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Xata
Serverless database service powered by postgreSQL with spreadsheet-like UX
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Data storage
- Enterprise
- Big data
- SaaS
- Cloud Computing
- Remote Europe & USA
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Company mission
Xata is a serverless database radically simplifying the way developers work with data.
25% female employees
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Like many promising startups, Xata was born from its founder’s frustration. In this case, Monica was struggling to create a simple matching application. In response, she built Xata - a serverless database that makes it easy for serverless apps (like JAMstack websites) to query the data they need via APIs.
Crucially, Xata gives businesses continuous access to their data in a rich and flexible way, while remaining a database layer fit for frontend development through JAMstack platforms like Vercel and Netlify.
Following extensive beta testing and a Series A funding round in 2022, Xata has released to the public, offering free and paid tiers. Notably, and staying true to its founder's work on promoting underrepresented communities in the tech sector, it has appointed an all-women board of directors.
No-one has been able to deliver the scalability of traditional database SQL-based software with the UI of Airtable. Xata’s biggest challenge may simply be convincing developers to believe its technology can really do what it promises, though early signs are extremely encouraging.
Benefits
- REMOTE WORK 🏡💻. We are a 100% remote team distributed across Europe and the east-coast of the US.
- FLEXIBILITY🧘♀️🤸🏽♀️ We work asynchronously. We don’t track hours. And we don’t count PRs. So you have the flexibility to work where and how you work best.
- HOLIDAYS 🛫🏕 Everyone in the team gets 30 days of annual leave per calendar year, on top of their local bank holidays.
- PARENTAL LEAVE🤰🏻🧑🏽🍼 2 months full paid parental leave. Take it how and when works best for you and your family.
- STOCK OPTIONS 🚀📈 Every employee receives stock options so you can share in the success of Xata. As we grow, so too does your investment.
- WORKSPACE BUDGET 🖥👩🏾💻 £2500 to spend on a laptop + £1000 for your home office. Can't work at home? No worries, we also offer a co-working space stipend.
- XATA OFF-SITES 🌍🏝 Get together in-person with the rest of the team twice a year at our Xata off-sites. We've been to Greece, Spain and Italy to name a few.
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2022
$30m
SERIES A
Sep 2021
$5m
SEED
Total funding: $35m
This company has top investors
Founders
Monica Sarbu
(CEO)Co-founded open-source infrastructure monitoring platform, Beats, which was acquired by Elastic for which they then became Director of Engineering for the Ingest division.
People progressing
Joined Xata as a Senior Software Engineer and progressed to Staff Software Engineer in 7 months.
Alexis joined Xata as a Senior Software Engineer and within 12 months of joining he has been promoted twice to a Tech Lead and now a Staff Software Engineer.
Diversity & Inclusion at Xata
- Xata has been committed to celebrating differences from day one. It was a search for diversity that sparked Monica's idea to start Xata. Having heard accounts of discrimination and burn-out, she set up a non-profit organization Tupu.io to help tech companies support diversity in tech through mentorship. It was while searching for a serverless database to store details of all the mentors and mentees that the idea for Xata was born.
- If you come from an underrepresented background in tech, we strongly encourage you to apply. At Xata we strongly believe that our success is driven by the talented and diverse team brought together from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and countries. We are always challenging ourselves to build an inclusive culture that allows us to build innovative and successful products.
- We're so intentional when it comes to diversity that Xata's founder Monica has worked hard to make sure Xata has angels and investors from a wide variety of backgrounds too. So, we're proud to say that we have an all-female board of directors.
- Everyones circumstances are different so we also put a lot of value on work-life balance and flexibility. At Xata you should expect a relaxed, diverse, and inclusive work environment. Because we know that in order to build a lasting company, we need to think like we are in a marathon, not a sprint. How? We don’t track hours, we all work remotely, usually from home, and we are an asynchronous workplace.
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Diversity is a priority (2)
Challenging work (1)
Meaningful work (1)
Nice people (1)
Intelligent people (1)
My opinions are valued (1)
Open and honest communication (1)
Supportive management (1)
Flexible working (1)
Team energy (1)
Xata is on a mission to improve the developer experience when using databases. When working on something, you have direct visibility on the end-to-end use case and where your work is going to fit in. We have a big road in front of us and there is opportunity for those who will join us to own an important piece of that journey
Other Engineering
Meaningful work
Mar 2023
The company culture is very open. You are encouraged to ask questions and state your mind. And it does not stop there. Your opinions actually matter and they are considered when making decisions
Other Engineering
My opinions are valued
Mar 2023
There are a lot of companies out there who say they offer flexible schedules and what that usually means is the employee needs to be flexible and work more :). Not at Xata though. Flexible here means you can actually create your schedule as it best fits you and there will be async solutions found to accommodate that.
Other Engineering
Flexible working
Mar 2023
Matter experts that share their knowledge. From deep Postgres to Elasticsearch to Kubernetes, all fields have specialists that know their craft.
Software Engineering
Intelligent people
Mar 2023
The decision-making process is collective and engages everyone. People know their input helps shape the future of the product and the company.
Software Engineering
Team energy
Mar 2023
It all starts with our CEO, Monica leads the company very thoughtfully and has built an environment for people to be themselves. We all want to collaborate.
Software Engineering
Diversity is a priority
Mar 2023
Xata provides a really innovative product in a thriving space. I really enjoy the challenging technical problems we work on, as well as the quick development pace we have, while keeping a good work-life balance.
Software Engineering
Challenging work
Mar 2023
There is a healthy open communication culture. We have open conversations about the roadmap and company strategy. Team meetings are open and also recorded for anyone to watch.
Software Engineering
Open and honest communication
Mar 2023
Serverless databases space is thriving nowadays and I believe there is a lot of innovation happening in this area. Xata is a great example of that, with many great ideas put in place and more to come!
Software Engineering
Innovative product
Mar 2023
Everyone is very welcoming and supportive. Whether you need a quick code review, a brainstorming session or a casual coffee chat to vent out about a traffic jam, someone is always willing lend a hand.
Software Engineering
Nice people
Mar 2023
People have different needs and living arrangements. The company is very supportive about how we want to manage our personal lives and achieve real work/life balance.
Software Engineering
Supportive management
Mar 2023
Diversity is ingrained in company culture. Everyone is welcoming, respectful and supportive by default and that's really nice. It's the first company I work for where I see specific action in this direction.
Software Engineering
Diversity is a priority
Mar 2023
