Boca company named top tech workplace

Ultimate Software has been ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine’s “Best Workplaces in Technology” list for 2018. It is the third consecutive year it has topped the list.

The Weston-based company, which employs 1,700 people in South Florida, develops software for human resources, including payroll, time and labor management. In December, the company also was named in the top 10 of Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work.”

Vivian Maza, chief people officer at Ultimate, said the company has built a culture that is employee-centric, supporting professional and personal growth, encouraging work-life balance and fostering innovation.

“Our employees believe in always doing the right thing, and they consistently put others above themselves,” she said. That has resulted in a workplace that respects individuality, runs on trust and collaboration, empowers productivity and enables career success, Maza said.

The Fortune list was compiled through survey feedback from more than 79,000 employees at technology companies across the United States. It was created by Fortune and Great Place to Work, a San Francisco-based organization that identifies and certifies top workplaces based on employee feedback.

Following Ultimate Software on the list are: California-based Workday and Salesforce, Missouri-based World Wide Technology, and Pennyslvania-based SAP America.

The only other Florida company on the list is KnowBe4, a Clearwater software company ranked