Revealed: best tech companies to work for in Australia

CRN presents the technology companies that made the list – quite a few of which were Australian. The three categories were Best Multinational Workplaces, Best Small & Medium Workplaces and Best Workplaces with 500-plus Employees.

Best small & medium workplaces

19. Altis Consulting Australia

This is Altis Consulting’s second-straight year on the Great Place to Work ladder. Altis was founded in 1998 by Gavin Cooke and Hyun Choi, and now has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Auckland and London.

Pictured: chief executive John Hoffman on the left

Best small & medium workplaces

16. Rackspace

Rackspace offers in-house hosting and cloud services and also works with partners Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. In March, Synnex was announced as the first Australian distributor to offer services from Rackspace.

Best small & medium workplaces

13. Ansarada Australia

Best small & medium workplaces

8. Ignia

Ignia isn’t just a great place to work – it’s also extremely successful. The Perth-based Microsoft partner placed 22nd on last year’s CRN Fast50 after revenue grew 60 percent to $12.2 million. In January, Ignia hired former Microsoft executive Steve McNally as a director.

Pictured: Ignia team shows off its trophies at the 2015 Microsoft partner awards

Best small & medium workplaces

1. Salesforce

“We take care of our employees every way we can with comprehensive benefits plus cool perks and fun offices,” Salesforce says on its website. Perks include subsidised health insurance for staff and dependents, education grants of up to $5,000 per year, six days of paid leave per year for volunteer work, $250 baby bonuses and $150-per-month wellness grants.

Pictured: Asia-Pacific vice-president of marketing Wendy Johnstone

Best workplaces with 500-plus employees

8. Intuit

Intuit’s winning streak has continued in 2016, after an impressive 2015. Last year, the company was included in the Best Places to Work in Australia with under 100 Employees list. Intuit was also recognised as one of the best places to work in the US, the UK, India and Canada.

Best workplaces with 500-plus employees

1. Atlassian

The NASDAQ-listed company has five core values – and, judging by its number one ranking, staff seem to like them. ‘Open company, no bullsh*t’ is one of the values; another is ‘Don’t f*ck the customer’. Office politics are bad and thinking about others is good, according to Atlassian. The fifth value is to emulate the Mahatma. “Gandhi had it right. If something isn’t working, fix it.”

Pictured: chief executive Scott Farquhar

Best multinational workplaces

10. SAP

SAP has offices in 130 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Pictured: ANZ managing director John Ruthven

Best multinational workplaces

6. NetApp

NetApp has cracked the prestigious ranking for the second year running. The California-based company has offices throughout the world, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra.

Best multinational workplaces

4. EMC

EMC received high marks from employees for its core values, supportive environment and flexible work practices. In Australia, EMC runs several initiatives that help promote a culture of fun, teamwork and work-life balance. One of these is the annual Kids Day, when staff bring their children to work for a day of entertainment.

Best multinational workplaces

3. Google

Why is it so great to work at the tech giant? A quick Google search uncovers the reason: Googlers are lavished with perks. They vary from office to office, but some of the best include free meals, bowling alleys, climbing walls, games rooms, workplace pubs, massage rooms, sleep pods, laundry rooms and hyper-creative work spaces.