Services Portfolio Team Culture WE'RE HIRING! BLOG CONTACT Diversity Why it Matters Diversity makes us a stronger company. Teams that bring together different experiences and perspectives are more creative, and the software they make is more useful to more people. Everyone uses software—everyone. And the people who make it should reflect that. Atomic doesn’t discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, disability, protected genetic information, age, religion, marital status, veteran status, height, weight, sexual orientation, or gender expression. We want Atomic to be a place of respect, support, and friendship. A place where every person can be their genuine self. Where hard work, kindness, and ingenuity are rewarded. Changing the Status Quo We're working hard to build a diverse team. Recruiting from spaces frequented by diverse groups of people. Keeping bias out of our hiring processes through personas, rubrics, and other quantitative guidelines. Ensuring that people are paid consistently, based on their experience and skill. Offering paid parental leave, schedule flexibility, floating holidays, and other benefits. Creating part-time opportunities for people who want to blend child-care and a career. Crafting creative job re-entry plans for people who took time off to raise children. Training employees in Cultural Intelligence with help from the Cultural Intelligence Center. Supporting the ACLU's Michigan competitive workforce coalition. Supporting groups that are helping diverse groups of people become software makers, like Girl Develop It, MICWIC, and the Midwest Tech Project. We’re making progress in one dimension of diversity, but we certainly aren’t satisfied. We're not going to rest until we're represented by many voices. Thoughts on Diversity in Tech Atoms frequently blog about diversity in the software industry. Here are a few of our favorites. Names and Identities Change – You Should Design for That Five of My Favorite Resources for Women Growing their Careers Atomic Mom: A Snapshot of New Motherhood at Atomic Who’s Doing the Glue Work at Your Company? Feeling Pride at Atomic A Moral Justification for Diversity In Tech – Why “Good for Business” Isn’t Good Enough More Than a Policy – What Dealing with Workplace Harassment Looks Like Diversity for Diversity’s Sake? – 9 Reasons We Want to Be Gender Diverse Women and the Software Industry: The Truth about Stereotypes, Retention, and the Gender Gap Like what you're seeing? APPLY TO BECOME AN ATOM. Open Positions Atomic is a software design + development consultancy. © 2021 Atomic Object LLC EXPLORE Careers Diversity Resources Atomic Blog OFFICES Grand Rapids Ann Arbor Chicago DETAILS Contact Media Privacy Policy