Plotly

Overview

Plotly is a data science and AI company that develops online data analytics and visualization tools. The company provides tools to create, deploy, and share interactive web applications, graphs, and visualizations. Plotly offers both open-source and enterprise products. The open-source products include Plotly Graphing Libraries for interactive data visualizations and Dash, a Python framework for building interactive data applications. Enterprise products include Plotly Studio, Plotly Cloud, and Dash Enterprise, which is a self-hosted platform for building, deploying, managing, and sharing Dash and Studio applications. Plotly Professional Services provides consulting and implementation services for Plotly-based data applications. Organizations such as Principal Asset Management, SOPRIS TECHNOLOGIES, Johnson Matthey, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, S&P Global, CIBC, the U.S. Air Force, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and NOAA use Plotly's tools. The company's open-source libraries have been downloaded over a billion times. Dash has over 600,000 monthly downloads.

Culture

Plotly operates with a fully remote work environment. The company's culture emphasizes autonomy, trust, and data-driven decision-making, which is utilized in its remote-first, asynchronous work environment. Collaboration across time zones is managed through virtual coffee chats, team meetings, and coordinated on-site gatherings.

Technology Story

Plotly develops open-source libraries for creating interactive data visualizations in Python, JavaScript, R, and MATLAB. Dash is an open-source Python framework for building interactive data applications. Plotly Studio is an AI-assisted desktop analytics application that converts datasets into interactive visualizations and Dash applications, providing Python code. Dash Enterprise supports deployment in cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, and Azure, as well as on-premises servers. The company utilizes technologies including DNSSEC, Wordpress Plugins, Cloudflare JS, Contact Form 7, AWS Global Accelerator, Amazon S3, PHP 7, and Amazon CloudFront.

Working at Plotly

Plotly operates a fully remote work environment. Employees receive home office support and a work-from-home fund to set up their workspaces. In-person events are scheduled periodically.

Benefits and Perks

• Comprehensive health and wellness coverage
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible working hours
• Parental leave top-up program
• Stock options for all full-time employees
• Learning and development opportunities
• Fully remote work environment
• Home office support
• Access to the Plotly Community Forum
• Provides gear to employees