Finix

San Francisco

Total Offices: 2

156 Total Employees

Year Founded: 2015

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Don’t Get It Twisted

Finix is on a mission to create the most accessible financial services ecosystem in history, starting with payments and radical transparency. The team says what they mean and means what they say thanks to the guiding principle of open, honest and direct communication. The industry is full of challenges that keep employee skills sharpened, which is why the company offers what it refers to as a “masterclass in scaling up and capitalizing on opportunities.” That growth wouldn’t be possible without a cooperative culture of teamwork. As employee Chris Bodmer puts it, “Collaborative processes are key for startups and will only become more important as we scale.”

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At a glance

Cross-Country Collaboration

Finix is headquartered in San Francisco, with an engineering hub in Chicago serving a distributed team of remote employees working across the U.S.

Brain Trust

Senior leaders from Google, Tesla, Marqeta and Uber are on the team.

Diverse Investment

The company allocated 10 percent of its Series B extension funding round to Black, Latino and Latina investors and pledged to do the same for every round moving forward.

Hobby Stipend

Employees are encouraged to learn new skills, even ones that aren’t directly related to their work.

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Career progression is a priority

Ramana Satyavarapu’s team uses top-tier tech to enable every software company to become a fintech company. The Finix stack focuses on “technology to build scalable, reliable payment and fintech solutions,” according to Satyavarapu. Also, the team carves out 30 percent of its time to pursue strategic stretch initiatives with the potential to move the company forward. Guided by a growth mindset, Finix supports career progression with methodical planning and mentorship. The company’s goal is that every Finixian leaves better equipped to take on future challenges than they were when they arrived.

Ramana Satyavarapu

Chief Technology Officer

I work hard to enable every manager to be a true leader: someone who inspires with vision and leads by their example, values and principles.

Collaboration across teams guides the product

Chris Bodmer

Director, Product Management

When Chris Bodmer isn’t busy “squadding up” with his kids while playing Fortnite, he is building bonds on the product team. Bodmer credits the Finix value of “open, honest and direct communication” with enabling collaboration among employees. His vision for the team incorporates a balance between short-term deliverables and steady progress on long-term strategy. The product organization serves as a customer ambassador while setting up the engineering team for success. The work keeps him on his toes, as the payments space is “complex, continuously changing and full of regional differences.”

We are creating the connective tissue across fintech to help our customers scale and monetize payments — a huge undertaking that requires focus, collaboration and drive.

Opportunities abound

Tami Lin was drawn in the moment she met with the Finix team. The interview atmosphere was comfortable and felt like a productive work session — they even taught her a few new concepts. Since joining the team, she hasn’t stopped learning. She dabbles in a variety of subjects through her work, and appreciates the upfront communication policy, which enables her to ask higher-ups for feedback. She is particularly grateful to have worked on projects with different tech stacks that have allowed her to fine-tune her strengths, identify weaknesses and determine what she enjoys the most.

Tami Lin

Junior Software Engineer

Being a woman in a male-dominated industry, I truly appreciate how my voice is always heard and how Finix supports diversity and shares a love for all cultures.