Wrike

Since the beginning, Wrike was designed to meet the expectations of customers from teams of all sizes and industries. We help people do their best work, from developing rocket systems and cars to nutritional supplements — and wherever there’s a passion for the best results and collaboration. We are just as hard on ourselves. Nothing but the best will do. Our goal is to prepare Wrike to scale and be even more robust for the most demanding of teams. And our own performance is the best ad for Wrike there can be.

Wrike was founded in 2006. With years of development under our belts, we know exactly how and whom we help, and what our current goals are. We have established work processes and a clear organizational structure that allows us to communicate openly with anyone at all levels. But we kept a startup mentality in many things that matter, such as our passion and desire to scale quickly and to always do our best. We’ve continued to learn, develop, and advance the industry that we’ve helped redefine since our inception.

We believe that working together, sitting side by side, and talking in person is the most effective form of collaboration, enabling us to innovate and move our industry forward. Working remotely is a great upgrade, but for teams to be creative and effective, they need to be together. That’s why we build creative offices, where people from all over the world meet and have space to create things together, discuss new ideas in a café, or brainstorm on a terrace.. We believe that even though remote collaboration is here to stay, there will still be plenty of room to enjoy collaboration in person in a great environment.

Our vision is to build a European center of excellence in Prague, where all our departments will be represented — a place that won’t just be another branch, but a real center for our development. A part of our management has already moved here from the St. Petersburg branch to bring Wrike’s core values ​​to our new teams. We want to make sure that we learn from the experiences that managers from all departments bring with them. They can easily meet, discuss, and form the next stage of our story together.

At Wrike, we’ve been using OKRs way before they were cool, and we can’t imagine working without them. They help us clearly define objectives and key results on the way to our ultimate goal: better collaboration. On one hand, OKRs allow us to have autonomy to work on tasks and projects our own way. On the other hand, this autonomy isn’t absolute as our work is safeguarded by the very goal that each of us must achieve in a given period.

We don’t settle for the status quo or rest on our laurels, even though we know our stuff. Every day we ask ourselves, “Is the way we do things really the best way to do them?” That’s why we always try to improve by looking to other industries for inspiration, attending conferences, and organizing hackathons (where we collaborate to solve complex problems in a short amount of time). We invest a lot into our education, so if you find ways to help you better yourself, we’d be happy to support you.

When someone has an idea to make Wrike better, we always listen carefully. It doesn't matter whether you've been with the company for years or months, and whether you’re a programmer, manager, customer support representative, or customer. We appreciate all opinions, and will walk through them and try to find a suitable solution. If it isn’t possible to implement the idea, we'll talk about it and explain why. When this happens, it’s usually a dead end that we have already trodden.

We have more than 20,000 satisfied customers worldwide, from small cafés to giant corporations, and even government organizations that manage their work for their citizens. The magic of Wrike is that everyone can use it their own way. Two architectural studios may have different needs, but we’ll work with them to ensure both companies are still making the most out of Wrike. These experiences give us insight into how various companies operate in many fields around the world. Every company works differently and has diverse goals that we can support.

We care about our Wrikers and want to make sure everyone has all the equipment they need for an ideal working environment — like a comfortable desk chair, monitors, computer mouse, and keyboard. We have snack rooms, lounging areas, libraries with casual reads, and meal vouchers for cafeteria lunches. Due to the pandemic, we weren’t able to enjoy each other’s company in the office, but our employees were able to bring all the perks home. We also helped with everyone’s electricity and Internet bills.

We’ve established a detailed onboarding process, so new hires don’t feel like they’re being thrown to the sharks and told to swim. There’s always someone to help you get settled from day one, and your mentor will guide you through the next few weeks and/or months. In some roles, a coach/trainer will also support your professional development. And don’t forget that you have online educational materials whenever you need them.

Wrike is all about energy, teamwork, and making long-lasting friendships. We care about each other and strive to work in a collaborative, positive environment. You’ll meet people with diverse backgrounds and interests — from those who are into sports like football, tennis, and badminton to video game players, or climbers, runners, and dancers to TV show fanatics. We’re not exaggerating when we say that you’ll find someone at Wrike with the same interests as you, no matter what they are.