In 2020, it was more important to us than ever to support small businesses and non-profit organizations. There are so many organizations offering essential services to their communities, and we have felt so lucky to be able to support them while continuing to support our own customers. We always want…
An Honest Look into our Engineering Team Engagement Survey
It’s been a busy season for our engineering, product, and design teams at Buffer — what we collectively refer to as EPD. In the past eight months alone, we hired a Chief Product Officer for the first time, promoted a team member to be our first VP of Design, completely…
How We Serve Our Customers While Working a 4-Day Work Week
As with the rest of the Buffer team, our Advocacy team was thrilled when we first experimented with a four-day work week in May 2020. Unique to this team, though, was a bit of wariness around the success of a four-day work week for a customer-facing team. As a company,…
Caryn Hubbard is Buffer’s VP of Finance
I’m happy to share that Caryn Hubbard was recently promoted to Buffer’s VP of Finance. 🎉 Caryn has been on the Buffer team for over five years now and has made huge contributions in her time on the team, both as the leader of our Finance team and as a…
Tyler Wanlass is Buffer’s VP of Design
I’m happy to share that Tyler Wanlass recently became Buffer’s VP of Design. 🎉 Tyler has been on the Buffer team for over five years now, initially joining as a Product Manager before he transitioned to our first Head of Design. Throughout 2020, while we were hiring for a new…
When Taking Fridays Off Can Help Our Team Get More Done: An AMA on the 4-Day Work Week
Since we first kicked off a 4-day work week in May 2020, people have had a lot of questions about it. What day are we taking off? How long will we continue this practice? Is everyone really working four-days a week or are some people working more? Some of the…
2021 Pay Analysis: How We’ve Lowered Our Gender Pay Gap From 15% to 5.5%
Buffer has been built on the belief that transparency builds trust, holds us accountable, and can push our industry forward. Our salaries have been transparent since 2013, and for the fifth year in a row, we’re sharing our transparent pay analysis. In this report, we share the difference between what…
How We Decide What To Pay Our Team: Our Salary Formula and Compensation Philosophy
Compensation is an important topic at any company. At a company like Buffer, where our salaries have been transparent since 2013, compensation is a transparent internal discussion where the whole Buffer team can share thoughts and feedback. A lot has changed in our salary formula over the past few years.…
Inside Our Engineering Mentorship Program and How It Helps Our Engineers Grow
Our Engineering team is the largest team at Buffer. It has a lot of moving pieces and is composed of several smaller teams. As with any large team, we’re keen to make sure no one individual lacks guidance or an opportunity to grow. In this post, I’ll share a little…
Hack-Week: Embedding Our Values and Causes in Our Product
Towards the end of 2020, the Buffer engineering team held a two-day hack event where the team explored ideas that aligned with both our personal and company values. Whilst we strive to bring our personal and company values into the things that we build, sometimes it’s good to take a…