Bay Area Employers: This Year’s Best Places to Work

July 31st, 2014

Quite often when we are seeking employment, we forget that as companies review our resumes for the talent and skills that would be a good fit into their vision of the future, we should also be investigating them to determine whether employment there is a great career path for us. To assist us with that process, the San Francisco Business Times compiled a list of the best major employers in the Bay Area in 2014. The list categorizes companies according to size. Here are a few of the top rated employers at several size levels:

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• Genentech uses human genetic information in the development and manufacturing of medicines for patients with life-threatening medical conditions. Rated number one in the largest category with 9,500 employees, Genentech is located in South San Francisco.
• Fairmont Hotels & Resorts captured a spot in the large category with 1,290 employees in San Francisco. Fairmont is a leader in the global hospitality industry, offering hotels worldwide. The company headquarters is in San Francisco.
• Optimizely is a medium-sized company in San Francisco with 150 employees. A/B testing is a website design tool used to test prospective changes to the webpage for conversion rate improvement before altering the site code.
• PernixData is small-sized with 55 employees whose headquarters is in San Jose. PernixData software is a new storage architecture that moves storage intelligence closer to applications in order to improve performance and also separate performance from capacity.

The close proximity to public transit afforded by our exclusive apartments makes each of these major employers in the Bay Area a viable option for our residents. Contact us at 855-805-6160 to learn more about the exciting lifestyle waiting for you in this exclusive new community on the San Francisco Peninsula.