💻 AWARD 09 OF 10 · TEAM OF THE YEAR 2026

Best Tech Team 2026

For the engineering, product and data team people most want to work with. Voted by women in tech who meet these hiring teams in person at OutGeek events in 38 cities.

Women in tech at the Chime talk at OutGeek Chicago
OUTGEEK Award 09 ★ 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 team people most want to build with

This award is for the people doing the technical work. It goes to the engineering, product or data team with strong work, honest engineering practices and a habit of making everyone around them better.

AWARD
09 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

Technical work

The quality and difficulty of what the team builds.
02

Engineering practices

Code review, testing, documentation, and on-call that’s fair.
03

Talks at events

Speakers who explain their work clearly and honestly.
04

How it treats juniors and seniors

Mentorship for new engineers, challenge for experienced ones.
05

Women on the technical team

Women writing code, leading projects and setting direction.
⚖️ 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.
4

Most votes wins

The team with the most votes on December 31 wins. We reveal the winner on January 15.
Women in tech at a recruiter booth at OutGeek Toronto
💬 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 your stack look like, and why did you choose it?
  2. 2How does code review work on the team?
  3. 3What’s a technical decision you’d make differently now?
  4. 4How are new engineers onboarded and mentored?
  5. 5How is on-call shared?
  6. 6Who sets technical direction, and how do others weigh in?
🗣️ IN VOTERS' WORDS

Why they'd join a team

“Their engineers explained the tradeoffs and what they’d do differently. Smart and honest, which I don’t see enough of.”
OutGeek event attendee
“I geeked out with their lead engineer for half an hour about their stack. Best conversation I had all night.”
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 Tech Team award.

💻 FOR HIRING TEAMS

Nominate your team for Best Tech Team

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.

Press and winner kit: hello@outgeek.org

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: the engineering, product and data team. 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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