Engineering teams that have a flat organization

Our structure results from our values of Freedom, Impact, and Ownership.

Because we give every team member complete ownership over their projects, we don’t need rungs on the proverbial ladder. We create highly cross-functional teams (sales, marketing, engineering, etc.) with one accountable leader and let them combine forces to win. These teams’ structures change frequently so we can respond to the highest business priorities (and maximize impact). And, our flat company keeps everyone close to customers. We’ve found having a flat org is one important way of living our core values of ownership, impact, and freedom.

You’re more than your job title.

We hire based on potential and expertise, so we know we have a strong team and we’re not overly concerned with titles or hierarchy. Our goal is to keep our organization relatively flat – with minimal layers – in order to ensure greater ownership for each team member and a decreased amount of administrative work. We want our engineers to focus on being engineers.

We also pride ourselves on having an extremely accessible team – our CEO, Nate Baker, is always willing to answer questions or talk strategy, and our CTO, Lucas, has weekly open office hours. Everyone at Qualia is encouraged to bring their own unique voice and perspective to the table, and we expect people to be open and understanding in return.