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Back in April, we opened our product development hub in Belfast, the hometown of our CEO Kevin Boyle. Since then, the team has grown rapidly and the influence they've had on our product and customers has been phenomenal. We spoke to Eamonn Boyle, who heads up the engineering team in Belfast, to share what the journey has been like so far, and to shed some light on the exciting plans to come for the expanding Belfast engineering team.
Exciting news! The results of the Best Companies awards 2022 are in, and Gearset has been recognised with an array of awards: 4th Best Mid-Sized Company to work for in the UK 4th Best Tech Company to work for in the UK 3rd Best Company to work for in the East of England Learning and Development Special Award
DevOps gets a lot of press – so what is it, and how can you become a DevOps specialist? Meet Oli from Gearset! Oli has kindly given us 6 ways working at Gearset helps you to become a better engineer. And if you haven't heard of Gearset—where on earth have you been? Gearset is the complete Salesforce DevOps solution featuring all the tools you need for unparalleled deployment success, continuous delivery, automated testing, and backups.
Since launching in 2015, Gearset has grown rapidly from a small 7 person startup to the leading DevOps platform for people developing on Salesforce. Over that time, we’ve grown an outstanding team of engineers who’ve helped shape our product, used by thousands of companies worldwide today—and we’re looking for great software engineers to grow that team even further. For experienced software engineers who are looking to grow and develop in their career, we're offering a £1,500 gift voucher to spend on a new bike or accessories to all those who complete our technical interview stage. That’ll make getting around Britain’s Cycling City a breeze!
In March, I accepted an enticing offer, along with two of my future colleagues, to be the first members of the customer support team at Gearset’s Chicago office. The offer came with a unique opportunity: to complete onboarding at Gearset’s global headquarters in Cambridge, England. My team lead explained that Gearset has worked hard to develop and maintain a unique company culture despite growing rapidly, and that the best way to experience that was in person. So I packed my bags, grabbed my US <> UK dictionary, and took flight across the pond to better understand Salesforce DevOps and this lively startup in the heart of “Silicon Fen.” Every tech company pays lip service to ‘culture’; some may even have a beer fridge and a ping pong table. But at Gearset, it quickly became obvious how integral this culture was in guiding every decision and interaction. The values that define Gearset’s culture are well-documented, but I want to share some of my immediate impressions that confirmed my decision to join the Gearset team.
The reality of life as a software engineer can vary greatly depending on the company you work for. Software engineering job ads and careers pages may sell companies with their best foot forward, but the reality of working in that company might not turn out as expected. At Gearset, transparency is part of who we are. Rather than us just telling you what engineering at Gearset is like, we’ve got two of our talented engineers, Catherine Bacon and Matt Guy, on hand to give their perspectives.
For this article, a few Gearcitizens got together to write about what Pride means to them - in celebration of #Pride month and what's been achieved so far since the first London protest in 1972, but also to serve as a reminder of the challenges that many still face. Read more of their reflections, and how they feel Gearset has supported them, here: https://grst.co/3P2Qf1x
We’re excited to announce a $55 million investment from Boston-based growth equity firm, Silversmith Capital Partners. This is the first time Gearset has raised any funding since we founded the company 6 years ago. What does this mean for Gearset and our users? This boost in funding will allow us to sky-rocket DevOps adoption throughout the enterprise sector, accelerate work on our exceptional product and further expand our global team. Over the last year we‘ve opened new offices in the United States (Chicago, IL) and Ireland (Belfast) and doubled the employee headcount. The additional funding will allow Gearset to continue on this trajectory while also focussing on giving our users the best possible product to supercharge their release processes.
Many companies had to postpone their Christmas parties last year to help keep employees safe, and Gearset was no exception. So you can imagine how excited we were to let our hair down and get together at The University Arms in Cambridge a few weeks back! We celebrated all the brilliant achievements of the last year, and wished Gearset a happy 5th birthday! At Gearset we certainly know how to throw a party, and this night was no different!
Today we wanted to shine the spotlight on our Development Manager, Alice Easey. Alice has been at the company for nearly a year now and her career hasn't been a straightforward path into DevOps. After studying for a degree in AI, Alice entered into the worlds of programming games, nursing and teaching English in Japan! However, her path has always led back to tech. Click on the link to read the full Q&A.
