Did you know the state vegetable of North Carolina is the sweet potato? While having that North Carolina fun fact in your pocket will only get you so far, getting to know these 8 great Raleigh, North Carolina tech companies will actually do some good. Raleigh took 3rd place in a 2019 study done by SmartAsset ranking the best cities nationwide for tech workers (shooting up from 9th in 2018.)
With great weather, great quality of life and a soaring tech scene, It’s clear that “The City of Oaks” has a lot to offer prospective tech workers and compares favorably to other tech hubs around the country. These are eight tech companies are definitely ones to watch.
Collaboration|Enterprise Software|File Sharing
Egnyte is a provider of Adaptive Enterprise File Services that uniquely anticipate IT and end users’ needs to securely, easily, and intelligently share files on-premises and in the cloud. Egnyte’s platform integrates with any cloud, storage, device, and business application to enable customers to optimize their collaboration environments through secure access, centralized control, and unified visibility.
“Everyone is so friendly and helpful! From the leadership team and product managers to sales and customer service (Customer Success) reps.”
Egnyte’s employees rank Egnyte’s Office Culture in the top five percent
Egnyte is hiring! Check out jobs here!
E-Commerce|Printing|Publishing
Lulu is creating a new model in publishing — open publishing — that empowers more creators to sell more content to more readers more profitably than ever before. Through its open publishing platform, the company is helping creators make works available in multiple formats and markets and improving discovery so buyers can more easily find the content they need.
“Everyone is very open and positive”
Lulu Press employees have gave their company an A+ Happiness Grade
Lulu Press is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Linux|Open Source|Software
Red Hat is a company dedicated to free and open source software, and a major Linux distribution vendor. The company is known for its enterprise operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and more recently through the acquisition of open source enterprise middleware vendor JBoss.
“Flexibility to work, great culture, freedom and autonomy, development opportunities”
Red Hat employees rated gave their CEO an A+ Grade on Comparably
Red Hat is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Analytics|Mobile|Enterprise Software
Pendo is a product experience platform that helps software product teams deliver software users love. By combining product analytics with qualitative feedback, Pendo closes the loop with users, learning from product usage patterns and user sentiment so product teams can make more informed decisions.
“We work hard and have fun getting a lot done for all of our customers, large and small.”
Pendo employees rate Pendo in the top five precent when it comes to overall culture
Pendo is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Telecommunications|Messaging|Web Hosting
Bandwidth is one of the largest telecom companies in the nation, helping over 500 wholesale customers and thousands of enterprise accounts leverage communications as a tool for innovation. The company was founded in 1999 as a reseller of connectivity solutions, getting into the voice business when it recognized a need for more nimble voice solutions.
“We are constantly challenging one another and pushing the team as a whole to do better every day!”
Bandwidth employees rated thier overall culture an A+ on Comparably
Bandwidth is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Communications Infrastructure|Enterprise Software|Hardware
Cisco enables people to make powerful connections whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible, providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.
“Fantastic company with amazing people, everything is very flexible and you have the opportunity to pave your career. No wonder that most people have been with Cisco for 5, 10, 20 years”
Cisco employees have given Cisco an A- Happiness Grade on Comparably
Cisco is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Aerospace|Artificial Intelligence|Data
PrecisionHawk is an information delivery company that combines unmanned aerial systems, remote sensing technologies and advanced data analytics to improve business operations and day-to-day decision making. PrecisionHawk brings value to an emerging market by offering an end-to-end solution for aerial data gathering, processing and analysis to provide actionable information across a wide range of data-intensive civilian industries.
PrecisionHawk is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Finance|Information Technology|Wireless
Republic Wireless is the nation’s first Hybrid Wi-Fi / Cellular network offering unlimited talk, text, and data with no contracts. Its Mission: To make smartphones more affordable and accessible for everyone.