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Happy Hour at Atra's Offices

If I were on Rothschild Boulevard: a statue of a white dog and corona examiners greet 165 Atra workers in Israel.

We spent a happy hour in the offices of the company that developed an AI-based platform for predicting, preventing and managing malfunctions in computer systems, we heard stories - and we returned to the system to resign

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24/03/2022

Thursday, 24 March 2022, 16:13 Updated: 16:44

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: Atra develops an artificial intelligence-based platform for managing, predicting and preventing failures in computer systems, responds to service providers as well as internal organizational IT teams, analyzes more than 40,000 data per second and enables IT professionals to proactively prevent failures in the organization.

32, single, lives in Tel Aviv.

Position: Sales team manager, two and a half years in the company.

, 26, single, lives in Tel Aviv.

Position: Product manager, two years in the company.

, 29, married, lives in Tel Aviv.

Position: Full Stack Developer, one year at the company.

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Location

: Three floors in a building on Rothschild Boulevard that has completely renovated Atara for 165 of its employees in Israel (another twenty are in Romania).

Next to the elevators at the main entrance stands a white dog-like statue, and corona examiners greet those entering.

The floor is light, most of the furniture is made of wood and there are gray sofas that you can throw on to chill out when you want some rest from work, or go out on the balcony to breathe air.

The Spice mode dominates most of the area, but there are also quite a few meeting rooms of different sizes and all have a common denominator - the view from the windows, and surrounds the space on all sides.

Dark interior stairs connect the floors.

The gym is equipped with two treadmills, spinning bikes, exercise machines, TRX and free weights and the showers are reminiscent of a cozy spa in a hotel with kits of toiletries.

Those who come with an electric bike or scooter can park them on the eighth floor, where there is also a ping pong table and table football.

The showers are reminiscent of a cozy spa in a hotel (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Coffee break

: Each floor has its own kitchenette, and the main kitchen, with wood-colored cabinets and gray marble, adjacent to a large hall, with tables of all sizes and benches attached along the huge windows.

There is also a projector and large speakers for company events.

The ceiling is bare and between the pipes hang flower pots to throw some green inside.

Under the coffee machine with the capsules there is a stimulant with spices, soy, nutella, tahini, ketchup, mayonnaise, peanut butter, olive oil, vitaminchek and vinegar for the salad.

There are also teas in several flavors, cinnamon sticks to add flavor, granulated coffee of two types.

There are also some microwave, toasters and a ninja device for smoothies.

Those who want to make hard-boiled eggs do not have to boil them in a pot, but can use a device without which the Matra Haim guys do not have one, which makes excellent hard-boiled houses in ten minutes.

On the island there is a basket of fruits, vegetables, and a large basket with halva, kit kit, time out, fun spoon, folded, twist and slave cookies.

There is also individually packaged granola, wild berries and lotus.

In the refrigerators you can find milk of every kind imaginable, soda in commercial quantities, cola and zero,, pro yogurts, with fruit and parts, packaging of cheese for toasts, breads, cream cheeses with toppings, vegan cheeses, cottage creeps here in a frenzy and of course - eggs in quantity Of a coop, for the hard-boiled eggs.

The cottage runs crazy and the amount of eggs will not embarrass the coop (Photo: Reuven Castro)

CV

: Jasmine, you came to a British father and an Israeli mother, immigrated to Israel from London when she was four years old.

In high school she majored in Physics and Mathematics and enlisted in Unit 9900, the Satellite and Visual Intelligence Unit, and served in the Cyber ​​Information Security Department.

She became an officer, began studying computer science at the College of Management and after four years in the military decided to experience the real world.

She worked in information and cyber security at Island Toro and at some point realized she wanted to move into product management.

When she finished her degree she resigned and flew east with her hitchhiker partner and when they returned after four and a half months, they were greeted by Corona.

She started looking for a job and came for an interview at Atra for the position of client manager.

"I was supposed to replace someone who went on maternity leave temporarily," she says, "and luckily I got a permanent job. They asked me what I wanted to do and offered me to move to product management in the field of online payments for services that the company provides through the product.Because

our team is cosmopolitan, we move from London to New York, where Isaac was born who immigrated three years ago because of quality of life. In Israel and decided to immigrate to the US and speak with the children in Hebrew, hence Isaac's beautiful command of the language and also thanks to the five years he worked at Leumi's branch in New York.

