At the end of 5 days, we hoped to have a working prototype that we could show our customers, and ship it shortly after. We decided to focus on delivering the 4 key DORA metrics, which have become a universal standard to measure DevOps performance: Deployment frequency, lead time for changes, time to restore, and change failure rate. These are a crucial way for team leads and managers to understand both the resilience and the velocity of their release pipeline. The hackathon was an amazing experience to come together and work really closely on a shared goal. To find out more on what was delivered from the hackathon, and the outcome of the week, take a look at the full article.
We're really excited to let you know about Gearset's first Women in Salesforce DevOps event at Madison Rooftop Bar in London. Cocktails, canapés, an incredible view of St Paul's cathedral and a chance to get to know other women in the Salesforce community. What's not to love?! You can sign up below if you'd like to come along. Looking forward to seeing you there
