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Working at Ueno

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Why work at Ueno?

First of all, why not? But also for the following reasons.

Do great work

We can talk around it, but at the end of the day this is why we want to hire you. We come to work every day (not literally of course — not weekends or holidays or whatever, but you get the idea) to create something.

Hopefully something great.

  • What is great work?

    Great work has a purpose, it solves a problem, it creates ways for people to connect. If it wins awards or if other people think it’s cool then that’s nice, we guess, but that's not why we do it. We do it because it has impact, it helps someone, it makes their lives easier or better or just more fun.

  • Who we work with

    We work with industry leaders and startups with big dreams. Our clients are transforming transportation, news, payments, entertainment, communication, fashion, and so on and so on. And we're here with them every step of the way.

  • How we are growing

    Ueno has doubled in size every two years since we founded. In 2019 we ranked in the top 25% on the Inc 5000 of the fastest growing companies in the USA, and we’re not slowing down any time soon. We’ve done this without sacrificing culture or quality.


Do great work in a strong culture

Culture is one of those words. People throw it around a lot. It’s hard to define exactly what it is. But it’s something you feel pretty much straight away.

We’re not going to lie. The culture at Ueno isn’t perfect. Like every group of people we have our issues. But we are all dedicated to continuing to improve, and we think that’s a pretty good start.

  • Value driven

    Our values define who we are on our best days and who we aspire to be every day. They continue to evolve and change with us, but we created them to facilitate a culture that continues to create great work. Want to know more about our values? You're in luck.

  • Strength through diversity

    When people come from different backgrounds the work they create together becomes better. We don't look for culture fits, we look for culture additions. The people of Ueno come from over 25 different countries, and from all walks of life. About half of our people are men, even almost half of our leadership team are men.

  • Yearly retreats

    Every year the whole company goes away for a week. All our people come together from our different offices to work and play together. It’s a time to remind ourselves that behind the avatar is a real person, and a time for all of us to help shape the vision of who we want to become. So far we’ve gone to Palm Springs, Iceland, upstate New York and Vancouver.

  • Ad Age Best Place to Work

    Ok, sure. An award doesn’t prove anything. But we thought we’d add this as a bit of "proof". You see, our people voted us on to the Ad Age Best Places to Work in 2019. It doesn’t tell you everything but maybe it tells you something?


Do great work in a strong culture and live your life

Life happens. It’s a fact, we’ve checked. It’s the good and the bad, the ups and downs. And we want to be there with you every step of the way. We want to give you space when you need it, time when you want it, money whenever.

We want to do everything we can to help you live your life. It won’t always be easy but we want to do whatever we can to not make it unnecessarily hard.

  • Time off

    We enjoy our work but we want to have time to explore the world, to spend time with our friends and family. Or alone. All Ueno people get at least 22.5 days of paid time off every year.

  • Health insurance

    Until we get free universal healthcare we pay 90 percent of premiums for medical, dental and vision for all our employees, and 50 percent for their spouses, dependents and partners.

  • 401k

    Ueno matches 50 percent of the first 6 percent of an employee’s contribution on a vesting schedule. Don’t worry, we don’t really understand what that means either, but we know it will help you when you want to retire.

  • Parental leave

    We want to be there to support new parents so Ueno offers up to three months paid time off, uninterrupted medical insurance coverage and a six month guarantee to return to the same or similar role. Learn more

  • Hardship leave

    When life hits, it can hit hard. We want to be there to support in any way we can. If something serious happens with your family, Ueno gives at minimum five days paid time off. We know that might not be enough so additional time is given as needed.

  • Free food, drinks and snacks

    There’s something magical about eating together. Ueno offers catered lunches every weekday. We also have free DIY breakfasts as well as drinks and snacks galore.

  • Profit sharing

    We’re all in this together. That means that when the bottom line is extra juicy we all share in the results of our hard work. We give out half of any increase in profits equally to all our people as a bonus.

  • More stuff

    Wait, there’s more! We also give all our people an extra $1,500 birthday bonus, a $100 monthly fitness stipend, a way to save on your commute, regular in-office massages and all sorts of other nice little things to help our people live their best lives.


Frequently asked questions

You’ve got questions? We’ve got answers. Here are some of the things that people tend to ask us about frequently. Before you send us your question you may want to read through these first.

  • I am not a U.S. citizen, can you sponsor my visa?

    Unfortunately we can't. It’s absolutely not because we don’t want to though. The problem is that the immigration system in the U.S. is very complicated, expensive to go through and ultimately a black box with no certain outcome. You can read more here.

  • Can I work remote?

    Yes! For most roles, Ueno is agnostic when it comes to location as long as you can work US hours (more or less).

  • Can I freelance with you?

    We work with all sorts of great freelancers. So, yes, that's absolutely an option as long as you can work US hours. You can send your portfolio to hi@ueno.co. We can't reply to everyone but if we see a potential fit we will reach out.

  • Can I join Ueno as an intern?

    That depends on when you are reading this. Ueno sometimes takes on interns, and when we do they are listed at the top of this page. If you don’t see an open intern role there, then we don’t have anything open at the moment. Go to our blog to read about what it's like to be an intern at Ueno.

  • Can I just come in for a coffee and chat?

    We've closed off all our physical offices for a while because of Covid. Like the rest of the world we are following progress intently but right now our best guess is we won't be returning to our offices until 2021.