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Our mission is to increase the effectiveness of software development

Software is positively impacting many facets of human life. We are still early in the journey towards building software effectively. By increasing the effectiveness of software development, we can have a huge impact on humanity.

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The potential of software

Every industry has more software than ever before. From communications, to transportation, to green energy.

The number of developers in the world is estimated to be 26.9 million, and is projected to grow to 45 million by 2030. [source]

By making each of these developers more effective, we believe Roadie can have a huge positive influence on the world.

Our values

The Roadie values were created by the entire team at the first Roadie off-site. They come from everyone.

Focused on collaboration: We choose to work on problems together rather than apart. We take the time to ensure everyone has the context required to contribute. Titles or experience do not fully determine who gets to work on what. There are no brilliant jerks here.
Driven by customer compassion: We take the time to deeply understand customer problems. We don't build things simply because we want to. We are focused on creating an excellent experience for the end user.
Optimized for learning: Controlled failures are encouraged at Roadie. Psychological safety is paramount. Nobody will be punished for experiments that don’t work out. We are always open to new ideas and no idea will be ridiculed.
Conscious of community: We consider our impact on the wider ecosystem and do our best for diversity, inclusion and equity. Our product was born from an open source project, so we consider ourselves part of a broad community.
Fulfilled by autonomy: Each person in Roadie is given a wide remit. We trust each other to deliver results without much hand holding. Decisions are made by those closest to the issue rather than those with the most seniority. We operate as though most decisions are reversible.