Stack Overflow
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Benefits at Stack Overflow
From the beginning, Stack Overflow’s mission has been to be the best place anyone has ever worked. We make an extra effort to provide everything a person could ever want in a company, from completely free medical insurance to a professional development budget. Stack Overflow truly cares about our employees as people, and we have provided benefits that reflect how people really live.
Financial + Retirement
401(K)
Stack Overflow provides a Roth IRA and Regular 401(K) options for our employees.
401(K) matching
Stack Overflow matches 100% of employee contributions up to 3% on earnings and 50% of employee contributions between 3% and 5% of earnings. The company match is vested immediately.
Company equity
As Stack Overflow isn’t public, employees are provided stock options upon their start, and then issued more upon later in their tenure for evergreen or promotion grants.
Performance bonus
Child Care + Parental Leave
Adoption Assistance
We assist our employees by offering financial assistance in the adoption of a child. We'll reimburse up to $5,000 to use towards legal expenses, adoption agencies or other adoption professional fees.
Childcare benefits
Stack Overflow allows employees to participate in a DCA (Dependent Care Account), and employees can put up to $5,000 a year pre-taxed toward expenses for day camps, preschool, or au pair fees.
Family medical leave
Stack Overflow provides 12 weeks of unpaid time, and also 7 days of paid leave per 12-month period in order to provide care for a family member who requires it of the employee.
Generous parental leave
For employees who have worked here a year, Stack Overflow provides 16 weeks at 100% pay. This goes for adoptions, too. Upon their return to work, new parents can expense up to $500 for take-out meals.
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Stack Overflow provides $130 toward commuter fees each month. Employees can choose between most NYC public transportation options include a monthly unlimited MetroCard (most common).
Company-sponsored outings
Since so many teams have members who operate across many locations, department meet-ups are typically scheduled annually.
Fitness stipend
Stack Overflow reimburses up to $150 per month toward gym memberships, fitness classes, or equipment costs.
Free daily meals
Stack Overflow provides a wide selection from our partner Cater2.me that delivers delicious and nutritious lunches each day the office is open.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Free snacks and drinks
If lunches weren’t enough for you, Stack Overflow also provides fully stocked pantry shelves ("Snack Overflow"), fresh fruit, fridges, and cabinets for all breakfast and snack needs.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Remote employees will also be provided with a one-time reimbursable allowance of the equivalent of up to $2,000 USD to purchase office furniture, monitor, and computer peripherals.
Professional Development
Continuing education stipend
Customized development tracks
Job training & conferences
Each employee is eligible for up to $2,500 for continuing education, conferences, etc. to advance their skills and knowledge each year.
Online course subscriptions available
Paid industry certifications
Promote from within
Continuing education available during work hours
We offer monthly half-days dedicated to employees' professional and skills development time. There are three separate series such as: personal, professional, and company development days.
Tuition reimbursement
Stack Overflow provides employees who have been employed for 6 months with up to $5,250 in employer education assistance benefits tax-free each year for undergraduate or graduate courses that qualify.
Personal development training
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance + Wellness
Dental insurance
Stack Overflow covers 100% of the costs of preventative care, including x-rays for you and your family!
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Stack Overflow covers 100% of the medical costs, from prescriptions to copays to major medical events (such as births!) through an employer-funded HRA for you and your family!
Life insurance
Employees are provided a $50,000 life insurance policy, with no premiums associated. If you would like supplemental insurance over and above that, a small amount will be deducted from your paycheck.
Vision insurance
Our vision plan cover you and your family with a $150 credit towards lenses or frames each year for after a $20 copay for an eye exam.
Wellness programs
In addition to reimbursing up to $150 per month toward gym memberships or fitness class costs, we host virtual yoga sessions.
Mental health benefits
Stack Overflow partners with Bravely as the first step to getting what employees need to stay engaged, productive, and motivated at work with on-demand confidential professional coaching.
Culture
Flexible work schedule
Stack has employees all over the world across many departments. While in the NY office hours are generally 9am-5pm, it is flexible and employees can generally work the hours they choose.
Open office floor plan
Partners with nonprofits
Remote work program
Before the pandemic, we were 40% remote. Today, we’re mostly remote and provide hybrid options in NYC. So long as your timezone works for your team, work where you want.
OKR operational model
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Quarterly engagement surveys
Employee awards
Vacation + Time Off
Generous PTO
Each US employee at Stack Overflow earns 20 vacation days on a regular accrual schedule per paycheck. Upon reaching the third year of employment, employees earn 25 days per year.
Paid volunteer time
Stack Overflow provides 4 days paid volunteer days per year.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Stack Overflow has unlimited sick days, though if employees are out more than a consecutive seven days, they could be eligible for Short Term Disability Leave and covered through our insurance.
Sabbatical
By 5th year of employment, they’ve earned dedicated time to relax and reset! Stack Overflow provides 4 weeks of paid time off and 1 week of credit added to your account.
Bereavement leave benefits
