Benefits at dscout

401(K)

dscout provides 401(k) pre-tax and post tax (Roth) retirement savings plans, offering a broad selection of investment options.

401(K) matching

dscout’s retirement plan matches 100% of your contributions up to 4%.

Company equity

All dscout employees are eligible to become equity holders, as a part of your total compensation package.

Charitable contribution matching

As a dscout employee, you are entitled to up to a $200 match each year on contributions you make to registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.

Performance bonus

dscout offers company-based performance bonuses to employees every year, as a part of your total compensation packages.

Adoption Assistance

dscout offers up to 12 weeks of fully paid paid parental leave for new parents, regardless of the path to parenthood.

Company sponsored family events

The dscout team works to offer company sponsored events for families, including a recent play date for all parents, with a guest appearance from a family magician.

Family medical leave

All paid time off under dscout’s Parental Leave policy, short-term disability, and state benefits will run concurrently with the FMLA, as applicable.

Generous parental leave

dscout offers up to 12 weeks of fully paid paid parental leave for new parents, regardless of the path to parenthood. This includes FSA dependent-care with pretax contributions up to $5,000 annually.

Restricted work hours

While we have employees working across multiple different states and timezones, our headquarters are based in Chicago. This means our core working hours are loosely based on central time.

Commuter benefits

dscout offers pre-tax commuter benefits for all employees for transit and parking.

Company-sponsored outings

dscout provides quarterly team outings as well as annual company-wide holiday parties and in-person meetup events.

Company-sponsored happy hours

Onsite gym

Onsite office parking

Recreational clubs

dscout has sponsored a variety of sports leagues year-round, including kickball, softball, broomball, etc.

Free snacks and drinks

dscout has a fully stocked kitchen for those wanting to use the office space. This includes a variety of snack options, coffee and tea, and of course unlimited LaCroix.

Some meals provided

Home-office stipend for remote employees

dscout offers an annual stipend of $200 for home office supplies, to make your remote office environments as comfortable as possible.

Continuing education stipend

dscout offers up to $2,000 (based on your role) per calendar year to use for work-related professional development purposes.

Customized development tracks

Job training & conferences

Online course subscriptions available

Promote from within

Lunch and learns

Continuing education available during work hours

Our teams have created a series of learning committees that focus on topics like sustainability, work well being, working parent perspectives, etc. as an opportunity to further curiosity.

Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff

Diversity manifesto

Documented equal pay policy

Mean gender pay gap below 10%

Mandated unconscious bias training

Hiring practices that promote diversity

Dental insurance

dscout’s prides itself in offering employees the best insurance at the lowest cost. Our medical, dental, and vision programs cover a significant majority of premium costs.

Disability insurance

dscout’s benefits program offers short-term disability options up to 13 weeks providing partial salary, and long-term disability options up to 24 months.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

dscout’s FSA helps employees cover out of pocket medical expenses with pretax contributions up to $2,850 annually.

Health insurance

dscout’s prides itself in offering employees the best insurance at the lowest cost via BCBS. Our medical, dental, and vision programs cover a significant majority of premium costs.

Life insurance

Pet insurance

dscout offers pet insurance via Figo, through which employees receive a 5% discount and reimbursement for pets unexpected medical costs.

Vision insurance

dscout’s prides itself in offering employees the best insurance at the lowest cost. Our medical, dental, and vision programs cover a significant majority of premium costs.

Wellness programs

Mental health benefits

dscout it is proud to offer support through our Employee Assistance Program through BCBS, and through the “Headspace for Work” app, which offers crisis help and mindfulness tools.

Volunteer in local community

Our “dscout gives back” program is an opportunity to volunteer in our community. Previously, we’ve worked with organizations like the Chicago Parks Foundation, Cara Collective, and the GCFD.

Flexible work schedule

dscout offers flexibility to accommodate for different schedules and responsibilities, including flexibility for parental care, appointments, etc.

Open door policy

Open office floor plan

Pair programming

Partners with nonprofits

dscout will match up to $200/year on contributions you make to registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.

Remote work program

dscout is a remote-first company with a work from almost anywhere policy. Team members have the flexibility to decide your best way of working no matter where you live, across (most of) the country.

Team based strategic planning

OKR operational model

Generous PTO

We believe in promoting work/life balance and do not want to restrict your time off. We have implemented a flexible PTO policy and encourage dscouters take off at least 4 weeks during the year

Paid volunteer time

Our “dscout gives back” program is an opportunity to volunteer in our community. Previously, we’ve worked with organizations like the Chicago Parks Foundation, Cara Collective, and the GCFD.

Paid holidays

Paid sick days

Our flexible PTO policy includes sick days, so our teammates are able to take this time off when needed.

Unlimited vacation policy