Culture

At Homebrew, each team member embraces the vision (opens in a new tab) of building human-augmented AI that can run on energy-efficient hardware. We expect each team member to be a great teammate, which requires a few expectations:

Expectations

Take Initiative

Take ownership of an area. If you see a problem, take it and own it to completion. Your work will often not be defined, or poorly defined. Take the initiative to figure out what needs to be done, seek others out for clarifications, and then communicate what you will be doing to the team.

Bias to Action

There are many problem-filled areas. There is no need to ask for permission or try to build consensus: just take action. After 2-3 months, you should be able to show clear results having turned around a problem-filled area.

Communication

We require clear, effective and timely communication, which enables others to coordinate with you to be effective. We are a fully distributed, remote team of people from different cultures and languages.

If conflicts do arise, first assume Hanlon’s Razor (opens in a new tab): "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity lack of communication or too much ambiguity". Don’t take things personally, be a professional.

Mastery

We are working in a frontier industry, where there are no playbooks, and expertise is developed by doing. Own your area, and build mastery.

Code of Conduct

• Loving homebrew coffee is not a must
• Be available and communicative during scheduled meetings or work hours.
• Try to find a quiet and distraction-free space for work, as much as possible.
• Turning on video during meetings is encouraged.
• Casual dress during meetings is acceptable; however, use discretion (No pajamas, etc.)
• We encourage constructive debate, but don’t make it personal.
• Respect other people's cultures. Especially since we are working in a diverse working culture.
• Side-gigs: we have a similar policy as Posthog (opens in a new tab). We encourage you to take advisory/board positions, and volunteer, but do so in a responsible way. Clear up external engagements with HR first to avoid legal or IP dispute issues.
• Sexual harassment is prohibited: Conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offense or humiliation. Sexual harassment may involve any conduct of a verbal, nonverbal, or physical nature, including written and electronic communications, and may occur between persons of the same or different genders.