| # Engineering handbook — finance & referrals | |
| ## Referral bonus | |
| Employees who refer a candidate who is hired and passes the 90-day mark | |
| receive a $3000 referral bonus, paid in the following payroll cycle. | |
| Referrals for open-source contributors converting to full-time hires get an | |
| additional $500. | |
| ## Conference budget | |
| Each engineer has a $2000/year conference and training budget, separate | |
| from the vacation and expense-policy stipends. Unused conference budget | |
| does not carry over into the next year. | |
| ## Timesheets | |
| Hourly contractors submit timesheets weekly by Friday 5pm; salaried | |
| engineers do not track hours. Timesheet approval is required from a | |
| manager before payroll processes on the following Monday. | |
| ## Brand guidelines | |
| All external-facing decks and blog posts must use the approved logo and | |
| color palette from the brand kit. Marketing reviews any content mentioning | |
| specific customer names before publication. | |