📈 AWARD 07 OF 10 · TEAM OF THE YEAR 2026

Best for Career Growth 2026

For the tech company where people grow fastest. Voted by women in tech who meet these hiring teams in person at OutGeek events in 38 cities.

Women in tech in conversation at OutGeek Boston
OUTGEEK Award 07 ★ 2026 ★
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WINNER REVEALED JANUARY 15, 2027
Voting closes December 31. One vote per award.
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WHAT THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES

The company where people grow fastest

Growth shouldn’t mean leaving. This award goes to the company with clear promotion paths, managers who invest in people, and room to move between teams and roles.

AWARD
07 of 10, OutGeek Team of the Year 2026
VOTED BY
Women in tech with OutGeek Plus, and OutGeek team accounts
VOTING
August to December 31, 2026
WINNER
Revealed January 15, 2027
NOMINEES
33 teams on the 2026 ballot
WHAT VOTERS LOOK AT
01

Clear promotion paths

Do people know what it takes to reach the next level?
02

Mentorship

Mentors and sponsors who help people move up.
03

Learning budgets

Courses, conferences and time to learn during work hours.
04

Internal moves

Switching teams or tracks without having to quit.
05

Who gets promoted

Whether promotions go to women and underrepresented people too.
⚖️ FAIR AND OPEN

How the winner is picked

1

Members vote

OutGeek Plus members and team accounts vote from August to December 31.
2

One vote per account

One vote in this award per account, and one in each of the other nine. Votes are final once cast.
3

Every vote is tied to an account

Each account votes once in each award: 10 votes in all, one per award.
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Most votes wins

The team with the most votes on December 31 wins. We reveal the winner on January 15.
A recruiter talking with a woman in tech at an OutGeek event
💬 BEFORE YOU VOTE

Questions to ask a hiring team

Ask them at an OutGeek event, or in Threads, where hiring teams answer members' questions.

  1. 1What does it take to get promoted from this role?
  2. 2Who on the team was promoted most recently, and how?
  3. 3Is there a learning budget, and do people use it?
  4. 4Has anyone moved from another team or role into this one?
  5. 5How often do you talk about career goals with your manager?
  6. 6What’s a typical path for someone who starts in this role?
🗣️ IN VOTERS' WORDS

Why they'd join a team

“She started there in support and she’s a senior engineer now. Made me stop assuming I’d have to leave a company to move up.”
OutGeek event attendee
“I asked how promotions work and she explained it clearly, like there’s an actual path. My last job never could tell me what the bar was.”
OutGeek event attendee
ON THE 2026 BALLOT · 33 TEAMS

The 2026 nominees

Every team on the ballot for this award, A to Z. The leader stays hidden until January 15 so early results don't sway the vote.

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👑 LAST YEAR

2025: the top tech companies, voted by women in tech

In 2025, before the ten awards, voters picked one overall top 10. 2026 is the first year of the Best for Career Growth award.

📈 FOR HIRING TEAMS

Nominate your team for Best for Career Growth

Nominate your company from an OutGeek team account. The $129/month account includes one category. Extra categories are $199 once and go on the ballot as soon as payment clears.

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About this award

FAQ

Voting is open until December 31, 2026, and the winner is revealed on January 15, 2027. Until then the leader stays hidden so early results don’t sway the vote. 2026 is the first year of this award.

OutGeek Plus members and team accounts. Each account gets one vote in this award, and one in each of the other nine. Votes are final once cast.

It looks at one thing: how fast people grow. Best Company to Work For is the overall award, and each of the other awards looks at something else.

Most lists rely on employee surveys or data companies send in. This award is voted by women in tech who meet these hiring teams in person at OutGeek events in 38 cities, plus OutGeek team accounts.

Yes. Each award is voted on separately, so one company can win more than one.

Voting closes December 31, 2026. The winner is revealed on January 15, 2027, on this page and on the winning team’s company page.

In 2026 the ballot lists companies OutGeek has worked with, plus any company that nominates itself from a team account. The $129/month team account includes one category. Extra categories are $199 once.

Winning teams get a feature in the OutGeek Journal, their open roles in our newsletter blast, their jobs featured on OutGeek, and social media support from our team.

No. The team with the most votes in an award wins.

Yes. A team account's vote counts like anyone else's: one vote in each award.

The other nine awards

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