IT TAKES GREAT PEOPLE TO MAKE GREAT SOFTWARE

Why I Love Working Here: I love the friendly, collaborative atmosphere. Everyone is willing to help each other out and share knowledge, regardless of which team they're on.

How Does Counterpoint Support Your Growth: Managers work closely with their team, and "lead from the front". Everyone pulls their weight, and directly contributes to the clients' needs.

Favorite Counterpoint Event: Laser Tag was a ton of fun. Everyone got super into it, and I felt like a kid running around again.

Favorite Counterpoint memory: My favorite memories are the small, daily interactions with people. Everyone has a good sense of humor, and gets along well.

Why I Love Working Here: Counterpoint has allowed me to grow professionally by constantly encouraging me to utilize my strengths and find ways to innovate and improve. I think working at a smaller company has allowed me to experience a more dynamic and fast paced environment which is something that I enjoy - there is never a dull moment. But more importantly I think of Counterpoint as a family, I appreciate the fact that we all look out for each other and I’ve been able to build amazing friendships throughout the years.

How does Counterpoint's leadership enable you to do your job: I really value the fact that I feel trusted by leadership and have the opportunity to present projects and ideas to the executives. It makes me feel part of a team knowing that my voice is heard and that my ideas can generate an impact in Counterpoint.

Favorite Counterpoint Event: Holiday Party

Why I Love Working Here: There are two qualities that most people look for in a job, to have fun and to be challenged. Counterpoint delivers on both. Only at Counterpoint can I finish solving a complex problem to then sit at the lunch table and debate on whether a hot dog is a sandwich (it's not).

How does Counterpoint's leadership enable you to do your job: Everyone from project managers to executives have been extremely responsive and helpful when I have encountered issues. They are always clear about expectations from me and allow me to do my work without micromanaging.

Favorite Counterpoint Event: Hot Ones Challenge

What is your favorite Counterpoint memory: Foosball

Why I Love Working Here: Counterpoint cultivates a collaborative and fun work environment and offers excellent work/life balance (Unlimited PTO). You are surrounded by energetic and innovative coworkers who are always willing to offer help when needed.

How does Counterpoint help support your career growth: You get to learn and use a vast array of technologies and partake in full-stack development. I have only been here a short amount of time, but aside from my main project, I have also gotten to work on a proof of concept and an internal project which allowed me to learn new technologies.

How does Counterpoint's leadership enable you to do your job: My manager tries to involve me in all parts of the development life cycle and allow me to work on new and interesting tasks that help me grow as a developer. Senior devs are always there to guide you when you are exposed to new tasks so that you are not overwhelmed.

Favorite Counterpoint Event: Laser Tag

How would you describe the culture at Counterpoint?
The culture is supportive while still fun! The casual work events are a great way to build relationships with coworkers and have a good time.

Why do you love working at Counterpoint?
The unlimited PTO means I can effortlessly have a great work life balance.

Favorite Counterpoint Event:
Weekly trivia

Class at Counterpoint Academy: Aug 2018

What do you think are the strengths of the Training Program? 
Coming from a non computer science background, I was a little nervous at first that I would struggle to keep up with some of the other trainees; however, the program broke things down for me in a way that was easy to understand and learn. One of the best strengths of the program is the collaborative learning environment fostered in each training class which really allows you to dig deeper and broaden your understanding of the lesson.

Who is your mentor? What are some of the benefits of the mentor program? 
Thanh is my mentor. The best benefit of the mentor program is having a resource within Counterpoint who you can reach out to with any questions you might have about anything Counterpoint related.

Class at Counterpoint Academy: Aug 2018

What do you think are the strengths of the Training Program? 
I was a computer science major in college and the information I learned about software development was pretty theoretical and compartmentalized. Counterpoint's training program is great because it focuses on building a really strong foundation of working knowledge across the stack. For me, this helped fill in the gaps in my understanding of web development that I didn't realize existed until I was trained from a holistic perspective. Counterpoint trains you to be a full-stack developer.

Who is your mentor? What are some of the benefits of the mentor program? 
Alex is my mentor. So far, the mentor program has been helpful for me in that it prescribes designated times for me to chat with a much more knowledgeable, senior employee about my career goals and any concerns I have had while transitioning from training to client project work.

Class at Counterpoint Academy: June 2018

What do you think are the strengths of the Training Program? 
Consolidating a lot of information

Who is your mentor? What are some of the benefits of the mentor program? 
Alex - Over time, the mentor gains an understanding of how best to explain things so that the mentee understands more clearly

How would you describe the culture at Counterpoint?
There is a healthy balance of getting the job done while having time to wind down and have fun in the process.

How does Counterpoint help support your career growth?
Counterpoint has given me the ability to learn exciting new technologies and work face-to-face with clients on a daily basis.

How does Counterpoint's leadership enable you to do your job?
People are friendly and supportive so I always feel comfortable reaching out for help on something I'm working on. It feels like we are all on the same team, even when working on separate projects.

How would you describe the culture at Counterpoint?
Our culture is nothing short of phenomenal. Friendly, personable, and fun, but most importantly, the sense of camaraderie is strong here. I trust my coworkers to have my back.

How does Counterpoint's leadership enable you to do your job?
I think one of the best things I've seen from our leadership is that we are trusted to do our jobs. I never got the sense that I wasn't trusted to make significant decisions as a junior employee, and because of that, I feel comfortable making bigger decisions as a senior.

Favorite Counterpoint Event:
Our Hot Wings challenge was by far my favorite event, and I'd love to see it happen again. Gotta get through the tears!