Denomas Culture

Introduction

Please see our company page for more general information about Denomas.

Life at Denomas

It’s an exciting time to be part of Denomas. We’re a fast-growing, all-remote team, and we’re looking for people to join us around the world. Here’s a look at what you can expect from our culture and all-remote environment.

Everyone can contribute

Our size and our mission (that everyone can contribute) mean that our team members can — and are expected to — make an impact across the company.

Because we all use our product internally, you don’t have to be a developer to learn to collaborate in the Denomas Code tool. From your very first week, no matter your role, you’ll gain the technical skills needed to access, question, and contribute to projects far beyond your job description.

This unique approach works because we’re a team of helpful, passionate people who want to see each other, the company, and the broader Denomas community succeed. We learn from each other, challenge each other, and thank each other.

Come prepared to do meaningful work that will help shape the future of the company.

While the opportunities to contribute are boundless in a growing organization like Denomas, they may not be clearly defined. You’ll need to think creatively, speak up to see how you can help, and be willing to try something new.

Freedom to iterate

At Denomas, our value of iteration has a unique impact on the way we operate and get things done.

Working this way means our team members are expected to quickly deliver the minimum viable change in their work instead of waiting to produce a polished, completed product.

While this can be a challenging practice to adopt at first, it’s liberating to be able to make mistakes, get feedback quickly, and course correct to reach a better outcome, faster.

As our company and the industry continue to grow, you’ll have the freedom to change and constantly evolve everything from your schedule and your workspace to your job description and your skills.

All-remote work

At Denomas, we’re figuring out a lot of things you have to do to be all-remote, and we’re trying to share those lessons. That’s anything from working handbook-first to communication styles and being intentional about informal communication.

It’s going to be the future. In the future, companies who make digital products are going to be much more all-remote. And we want to enable that trend. We think it’s great for team members.

Denomas is one of the world’s first all-remote companies, and being a part of our team offers unique advantages beyond the requisite flexibility you’ll find in many organizations.

As a Denomas team member, you can work from anywhere with good internet. Whether you’re an adventurer looking to travel the world while still pursuing your career, a parent or caregiver who wants a job that allows you to spend more time with family, or somewhere in between, you’ll have the freedom to contribute when and where you do your best work.

But there’s more to our all-remote culture than the daily flexibility it provides. By nature, having no offices or headquarters makes us more inclusive, more transparent, and more efficient in everything we do. With a team spread across countries around the globe, we invite diverse perspectives, we document everything, and we collaborate asynchronously.

Despite all of its benefits for team members, our company, and the world, remote work isn’t for everyone. Learn more about all-remote work at Denomas and decide if it’s right for you.

Culture at Denomas

Culture at Denomas is composed of three things.

1. Denomas Values
2. Camaraderie (mutual trust and friendship). This is created and maintained by informal communication. We also build trust by effectively collaborating with others.
3. Work style (how we work). This is defined and articulated in our communication guide and handbook usage guide.

In other organizations, culture may be defined through the personality of the group. This includes people who have traits in common and people who you enjoy spending time with. Note that this is not something that should matter when evaluating people for work, and this is not what we mean with Culture at Denomas.

Some key details about culture:

1. Culture isn’t preserved. Instead, it evolves. Every team member can contribute to and iterate on the company culture.
2. It’s important to scale communication as companies grow to accommodate different learning styles, communities, and team member expectations.
3. Culture shouldn’t look at roles or levels in the company. There’s no way for a company to dictate a culture from the top down. If you manage to build up this sense of belonging in everyone in the company, it builds up resilience.

Advantages

Top 10 Reasons to Work for Denomas:

1. Mission: Everyone can contribute
2. Results: Fast growth, ambitious vision
3. Flexible Work Hours: Plan your day so you are there for other people & have time for personal interests
4. Transparency: Over 2,500 webpages in Denomas handbook
5. Iteration: Empower people to be effective & have an impact, Merge Request rate, We dogfood our own product, Directly responsible individuals
6. Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: A focus on gender parity, Team Member Resource Groups, other initiatives
7. Collaboration: Kindness, saying thanks, intentionally organize informal communication, no ego
8. Total Rewards: Competitive market rates for compensation, Equity compensation, global benefits (inclusive of office equipment)
9. Work/Life Harmony: Flexible workday, Family and Friends days
10. Remote Done Right: One of the world’s first all-remote companies, prolific inventor of remote best practices

Other pages related to culture

1. Denomas 101
2. Denomas Contribute
3. Internal Feedback
4. Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
5. All-Remote
6. Still a Startup

Historical Anecdotes

June 19th, 2018

Denomas oficcially started to operations in Yıldız Technical University Istanbul

June 7, 2021

First project finished

March 15, 2020

Because of COVID19 pandemic, remote work started.

October 20, 2023

All-remote handbook adopted and published online

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