Vail Systems, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois, USA
Total Offices: 2
274 Total Employees
Year Founded: 1991

Vail Systems, Inc. Benefits Overview

Vail’s core values are integral to every aspect of our company, including how we support each employee’s health and happiness in and out of the workplace. We provide access to top-tier health and wellness benefits, opportunities for continued educational experience, and several other benefits that support a healthy work-life balance.

Compensation + Benefits

Offers 401(K)

Offers disability insurance

Offers charitable contribution matching

Provides 401(K) matching

Offers life insurance

All employees receive Basic Life coverage, provided by Vail Systems. Additional coverage is also available.

Provides hardship benefits

Provides adoption assistance

New parents receive twelve (12) weeks paid leave for primary caregivers and two (2) weeks paid leave for secondary caregivers.

Provides family medical leave

Provides fertility benefits

Our health insurance plan options include coverage for fertility benefits.

Offers childcare benefits

Offers generous parental leave

New parents receive twelve (12) weeks paid leave for primary caregivers and two (2) weeks paid leave for secondary caregivers.

Provides an onsite Mother's Room

Offers dental insurance

Three (3) plan options through Cigna, including PPO, Buy-up PPO, and HMO.

Offers health insurance

Three (3) plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, including PPO, High Deductible PPO (HSA), and HMO. All plans ensure prescription coverage.

Offers vision insurance

Offers transgender health care benefits

Offers Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Covers Health, Limited Purpose, Commuter, and Dependent Care.

Offers pet insurance

Offers mental health benefits

Access to ComPsych’s Employee Guidance Programs and services.

Offers performance bonuses

Provides pay transparency

Provides relocation assistance

Our relocation assistance plan offers a reimbursement of at least $1000 for relocations over 50 miles from previous home location.

Company Culture

Provides commuter benefits

Pre-tax commuter plans are available to help employees cut back costs on transit (Metra, CTA) and parking.

Provides free snacks and drinks

Both our Chicago Loop and Deerfield office kitchens are regularly restocked with free snacks and beverages for our employees.

Provides onsite office parking

Onsite parking is available for free at our Deerfield office, and paid parking is available at our Chicago Loop office.

Some meals provided

We provide a weekly catered lunch once a week in either our Chicago Loop or Deerfield offices.

Has a documented equal pay policy

Mandated unconscious bias training

We provide training to all employees who participate in our interview process on unconscious biases and interview best practices.

Mean gender pay gap is below 10%

Hiring practices promote diversity

Utilizes a flexible work schedule

Utilizes a hybrid work model

Offers a remote work program

Each employee’s balance of remote and on-site work is based on how they work best, and when in-person collaboration is most effective.

Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility

Engineering team utilizes pair programming

Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities

Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration

Implements team-based strategic planning

Hosts in-person all-hands meetings

Each quarter, we invite all employees to our Chicago Loop and Deerfield offices for a Quarterly Onsite Week for opportunities to attend product-led all-hands meetings and build connections in-person.

Work-Life Balance + Wellbeing

Offers company-sponsored outings

Offers company-sponsored happy hours

Partners with nonprofits

We partner with Seneca Foundation and Chicago Public Schools to educate Black and Latinx recent Chicagoland high school graduates with paid software development training opportunities.

Offers team workouts

Has employee-led culture committees

Provides opportunities to volunteer in the local community

Provides access to an onsite gym

Provides recreational clubs

Vail Systems sponsors a summer softball league and triathlon team.

Offers wellness programs

Provides onsite meditation space

Offers generous PTO

Employees receive fifteen (15) days of PTO and three (3) “float days” per year. Employees are able to rollover up to sixteen (16) hours of unused PTO into the following year.

Provides paid sick days

Employees receive five (5) paid sick and/or wellness days per year and are able to rollover up to twenty (20) hours to the next calendar year.

Provides floating holidays

Provides paid holidays

Provides wellness days

Employees receive five (5) paid sick and/or wellness days per year.

Provides bereavement leave

Career Growth + Development

Provides continuing education stipend

Provides online course subscriptions

Hosts Lunch and Learns

Provides tuition reimbursement

We offer tuition reimbursements on technical and professional development expenses of up to $1,500 per calendar year for all full-time employees.

Offers apprenticeship programs

Job training & conferences

Provides paid industry certifications

Allows employees to pursue continuing education during work hours

Provides personal development training

Provides customized development tracks

Promote from within

Additional Perks + Benefits

We offer tiered Employee Referral Bonuses of $1,500, $2,500, or $3,500 based on the position filled.