Wanted: A Great Company!!!
The 42nd great company is none other than DelightRoom (・ω<)
“I used to look at other companies' stories and imagine, 'What kind of story could DelightRoom tell?' Being chosen(?) as a great company like this has turned that imagination into reality! I'm truly thrilled.”
For those meeting DelightRoom for the first time: What kind of service do you provide?
We run the alarm app 'Alarmy,' which has hit 45 million cumulative downloads as of May 2020, ranked #1 in the App Store category in 97 countries, and holds the highest store rating among top alarm apps. With over 80% of our users based overseas, Alarmy goes beyond being a simple utility app. It's a global essential lifestyle app that gifts people all around the world a successful morning and helps them shape the life they want!
Since our main focus is ensuring 'all Alarmy users wake up definitively at their desired time,' we're constantly developing and applying various wake-up missions like taking a photo, solving math problems, and playing a memory game. Thanks to these efforts melting into our users' lives, we're maintaining 2 million DAU and 4 million MAU :) Alarmy will continue to focus on improving user convenience while staying true to the essence of an alarm app that 'wakes you up for sure.'
“Because it wakes you up so effectively it’s almost annoying, Alarmy earned the nickname 'Devil's Alarm' and was even featured on TV. It got even more attention overseas after being covered by major US media outlets like CNET, Gizmodo, and The Huffington Post!”
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DelightRoom Interview Reviews
“Conducted in a comfortable atmosphere with two interviewers.”
More than 5 reviews said, “There was nothing uncomfortable about the interview process at all!”
Tell us about the DelightRoom hiring process.
First, the initial round is an interview with the People & Culture team and an executive. Usually, executive interviews happen after the technical ones. However, while being technically excellent is important, we believe finding the right cultural fit with DelightRoom is paramount. It’s all about whether we can grow together and create synergy with teammates! Accordingly, hiring at DelightRoom proceeds in the order of a culture interview (HR + executive), a take-home assignment, and a final interview (technical) based on that assignment.
For mandatory questions, we ask things related to DelightRoom's ideal candidate profile: ● Do they desire growth and actually put it into practice? / ● Do they have efficient thinking and the ability to define and solve problems? / ● Given autonomy, how would they apply it to their actual work?If there’s just one reason job seekers shouldn't miss out on DelightRoom, what would it be?
When you hear 'startup,' the biggest concerns for job seekers are usually instability and unwanted changes driven by external factors. I can confidently say that DelightRoom offers an environment where you can focus entirely on the product, culture, and growth without any pressure from investors or external partners. We never sacrifice our product or culture for business decisions. By providing a stable and efficient work environment where we can focus solely on our growth, you get to experience how your personal growth directly connects to the company's growth!
Let me introduce the iOS Group that makes Alarmy so awesome!
“I'm Jason, an iOS engineer for Alarmy, waking up 2 million people every morning. Nice to meet you.”
It's been about two years since I transitioned from a large corporation to DelightRoom. The biggest reason for my move was DelightRoom's data-driven product culture. Simply put, I came here to run a ton of A/B experiments! (Related post) As I grew technically, I was always thirsty for 'user learnings.' I believed that to build a valuable and useful product, (1) engineers need to understand users well, and (2) we need to know the methods to understand them. I decided DelightRoom was the company that knew this best.
From setting the alarm to the moment it's dismissed, the data required for users to kick off a successful morning is neatly organized and transparently available. Anyone can access this data at any time. This data-driven environment ensures that the data pouring in from 2 million people every day is systematically analyzed and used as the foundation for various hypotheses. The features developed based on these hypotheses are rapidly increasing user value. It’s similar to launching someone into space by accurately measuring and analyzing force, angle, and speed, rather than just recognizing that a thrown stone flies through the air!
Because we have a highly autonomous culture across the board, there are times when I feel like I've been dropped into the wild (laughs). But since you can proactively plan what you want to do and deliver results, I'm confident that anyone with a thirst for growth will be as highly satisfied as I am. I’d love to meet an engineer (a wild horse-like one) ready to take on challenging engineering work based on observation, analysis, and experiments!
10 Things DelightRoom Guarantees, According to HR Manager Liz!
1. The best perks: a high salary and top-tier teammates with outstanding skills and personalities
2. A work environment that naturally guarantees work-life balance through unlimited PTO and flexible hours
3. 'Do whatever you want!' level of growth support—if it's for your professional growth
4. An organizational culture with the motto of autonomy, efficiency, growth, and joy
5. Diverse and fun benefits and policies
6. A vibe where feedback and sharing are a part of daily life through peer reviews, retrospectives, and lessons 〰️
7. Teamwork that pursues a data-driven approach
8. A comfortable, efficient office with top-of-the-line equipment provided
9. An in-house R&D center and designated military service alternative company (Expert Research Agent available)
10. Unlimited breakfast for a successful morning
The People & Culture Team's Main Goals for 2020!
DelightRoom constantly strives for growth based on outstanding capabilities, aiming to be a small organization composed of experts. We are working hard to build a company where each member wields significant impact through high job autonomy and ample authority. We might still lack some systems or processes, but I believe the People & Culture team's most important goal is to help Delighters achieve their growth and dreams within the company, ultimately making it a joy to come to work. Accordingly, we are trying out various initiatives for policies that boost individual growth and motivation, and for an organizational culture that pursues joy. Bringing on excellent and precious teammates to grow alongside our Delighters is also a core goal :)
You can check out richer stories on the DelightRoom medium! We look forward to the interest and applications of those who want to feel the joy of gifting a successful morning to people all over the world with us.
A huge thank you to Liz from the People & Culture team, whose affection for DelightRoom is truly exceptional (b^_^)b
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