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Y Combinator W20
Thomas (CEO) and Petr (CTO) kickstarted the journey of Raycast at Y Combinator.
Team Trip to Dubai
We ended 2021 with our first team offsite in Dubai, and celebrated the latest announcements!
Our values
Applying our values is what helps us thrive, enjoy what we do, and ship our best work.
Speed
We get things done and have a bias towards action. We run a marathon and not a sprint. Though it's still a race.
Simplicity
We keep things simple and prefer pragmatic solutions over complicated abstractions. We cut away cargo cult.
Transparency
We communicate early and often. We don’t have secrets but respect privacy and are honest if things went bad.
Trust
All of us own a piece of Raycast and we trust each other to do what they think is best for the company.
Quality
We don’t settle on mediocrity and choose quality over quantity. Even if the solutions are harder.
Inclusivity
We come from different backgrounds and reflect our diverse community. We treat each other as we want to be treated.
Team
We’re a team who previously helped build products for millions of people across the internet at Spotify, Facebook, Zoho, Google, HackerOne, Notion, and more.
Previously worked at Meta, working on Spark AR as a Software Engineer.
Before Raycast, toured through Europe as a DJ.
Previously worked at Meta as a Software Engineer on Spark AR and WhatsApp.
Was a professional poker player before started a normal job as a developer.
Previously worked as a freelance designer.
Is officially Raycast’s first employee.
Previously worked in Tech Consulting, at IBM, and in Academia.
Started personal computing on a VC-20.
Previously an Engineering Manager at HackerOne.
Previously worked at Memorado, Goodbeans, and Outfittery as an iOS Developer.
Has worked in the gaming industry for most of his career.
Previously a Product Designer at Monzo and Cuvva.
Was an electrician for one day, and has been a product designer ever since.
Previously a Software Engineer at Zoho, and Cognizant.
Loves Test Cricket – probably the only game in the world played over 5 days.
Previously a Software Engineer at Colortrix, Olive Toast Software, and Crocodile Clips.
Cannot go a single day without marmalade.
Previously a Software Engineer at Kitchen Stories, and Relayr.
Would do anything for a good black paella with alioli.
Previously a HR Generalist, EMEA at Qualys.
Is a junior level astronomy geek.
Previously an Engineer at GitBook, Sketch, and Enki.
Learned how to ski, before knowing how to run.
Previously a Software Engineer at Ottonova, and Internations.org.
Used to drive an ambulance for the Red Cross.
Previously a Software Engineer at Klean.
An educated truck driver who made his first homepage back in 1997.
Previously CTO at Appbooster, creator of Cerebro app.
Junior FPV-drone pilot.
Previously Engineering Manager at Pento, MessageBird and Bynder.
Was a roller hockey player for 17 years.
Our team is spread across 9 countries, 3 timezones, 2 continents, and we believe working fast, simple, and transparent, leads to a higher quality level of work, where we trust and respect our colleagues.
Despite being fully-remote, we’ve still found time to meet up in our yearly retreats, such as Dubai 2021 (left), and bond over food, drink, and activities like golf and quad-biking.
How we work
It’s important that you enjoy your job, and love your life outside of work.
Time for actual work
We have one meeting with the entire team per week – that’s it. We work autonomously, communicate asynchronously and collaborate ad-hoc. Every week, we demo what we’ve accomplished.
RaydayNew in 2022
Some of our most-loved features, such as Floating Notes, and tools like Ray.so have come from hackdays. That’s why Fridays are for hacking.
Take a step away from your team work for a day, and build whatever you like. Hack on a new extension, explore new design system components, or tidy up Notion. It’s up to you!
Fast moving
Our aim is to continue making the best product we can. We bias to action and shipped 37 releases in 2021, including big features such as our Extensions API and hundreds of bug fixes and improvements.
Modern tooling
We surround ourselves with the best work tools available. Figma, Linear, Notion, Cron, you name it. This environment sets the standard for our software.
Yearly meetups
Once a year we bring the entire team together. In 2021, we rented a villa in Dubai where we launched our Extensions API, drove quad bikes in the desert and competed in top golf. We can’t wait to see where it takes us this year.
Work on something you use, and our users love
All of us use Raycast every single day. We have internal extensions to write weekly updates, ship releases and more. It makes a huge difference if you build something that you actually use. Many features came out of our daily problems.
Fully distributed team
We are a fully distributed company with 16 people, 3 dogs and 5 cats in 9 countries. Everybody works on the schedule that fits them best. It allows us to structure our work around our lives and not the other way around.
Want to work in a warm city during the winter? Go for it. If you’re at lunch or you’re taking your dog for a walk during the day, set your Slack status so the rest of your team knows about it.
Cut out the s#!%
Many of us left companies because bureaucracy killed product development. We are here to build a great product with like-minded people. Everything else doesn’t matter.
We have fun
It isn’t all work and no play. We get together regularly to play games, make pancakes or other virtual activities. Our #watercooler Slack channel is jammed with photos outside of work and weekend plans.
We care about design
Design is at the heart of the product and team. Every pixel and every detail matters.
From icons, to the UI in both dark and light mode, illustrations, social media content, it all belongs to the same story.
Collaborate with a community
Get direct feedback from passionate users, who actively contribute to the product with 600+ script commands and 200+ extensions, and work with the community to make Raycast even better.
Our benefits
We put people first and want to empower everybody at Raycast to do your best work.
Competitive salaryWe pay you a location independent rate
Stock optionsWe don't treat "act like an owner" as a phrase
End of year bonusWe value going the extra mile
Parental leaveWe provide 3 months paid time off
Flexible time offWe recommend at least 25 days
Build your workspaceOrder your own equipment to onboard
Corporate cardUse it on whatever makes you productive
Health perksFrom insurance to gym. Stay healthy!
Open positions
Work from home, or from wherever makes you happy.All positions are fully remote in UTC ± 3 hours timezone
Be the voice of our community and bring Raycast to developers around the world.
Salary$140,000 - $170,000Software Engineer, macOSMake Raycast the must-have app for every Mac.
Salary$110,000 - $170,000Know a great Developer Advocate?
Refer and get a $15k bonus for a successful candidate.
Hiring process
Take a look at our interview steps, and a few tips to make your hiring experience great.
Tell us why you want to join Raycast and why you generally care about the problem we're solving.
Make your first impression count. Share with us what excites you and how you envision your role at Raycast, what we’re missing, and pack your intro with the amazing work you’ve done.
Chat with a founder to get to know what it takes to work at Raycast.
Come prepared to the meeting. It's a way for both sides to get to know each other. Good candidates prepare questions, used our app and articulate what they look for in their next role.
You will meet a team member that you'll work with together later. They will brief you on a take-home task.
This step is the moment to shine. We open a Slack chat to communicate – use it! Most candidates go silent and come back with bad results. We collaborate with you on the task to simulate real work.
You will present us the results of your take-home task.
Don't spend time preparing a slideshow, instead articulate your thinking. Why did you take a shortcut? What would you do differently when you had more time? What little detail did you add?
We wrap it up with an offer and discuss the final details.
We're very transparent throughout our interview process. There shouldn't be any surprises at this step. We align on the last bits before we make you part of the RayFam.
Investors
Meet the great investors and people helping to make Raycast grow.
