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Life at Avalara

We’re building something extraordinary—a global compliance platform powered by innovation, ambition, and a team of driven, passionate people. Our Culture Memo defines who we are, how we work, and what it takes to thrive here. We embrace bold thinking, relentless curiosity, and the urgency to move fast. We reward excellence, challenge the status quo, and believe that success comes from ownership, adaptability, and teamwork. Sound like a place where you’d thrive and want to learn more?

Read our winning culture memo

See Yourself at Avalara

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Tax meets tech. Compliance meets curiosity. 

We were different from day one, and now we’re leading the way in our industry. Forging new paths with cutting edge technology and first-class people.

As we grow together, our working culture remains as  different and dynamic as our solutions. Change is our constant. Learning is a given. No day mirrors the last.

Every day, we dare to differ. Orange is our competitive advantage. The future looks bright.

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We’re a cloud company who build SaaS products.

We’ve built the largest cloud compliance platform in the world, integrating with over 1200 software and commerce partners. Making people’s lives easier, worldwide.

Transforming tax compliance through tech, we remove the barriers for our customers and for our industry.

We’re just getting started, and won’t stop until we’re a part of every transaction in the world. Because we're making an impact beyond boundaries, together.

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At Avalara, we have designed a culture which empowers our people to become the best version of themselves.

Ownership and achievement go hand in hand. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

Guided by our success traits, their actions are the reason we win. They’re curious and optimistic, experimenting with humility, and never compromising on our future.

This means that when our people win, we win.

Success Traits

Culture is our competitive advantage.

Avalara culture is unique (and very orange). In fact, Avalara has been recognized as a 2024 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner.

We hire talented people who possess the success traits we affectionately refer to as OPAH FOCUS:

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If you think you can, or if you think you can't, you will undoubtedly be right - so we insist on a positive attitude. We believe every challenge can be overcome with sustained grit and perseverance, so we face challenges with confidence, always prioritizing long-term success.

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Our insatiable hunger for success means we aspire to be great in every moment. Success at Avalara is not measured at a point in time, rather as a series of challenges and ambitious goals that must be surpassed. We love confronting and overcoming the challenges we face and we care deeply about our customers, our partners, our employees, and our investors.

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Change is a constant at Avalara. We accept the risk of trying new solutions along with the possibility of setbacks - which we learn from and move to correct quickly. We are fast, agile, aware, and willing to adjust when circumstances shift.

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Humility powers our growth. We experiment, fail, learn and grow — all whilst staying humble. Every task and challenge is an opportunity to develop, no matter how small.

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We're serious about having fun. That's what makes us stand out — joy is a fundamental part of our success. We take the time to smile, to laugh, to build relationships. Fun keeps our culture busy and buzzy.

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Ownership is about accountability - we are all accountable for delivering results to our customers. We work hard and smart to get the job done well every time. We take responsibility for decisions, own projects from start to finish, and never make excuses.

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We ask "why?" every day and don't stop until we understand. If our ambitions are not audacious, then we are not pushing ourselves hard enough - we seek to constantly challenge the status quo in search of a better way. We proactively look for problems to solve, refusing to accept easy answers, and we exercise great creativity in finding efficient ways to solve them.

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Speed matters in our business. We value perseverance, grit, and a bias for action. We act with urgency because we know if we don't disrupt ourselves, someone else will. We're committed to doing what others are not willing to do and we refuse to succumb to the paralysis of analysis.

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Tax is hard. Our job is to simplify it. We work hard to make our customers' lives easier, as well as those of our colleagues. Volitional convolution precipitates incertitude. So we avoid it.

Life at Avalara

Our Global Employee Resource Groups

Our Employee Resource Groups create a space for employees who share or support a common identity that advances the development, belonging, and cultural understanding of Avalarians globally.

Returnship Program

At Avalara, we believe in second chances and the value of diverse career paths. Our Returnship Program is designed to help professionals relaunch their careers after an extended break, providing mentorship, skill-building, and the support needed to transition back into the workforce.

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