Benefits
What we can offer today, said plainly, including the parts that aren’t there yet.
What everyone gets
- Paid in your currency, on a fixed date. Same day every month, no chasing. Bank transfer or Wise, whichever costs you less, and we cover the transfer fee rather than taking it out of your rate.
- Paid time off, actually paid. Contractors usually get none. Ours accrues, and it’s paid at your normal rate. Local public holidays are yours, not ours.
- No hour tracking. No screenshots, no idle monitor, no keystroke counter. You’re hired for output.
- Real overlap limits. A few fixed overlap hours, agreed before you sign, and the rest of the day is yours. We don’t move people onto US hours quietly over a few months.
- A learning budget. An annual amount for courses, books, or a conference, spent on your judgement rather than by application form.
- Equipment. A hardware allowance at the start and a refresh cycle, so the machine isn’t a thing you quietly subsidise.
- The tools you need. Software licenses are the company's cost. Nobody is expected to run a personal subscription to do their job.
- Rate reviews on a schedule. Twice a year, on the calendar, whether or not you raise it.
- A written contract. Scope, rate, notice period, and who owns the work, all in the document before you start.
On the value of this if you’re outside the US
US benefits packages mostly solve problems the US creates. Health insurance dominates the list because it has to. In much of the world, a national system already covers what an American employer is buying. So a headline package can look bigger than what it’s actually worth to you.
The things that carry real value across borders are the ones on the list above. They start with paid leave, which contractors are usually refused, and transfer costs absorbed rather than deducted. Then there’s equipment paid for, no surveillance software and a rate reviewed on a schedule. We’d rather be strong on those and honest about the rest.
What we don’t offer yet
- Health, dental or vision insurance
- A retirement plan or matching
- Equity or an option pool
- Paid parental leave beyond the accrued time off above
- A formal promotion ladder, because the company is too small to draw one honestly
If any of those are what you need right now, we’d rather you knew before applying than after. Open roles are on the Careers page, and how we work is described in Culture at Buhata.