"I studied accounting and business administration to make my parents happy," he admits, "because I really wanted to study cooking. I did an internship at Ernst & Young, got job offers and preferred to work at Dad's store and from there I moved to Bank Leumi. The period at the bank prepared me to immigrate to Israel. Will come, and despite the difficulty they encouraged me. I came out of the closet then, it was important for me to meet a Jewish guy and live in the country.

"Everyone warned that it is difficult here and I do not know how to explain, I do not feel difficulty, but high quality , And also work.

In New York I would have lunch at the computer that needed to work.

Here, and especially in Batra, there is a long table with ‘family time’ and everyone sits down to eat together, come up with ideas and get to know each other better.

"Leumi offered me to continue working with them in Israel and I wanted to join high tech, because friends said the field was on the rise. I managed clients for a year at a company that did not aspire to grow. I wanted to develop, and my former manager sent my resume to Athra "When I reflected on the management that I wanted a managerial position, I was appointed, when possible, to be a team leader with six people under me. Two months ago, I was asked to set up a sales team."

Maya studied computers and chemistry in high school and there she was first exposed to the world of software.

She enlisted wanted to experience the IDF to the end and was a combat collection observation officer in the Gaza Envelope, then a team commander in BAD 4, then went on a big trip abroad and was debating what to study.

"I wanted to combine realism and creativity," Maya explains, "and in computer science I found it. Towards the end of my studies I started working at Max as a software developer. I was there for two and a half years looking for a new challenge in a small, small family company. Through the screen I felt the spirit of the company and its values. The high percentage of women in the development and transparency department in the process bought

me

. The menu that flows in his blood is varied and spicy.

Whenever the opportunity arises he calls his mother to give him a surfer recipe, a Lebanese soprito, ever, and he invites people and opens a table.

Jasmine with a British accent, a yoga practitioner, who kept her sane in closures.

Thanks to Atra she got into Pilates and together with some guys from the office she does Pilates equipment.

Maya loves to travel.

"After the army I traveled for eight months and when it was possible to go abroad, I was on a track in Italy.

Besides, I do macrame. "

Look, Jasmine brought a dog! (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Corona

: Every week, Atra employees receive delivery.

On Fridays they received challah with spreads, flowers, cocktails for the weekend, as well as a bottle of champagne and airpods, a case for woodwork, personal photos printed. With them to a baking workshop with Alon Shabu and the children received a branded chef's hat and at Hanukkah they were brought to a virtual session with a magician.

Jasmine: "There was a virtual escape room with prizes Games. "" The cases were so equal, "laughs Maya," that people considered sticking on purpose. "

: For everyone who enters the company, a "buddy" is attached, accompanied, not by the staff but by the company, which tightens the social ties.

Maya: "Volunteering in the community is very strong with us. We were cleaning beaches, there was a sale of furniture, the proceeds of which went to the Association for the Welfare of the Child."

"Every effort is made here that all the gifts and packaging come from volunteer places," adds Jasmine.

Breakfast is prepared for office workers with all the treats, the "Give a Bite" of the afternoon is converted into money on salary and on Thursdays and at any notable time we celebrate and drink drinks together.

Those who want to work out can go into the gym and at the end of the workout take a good shower in the next room.

There is a subscription to Studio Platis devices and functional training.

After the second round of recruitment, they celebrated at Eyal Shani's "living room" in December, when they thought the corona Otto was behind us and after a period of stress at work, went on a trip south in the spirit of Atara.

They started volunteering with children from a boarding school in Gan Yavne, helped them assemble bicycles and gave it to them as a gift.

From there continue to the Kedma Hotel.

At night there was a huge production in the desert, with Ivri Lider, DJ.

And catering and the next day jeeps, a pottery workshop, massages and more food and drink.

After the second recruitment, they celebrated in Eyal Shani's "living room."

So what did we say about the cottage and the hard-boiled eggs? (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Where to work

: Basically three days in the office and two days at home, but because of the omicron and the new variant, those who feel more comfortable can only work remotely.

There are those like Isaac who show up every day.

: Maya says that the salary is competitive, "there are options, bonuses for a member brings a friend that can even reach NIS 15,000."

Isaac: "During our growth period we raised the reward on a friend brings a friend and we did work with the team on LinkedIn to make sure we bring in the best people. : "There is a lot of room for employee promotion and a lot of opportunities open up and there are also annual raises."

: Isaac announces that he is not leaving Atra any time soon because, as mentioned, he is just setting up a new team and also because in two years he has already managed to move through two roles so he has more room to grow.

Maya signs every word and adds the technological challenge and the amazing people and Jasmine just wants to give herself the opportunity to grow here.

No plans to leave anytime soon.

Understandable (Photo: Reuven Castro)

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