Benefits at Aurora Solar

401(K)

Employees are eligible to participate in a traditional 401k and/or Roth 401k account. Participants are automatically enrolled at 4% of their base salary.

401(K) matching

*New 2024 Benefit* Aurora Solar offers a 50% match to employee’s contributions up to a maximum of $1,200 annually.

Company equity

All full time employees receive equity grants which vest over a standard 4-year period with a 1-year cliff. Employees with a tenure of 2 years have an extended exercise window of 10 years.

Performance bonus

Every full-time employee receives variable pay in their compensation package that's either tied to individual performance, MBOs, or company performance.

Pay transparency

Commuter benefits

Set aside up to $300/month on a pre-tax basis for commuting and parking-related expenses.

Company-sponsored outings

It’s important for us to get to know the people we work with on a personal level so we host company outings and summits for team members to meet each other.

Company-sponsored happy hours

Our workplace experience team organizes company-wide virtual and in-person happy hours. Individual teams are also encouraged to host their own happy hours at their own discretion.

Pet friendly

Your furry friends are always welcome to make an appearance on Zoom! We even have our own dedicated pet directory and pet slack channel. If you have a pet, we want to know about it!

Free snacks and drinks

For our team members who choose to come to our headquarters, we have a fully stocked kitchen including unlimited snacks, coffee, tea, and all of the flavored water you can handle.

Home-office stipend for remote employees

Employees are provided with a MacBook Pro along with a $500 stipend to set up their home office to create their peak working environment. An additional $100 is provided every 6 months.

Company sponsored family events

Family medical leave

*New 2024 Benefit* Caregiving leave - Employees are eligible for 12 weeks of caregiving leave to care for an eligible family member. All caregiving leave is paid 100% of the employee’s base salary.

Generous parental leave

Aurora Solar provides 16 weeks of parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents. All parental leave is paid at 100% of base salary.

Return-to-work program post parental leave

Continuing education stipend

Aurora provides each employee with an annual Learning and Development budget that is allocated for professional development!

Customized development tracks

Job training & conferences

Aurora Solar offers employees professional development opportunities to continuously harness new skills and be more involved in the organization.

Mentorship program

Online course subscriptions available

Paid industry certifications

Promote from within

Lunch and learns

Our people are our best asset and we want to learn from their experience and celebrate the diversity on our team. We have a variety of lunch and learns hosted by our employees and outside speakers.

Continuing education available during work hours

Personal development training

Virtual coaching services

Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff

Documented equal pay policy

Highly diverse management team

We have a diverse leadership team and workspace. Our diverse team brings us a great breadth of new perspectives which allows us to continuously facilitate innovation.

Mean gender pay gap below 10%

Diversity employee resource groups

We have a number of Diversity ERGs that are safe spaces for employees to connect and discuss shared experiences and initiatives.

Hiring practices that promote diversity

Diversity is essential to our Talent Team. We practice inclusive interviewing, track diversity metrics, and implement consistent interview processes for all candidates.

Dental insurance

Our dental plan covers 100% of preventative services expenses.

Disability insurance

Short-Term Disability insurance is provided with 100% base pay coverage for up to 12 weeks. Long-Term Disability insurance is provided with 60% base pay coverage.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employees can participate in our Dependent Care, Health Care, and/or Limited-purpose FSA. They can contribute up to the IRS maximum set for that plan year.

Health insurance

Aurora offers medical, dental, and vision plans. We cover 100% of the premiums for individual-only coverage for base plans. Additionally, we cover 90% of the premiums for employees who add dependents.

Life insurance

We offer life insurance with a payout of 1x an employee’s annual salary up to $250000. Additionally, employees receive an additional $25,000 in coverage for basic life and ad&d.

Vision insurance

The vision benefits plan covers 100% of the plan costs and includes routine eye exams.

Wellness programs

*New 2024 Benefit* Aurora partners with Gympass. Aurorans in the U.S. and Germany can access the starter plans, allowing them and their dependents to access over 2.9k gyms, streamed classes, & more!

Mental health benefits

*New 2024 Benefit* Aurora offers 8 in-person or virtual therapy sessions and 8 coaching sessions through our mental wellbeing provider, Modern Health & more!

Wellness days

Volunteer in local community

To encourage and support Aurorans in their volunteering efforts, we have a Volunteer Time Off Policy (VTO). VTO hours can be used to support charities, causes, or non-profits of your choosing.

Flexible work schedule

Open door policy

Open office floor plan

Pair programming

Partners with nonprofits

Aurora partners with nonprofits such as GRID Alternatives, NCCER, and NREL.

Remote work program

We are a fully remote team located across the U.S., Canada, and Germany with stipends available for home office setup, internet, and co-working space subscriptions.

Team based strategic planning

OKR operational model

Employee resource groups

Employee-led culture committees

In-person revenue kickoff

Summer hours

Employee awards

Generous PTO

Our flexible time off policy encourages team members to take time off when needed for vacation, sick time, mental health, and other required reasons to unplug like jury duty.

Paid volunteer time

All full-time Aurorans are eligible for VTO. You can volunteer up to 8 hours per calendar year with a charity, cause, or non-profit of your choice in accordance with Aurora guidelines.

Paid holidays

Paid sick days

Take days off if you are sick, they do not count against your PTO.

Flexible time off

Floating holidays

Bereavement leave benefits

Hardship benefits

*New 2024 Benefit* Aurora offers a 4-week Return to Work Program post parental leave as well as 100% compensation coverage for Short-Term Disability leave.

Company-wide vacation

Aurora sets four Energize Fridays, where all Aurorans unplug and take time off work.