Built In
Built In Innovation, Technology & Agility
Innovation is core to Built In’s identity. The company has a strong track record of evolving ahead of industry trends — from its national expansion in 2020 to international growth in 2024, and most recently, the 2025 launch of the recruiting industry’s first AI-powered reputation management tool for employers.
At every level, employees are empowered to experiment, share insights, and pilot improvements that strengthen both the user experience and business impact.
Leadership reinforces this mindset through transparent strategy reviews and a culture that rewards learning, not just outcomes. Together, these practices keep Built In in a state of constructive momentum — always iterating, testing, and pushing forward rather than waiting for the market to define what’s next.
Employee Perspective
Employees describe Built In’s engineering culture as one where curiosity drives progress and innovation is part of everyday work — an environment that rewards experimentation and collaboration.
At-a-Glance
- Innovation milestones: National expansion (2020) | International launch (2024) | AI reputation tool (2025)
- Approach: Empower experimentation | Transparent strategy reviews | Culture of learning
- Tech stack: Continuously evolving | Engineer-led improvements
Mindset: Iterative, data-driven, employee-empowered innovation
Explore how Built In’s people-first culture creates the foundation for innovation in Built In’s People-First Approach to Work-Life Balance.
Built In equips employees with modern, high-performance tools and technology designed to remove friction, increase speed, and accelerate impact.
Between 2022 and 2025, the company overhauled its entire codebase, adopting a streamlined .NET-based framework that simplified architecture, reduced technical debt, and enabled faster, more reliable product releases.
“It’s really important that we can move quickly, and having a simple architecture makes that easier,” said Jamie LeSuer, former Staff Data Scientist (2025).
This modernization supports global scalability and cross-functional collaboration, empowering engineers, designers, and product managers to ship updates rapidly and with confidence.
Every employee has access to integrated AI tools — from Gemini for day-to-day productivity to Claude Code for engineering tasks — allowing teams to automate routine work, analyze data, and focus on creative, high-impact problem-solving.
Built In treats technology as both a technical foundation and a cultural mindset — a force multiplier for innovation, ownership, and empowerment.
Employee Perspective
Employees describe Built In’s engineering culture as one that values autonomy and experimentation. Teams are trusted to improve systems, introduce new tools, and shape technical strategy — keeping innovation agile and accessible at every level.
“You’re not told to stick to your role,” said Ravi Budigelli, CTO (2025). “Any idea that you have is fair game.”
At-a-Glance
- Modernization: Full codebase rebuild (2022 – 2025) → streamlined .NET architecture
- Technical impact: Reduced tech debt + faster product releases + global scalability
- AI tools: Gemini (productivity) | Claude Code (engineering) | Integrated automation workflows
- Culture: Empowered experimentation | Cross-functional collaboration | Rapid iteration
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Built In adopts new technology early and deliberately, pairing speed with strategic purpose. Between 2022 and 2025, the company modernized its entire codebase, a shift that dramatically increased agility and reduced technical debt — allowing teams to integrate new frameworks, APIs, and AI capabilities without disruption.
That agility came to life when Built In’s engineering team delivered an international platform proof of concept in roughly one and a half weeks, a process that previously took months.
This technical foundation enables seamless adoption of emerging technologies — from AI and automation to new development frameworks — across products, workflows, and operations. Engineers regularly pilot and evaluate new platforms, ensuring that each addition aligns with Built In’s mission of connecting and empowering technology professionals.
Built In’s approach reflects a clear belief: staying competitive means staying current — and the best way to future-proof the business is to keep building on a modern foundation.
Employee Perspective
Employees describe a culture where innovation moves as fast as the tools.
“We’re doing this within minutes rather than days or weeks,” said Tripp Weiner, Senior Software Engineer II (2025), describing how the modern architecture has accelerated deployment cycles.
Modern systems, cross-functional communication, and leadership trust make it easy to test new ideas, refine processes, and scale improvements quickly across teams.
At-a-Glance
- Modernization: Full codebase rebuild (2022 – 2025)
Deployment speed: International platform prototype in ~1.5 weeks - Core enablers: Streamlined architecture • Minimal technical debt • Automated testing
- Innovation tools: Integrated AI • Continuous integration & deployment frameworks
- Mindset: Strategic adoption • Iterative learning • Fast, sustainable execution
Explore how Built In’s leaders enable innovation in Built In Leadership and Management: Inspiring Growth, Clarity and Connection.
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