Principles
We are a company founded and run by software architects, software engineers and DevOps people. We apply well-known principles and processes from that space to the business side. We see dreitier as an abstract platform, which uses legal frameworks to provide a healthy working environment. We decide between social and company principles. Those principles describe the interaction between us, the environment and our customers. In addition to that, our Continuous Architecture approach contains the principles for our professional work.
Social Principles
Our social principles derive from the public society in which we live
Pro democracy
We are committed to upholding the basic democratic order, which values equality, justice, and participation for all people. Our belief in democracy drives us to foster an environment where diverse voices are encouraged and respected.
Respect for every living being
We demand respect for every living being and do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind or form. Sexism, racism and other intimidating manners towards any group of people is not acceptable.
Pro data minimization
Our approach is that only the essential data should be gathered and retained. We recognize the growing concerns around privacy and the misuse of personal information, which is why we are committed to minimizing the storage of data.
Company Principles
These principles guide interactions between dreitier, our employees, and our customers
All-remote
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that working completely remotely is indeed possible. The work at dreitier is completely remote. It saves both the company and the employees time and money.
Bottom-up
We strive to allow our employees to improve our tools, business processes and content in a fast way. This makes it easier and more lightweight to run the company.
Does having a CEO or CxO role contradict this principle? We do not believe so. Ultimately, someone must make legally binding decisions, and that responsibility falls to the CEO.
Company as code
There, we wrote it: another as code buzzword. Joking aside, once business processes can be automated and standardized, they should be translated into code and stored in Git.
Dogfooding
As part of our strategy, we aim to deliver valuable software products to our target audience. When experimenting with a new tool, language, or API, we focus on solving a real problem so we can leverage it to enhance our processes or better serve our customers.
Don't #@!% the customer
We fully align with Atlassian on that one. We are characterized by honest cooperation, which from our point of view can best solve the problem and implement the business goals. This can sometimes also be uncomfortable. Nevertheless, we remain true to our line and advise our partners honestly and transparently at all times.
Don't #@!% the employee
What is true for our customers also applies to our employees. We won't hold a carrot out for you and will not paint something in bright light.
Family-first
Software developers in general love their job - solving tricky problems makes time fly by. But often the problem is not so urgent that the family has to suffer.
At dreitier, nothing is more important than spending time with the family and the kids. Therefore, take the time. The same is true for parental leave. dreitier likes to encourage you, to take parental leave after your child has been born.
Make a business organization recoverable
Coming from a space in which disaster recovery is essential, we also think about how to recover dreitier in case of an emergency.
Stop optimizing prematurely
The saying Premature optimization is the root of all evil is well-known. If you are not sure if you are prematurely optimizing your work, talk to a co-worker.