We are RunRepeat.com — the biggest review site for running shoes and other athletic shoes, with 3−4 million users visiting our site monthly.
We’re a small team of 12 people who work remotely, except for two who work from our lab/office in Portugal, where we test the shoes.
The current dev team consists of 4 developers who have been here 8−9 years each (our company is 11 years old) — I guess it’s not a bad place to work? Your job is to replace one of our much-loved team members, who unfortunately has decided to make a significant change in his life and try something completely different.
We meet once yearly for a week, all paid for by the company. Many years ago, we went to Thailand and the Philippines, and recently, we’ve been more in Europe, often in a beautiful villa in stunning nature.
Reasons to work with us
Freedom is the one thing people here appreciate the most. There are zero deadlines, zero meetings (except when you need to talk to someone), and just one weekly text-based update documenting your work from last week and what you’ll work on next week. You work when you want, however much you want, and take as much vacation for as long as you want. Most people work quite average hours, but the feeling of freedom means a lot to everyone, including me.
You’ll have a lot of responsibility, and we expect you to own it. Everyone in the company knows what to do and builds up their expertise.
We do not have much social activity other than our meetup, but I tell you, people feel connected. I believe in getting the fundamentals right (a good salary, freedom, responsibility, pride in what you do, good colleagues and a boss that’s not too annoying—I'm still working on the last one ;-)) and then not focusing on the details.
Reasons NOT to work with us
This is based on feedback from existing team members. No job is perfect, neither is this one, and I’m sharing this so you know what to expect. What you’ll experience in RunRepeat and in the hiring process is that I’m extremely transparent.
- Freedom can be stressful, as no one is pushing you. You need to be self-motivated, proactive, self-guided, and okay with ambiguity.
- You’re expected to deliver and cannot rest on your laurels.
- As an established business, there is more maintenance.