The No. 1 midsize place to work in IT: Ultimate Software

Fresh out of college, Jason Ruggles joined Ultimate Software in internal applications support, figuring he’d take a couple of years to learn the ropes and then move on to his next gig.

Fifteen years later, after multiple promotions, marriage to a woman who still works across the hall, and the birth of their now five-year-old daughter, Ruggles considers himself part of the extended Ultimate Software family and says he’s not planning to leave anytime soon.

Ruggles says the ability to work with the latest technologies and concepts (microservices  architecture, for example), coupled with the fact that Ultimate execs take time to get to know him and his family, make for an environment that is both challenging and comfortable — a unique combination for the competitive world of high tech. “Every time I see the CTO, he remembers stories and he knows my daughter’s name,” says Ruggles, now 38 and a solutions architect. “It makes me feel like I don’t have to compartmentalize my life. I’m not working for ‘the man,’ I’m working for family and friends.”

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