SANTA CLARA, CA — (Marketwired) — 03/16/17 — Big Switch Networks®, The Next-Generation Data Center Networking Company, announced today that it has been certified as a Great Place To Work, receiving a 93% overall satisfaction rating from employees surveyed. To see more results and learn about current employment opportunities at Big Switch: .
“I am thrilled that Big Switch has been certified as a Great Place to Work, with an impressive overall satisfaction score from our employees,” said Douglas Murray, CEO, Big Switch Networks. “We have an amazing team and this certification reflects our employees– hard work, our corporate values, and efforts to foster a culture that is transparent. It is important that employees feel their contributions and hard work are recognized, and that they have a healthy and positive work environment.”
The survey is based on an independent analysis of more than 100 US-based employees conducted by Great Place to Work®. Results underline a strong level of confidence in the leadership of the company and a consistent demonstration of transparency from the leadership team and recognition of work life balance in an environment that promotes “family first,” supported with flexible work schedules. Additionally, employees recognized Big Switch–s philanthropic efforts within its local community. A sample of findings from surveyed employees include:
feel good about the ways they contribute to the community
feel like they are making a difference at Big Switch
believe they are encouraged to manage their work life and personal life
believe they are able to take time-off when needed
believe they can ask management any reasonable question and get a straight answer
believe that management is approachable and easy to talk to
believe management is honest and ethical in its business practice
believe that management has a clear view of where the organization is going and how to get there
Big Switch is an equal opportunity employer and takes pride in the diversity of its workforce. Employees recognize the environment to be positive, an even playing field for opportunity and an environment where diversity is welcome. When asked about opportunities based on race, age, sexual orientation and gender, employees believe:
believe they are treated fairly, regardless of race
believe they are treated fairly, regardless of age
believe they are treated fairly, regardless of sexual orientation
believe they are treated fairly, regardless of gender
Big Switch offers the usual perks such as catered meals, on-site gym, flexible work schedule, ability to work remotely, excellent benefits and competitive pay. But, Big Switch–s culture is what sets it apart. Big Switch–s team is comprised of some of the most talented people in Silicon Valley and around the world. Collectively, the team works to build and foster the company–s culture of Awesome: Be, Do, Share. Big Switch–s employee recognition and rewards programs is based on the principles:
Respect, trust, integrity and courage to make the tough decision
Innovative, results oriented, proud of your craftsmanship.
Transparent, customer and partner driven, and giving back to the community.
(% = often, almost always or sometimes)
— Great Communication
— Great Atmosphere
— Great Bosses
— Great Pride
— Great Rewards
— Great Challenges
Big Switch is currently hiring for positions based at its global headquarters in Santa Clara, CA and for roles across the globe. To learn more about our current employment opportunities or internships:
“We applaud Big Switch Networks for seeking certification and releasing its employees– feedback,” said Kim Peters, Executive Vice President of Great Place to Work–s Certification Program. “These ratings measure its capacity to earn its own employees– trust and create a great workplace — critical metrics that anyone considering working for or doing business with Big Switch Networks should take into account as an indicator of high performance.”
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Big Switch Networks is the Next-Generation Data Center Networking Company. We disrupt the status quo of networking by designing intelligent, automated and flexible networks for our customers around the world. We do so by leveraging the principles of software-defined networking (SDN), coupled with a choice of industry-standard hardware. Big Switch Networks has two solutions: Big Monitoring Fabric, a Next-Generation Network Packet Broker, which enables pervasive security and monitoring of data center and cloud traffic for inline or out-of-band deployments and Big Cloud Fabric, the industry–s first Next-Generation switching fabric that allows for choice of switching hardware for OpenStack, VMware, Container and Big Data use cases. Big Switch Networks is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices located in Tokyo, Sydney, London and Istanbul. For additional information, email , follow , or visit .
Big Switch Networks, Big Cloud Fabric, Big Monitoring Fabric, BigSecure, Big Chain, Switch Light OS, and Switch Light VX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Big Switch Networks, Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, registered marks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on building, sustaining, and recognizing high-trust, high-performing workplace cultures. It has crafted its perspective by learning from great leaders, surveying millions of employees, and examining thousands of the best workplaces around the globe. We thrive on sharing the insights we–ve gleaned from our work with companies of all industries and sizes in order to help organizations around the world build, sustain and scale their great culture.
Kate Lehman
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