The Assemble Blog

From finance to tech — finding a rewarding career solving an important societal issue

In this blog, I'll talk about the culture at Assemble, what compelled me to move into a startup role, and a little bit about what day-to-day life is like now.

Sebastian Borja

November 24, 2021

These 10 industries have had the biggest gains in closing the gender wage gap since 1995

Assemble used data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey processed by IPUMS to break down how the gender wage gap has changed in 236 different industries.

Eliza Siegel

November 10, 2021

Why I left Facebook to join Assemble

9 months ago, I left my role as a Software Engineer at Facebook to become a Founding Engineer at Assemble, a seed stage startup.

Joe Pena

October 22, 2021

How the gender wage gap has changed over the last 40 years

Women have long received unequal pay in the American workplace, trailing men in terms of wages, overtime, opportunities, and promotions.

Ellen Wulfhorst

October 18, 2021

How Corporate Transparency Has Changed Over Time

Corporate transparency has been shown to reduce work-related stress for employees and help with morale within a company.

Assemble Content Team

August 24, 2021

Announcing Assemble’s SOC 2 Type II Certification

A key aspect of our customers’ trust is ensuring that their sensitive data is safe, secure, and in compliance with applicable regulation.

Assemble Content Team

August 24, 2021

Surprising Inequities in Compensation

The gender pay gap is consistently in the news—yet the problem is not being readily resolved.

Assemble Content Team

July 28, 2021

Why I Joined Assemble

Hi I’m Alice and I just joined Assemble as their newest software engineer. I’m excited to help companies make better compensation decisions for their employees, one line of code at a time!

Alice Perez

July 21, 2021

Cities Where Your Dollar Goes the Furthest

Finding the right place to live where your dollar goes furthest can mean the difference between scraping by or being able to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Assemble Content Team

July 6, 2021

Five Takeaways from the Federal Paycheck Fairness Act

On April 15th, 2021, the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) passed through the House of Representatives for the third time in nearly 30 years. At the time of this writing, the bill has been introduced in the Senate and referred to a committee to be debated.