Every single person with whom I work on a regular basis is extremely intelligent and capable.

When fires happen, they get put out quickly and effectively, and there's never any finger pointing. There is zero trace of the culture of blame I've seen elsewhere.

Coffee. But more seriously, I've given a ton of autonomy with respect to what I do on a day to day basis, how I prioritize tasks and execute on large projects.

Everyone on the leadership team is extremely accessible to all employees. Face time with the CEO and CTO is relatively easy to come by, and they are very receptive to direct questions from employees.

For engineering interviews, we pre-screen using a homework assignment that, while challenging for some, is free from artificial time constraints, and rather than being some contrived Introduction to Algorithms problem set question, solves a common real world problem.

Igneous is very serious about its unlimited vacation policy. This isn't "unlimited" vacation as a tool to trick people to work more. At Igneous, I have never felt pressured in any way not to take as much vacation as I wanted, nor have I seen anyone penalized for taking too much vacation.