Prefect
Benefits at Prefect
What do you get when you become a Prefectionist? A magical environment driven by empowerment, positivity and radical candor at one of the fastest growing companies in the space. We believe investing in our employees for the long term and doing right by them so we provide first class benefits and some pretty great perks, too!
Some of our benefits and perks we are really excited about are:
Financial + Retirement
401(K) matching
Prefect's Betterment 401k plan has a safe harbor dollar for dollar match of up to 5%! Roth or pre-tax 401(k) employee contributions, multiple investment options, and no vesting period. Cha-ching!
Company equity
Ownership is one of our standards, so we give our team the option to actually own a part of Prefect; early exercise is available.
Charitable contribution matching
Donate to your favorite 501(c)(3) and Prefect will match up to $500.
Performance bonus
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Employees may contribute pre-tax to a commuter benefits card.
Company-sponsored outings
Prefect aims to get together in person as a company for an annual All Staff! We were unable to get together in person this year due to the pandemic so we have hosted lots of social hours!
Fitness stipend
Prefect offers a $50 per month towards your gym memberships, massage, acupuncture, climbing, etc!
Free daily meals
There are 2 opportunities every day to attend team lunch- attend team and expense up to $25 on your lunch! Food is always on us for happy hours and special events, too!
Company-sponsored happy hours
Prefect hosts at least 2 Happy Hours per quarter!
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Prefect provides a one time $500 stipend to set up your home office!
Child Care + Parental Leave
Company sponsored family events
Prefect hosts events throughout the year and we encourage our employees' families to join! Coming up is a Prefect hosted magic show!
Family medical leave
Generous parental leave
10 weeks of paid parental leave!
Professional Development
Continuing education stipend
Each employee can spend up to $1,000 per calendar year on personal education/development, with the opportunity to earn additional credit throughout the year.
Job training & conferences
Prefect often participates in conferences and we give our employees opportunities to attend and network!
Online course subscriptions available
Promote from within
Lunch and learns
One Friday a month we host a place to talk about what you've been working on, or anything else interesting you'd like to share. All topics welcome!
Continuing education available during work hours
Health Insurance + Wellness
Dental insurance
Prefect offers two Dental plans to choose from!
Disability insurance
Prefect provides basic short term, and long term disability insurance at no cost.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employees are able to contribute to FSAs (for transportation and health and dependent care expenses).
Health insurance
We have multiple CareFirst health plans to choose from. with Prefect covering 70% of the cost of the second most expensive plans for both employees and dependents.
Life insurance
Prefect provides basic life insurance at no cost.
Pet insurance
Prefect is very pet friendly (we have entire Slack channel dedicated to pets) and we offer pet insurance for your furry friend!
Team workouts
Our team meets weekly for yoga sessions!
Vision insurance
Prefect offers Vision insurance and partial coverage for exams, lenses and frames.
Wellness programs
Prefect offers a $50/month stipend towards your gym memberships, massage, acupuncture, climbing, etc.
Mental health benefits
We have an Employee Assistance program for enhanced mental health, financial and legal support for you and your household.
Culture
Volunteer in local community
Giving back to the community is core to us at Prefect and we encourage our employees to get involved! The team has volunteered for a beach cleaning, making hand sanitizer- stay tuned for more!
Flexible work schedule
Prefect offers a flexible schedule. Employees are expected to be available during 9am-6pm their local time, however, employees are trusted to set their own working hours.
Open door policy
Pair programming
Partners with nonprofits
Remote work program
Prefect is 100% remote first. We offer a $300/month stipend towards whatever you need to work comfortably while remote- i.e. flex desk, coffee shop expenses, utilities, WFH equipment, phone etc.
Team based strategic planning
OKR operational model
In-person all-hands meetings
Annual IRL all hands gathering
Vacation + Time Off
Paid holidays
Unlimited vacation policy
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
Hiring practices that promote diversity
We have adopted a structured interview process with behavioral and situational questions. This is a data-based approach to mitigate unconscious bias and find high-performing candidates for our team!