SEP Ranks #2 on Indianapolis’ 2026 Top Workplaces List

Westfield, IN – May 7, 2026 – SEP, a software product design and development firm based in Westfield, Indiana, has once again earned a spot among Central Indiana’s Top Workplaces, placing second in the Midsize Companies category. The recognition is based entirely on employee feedback collected through an anonymous survey administered by Energage LLC. Survey questions focus on whether employees feel respected, supported, given growth opportunities, and empowered to take action.

“What I love about this recognition is that it comes from the people doing the work,” said Dawn Bunting, Director of HR at SEP. “Our team is curious, collaborative, and genuinely invested in each other’s success, and that shows up in the survey year after year.”

Out of 111 organizations, 38 were recognized as Midsize Businesses Top Workplaces, making any placement a meaningful distinction. The Top Workplaces program, now in its 21^st year for Central Indiana, is administered by Energage and relies entirely on confidential employee input to determine rankings.

These employers were recognized by the annual Top Workplaces employee survey conducted by Energage, working in partnership with IndyStar.

Top Large Companies

1. Progressive Insurance
2. Eight Eleven Family of Companies
3. Shepherd Insurance
4. LEL Home Services
5. Merchants Bank / Merchants Capital
6. Tendercare Home Health Services
7. Rohrman Automotive Group
8. Team Rehabilitation
9. Wabash Center, Inc.
10. Brighton Hospice
11. Mainscape
12. The Indianapolis Public Library
13. Greenix
14. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers
15. Indiana Members Credit Union
16. Celigo
17. Round Room LLC
18. Freedom Mortgage
19. Thompson Thrift
20. Kirby Risk
21. Ren
22. Morgan Properties
23. American Specialty Health, Incorporated
24. Towne Properties
25. New Palestine Community Schools
26. Planes Companies
27. Panda Restaurant Group
28. Fifth Third Bank
29. Flaherty & Collins Properties
30. Indiana Department of Revenue
31. Republic Airways
32. RCI
33. Cox Enterprises
34. PERFICIENT
35. Grand Appliance
36. PT Solutions
37. Centerstone
38. Peterman Brothers
39. Groundworks
40. Damar Services
41. Kloeckner Metals
42. CBIZ
43. Graybar
44. Resultant
    

Top Midsize Companies

1. Paradigm Health
2. SEP 🎉
3. New Hope of Indiana
4. Scopelitis Law Firm (Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary)
5. Bath Experts, LLC
6. Opportunities for Positive Growth
7. Hensley Legal Group, PC
8. TBC Hotels
9. The BAM Companies
10. BSA
11. Northview Church
12. Northwestern Mutual
13. Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
14. Dauby O’Connor & Zaleski, LLC
15. Quality Plumbing & Heating
16. Meyer Najem
17. The Garrett Companies
18. Commonwealth Engineers, Inc.
19. Family Express
20. GVC Mortgage
21. Hays + Sons
22. InPwr Inc.
23. Kinetic Advantage
24. Schahet Hotels, Inc.
25. LER TechForce
26. Envelop Group
27. Unified Group Services, Inc.
28. Knowledge Services
29. Key Benefit Administrators
30. Reynolds Farm Equipment, LLC
31. ARBOR HOMES
32. Total Quality Logistics – TQL
33. North Mechanical Contracting & Service
34. Indiana Donor Network
35. Royal United Mortgage
36. Perfection Group
37. Eye Surgeons of Indiana
38. ALOM

Top Small Companies

1. Bailey & Wood Financial Group
2. Indesign, LLC
3. Children’s Therapy Connection
4. Vaco Indianapolis
5. The Peterson Company
6. Express Employment Professionals
7. ProKids
8. Pension Fund of the Christian Church
9. Mission Mechanical
10. Robert Dietrick Co., Inc.
11. Loren Wood Builders
12. PulteGroup-IN
13. BGBC, a Springline company
14. NCW
15. Visit Indy
16. WorldTrips
17. Aerocore Technologies LLC
18. Vikan North America
19. ready-2-xecute
20. DirectEmployers
21. USI Consultants
22. SJCA, Inc.
23. Indy Auto Man
24. Kirkpatrick Management Company
25. Indiana Biosciences Research Institute
26. Engaging Solutions, LLC
27. Exos
28. Indiana Health Information Exchange
29. Patterson-Horth
30. Office360
31. Netfor
32. Haggard & Stocking Assoicates
33. National Trade Supply
34. Fairchild Communication Systems
35. Adelta Logis, Inc.
36. EMC Precision

Special Awards

APPRECIATION
Criteria: I feel genuinely appreciated at this company.
Winner: Scopelitis Law Firm (Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary)

BENEFITS PACKAGE
Criteria: I am very satisfied with my benefits package.
Winner: PulteGroup-IN

CLUED IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Criteria: Senior managers understand what is really happening at this company.
Winner: Indesign, LLC

COMMUNICATION
Criteria: I feel well-informed about important decisions at this company.
Winner: New Hope of Indiana

DIRECTION
Criteria: I believe this company is going in the right direction.
Winner: Paradigm Health

DOERS
Criteria: At this company, we do things efficiently and well.
Winner: Children’s Therapy Connection

LEADERSHIP
Criteria: I have confidence in the leadership team of this company.
Winner: Quinn Shepherd, Shepherd Insurance

LEADERSHIP
Criteria: I have confidence in the leadership team of this company.
Winner: Mike Wood, Bailey & Wood Financial Group

LEADERSHIP
Criteria: I have confidence in the leadership team of this company.
Winner: Andrea Schwartz, Opportunities for Positive Growth

MANAGERS
Criteria: My manager helps me learn and grow. My manager cares about my
concerns.
Winner: REN

MEANINGFULNESS
Criteria: My job makes me feel like I am part of something meaningful.
Winner: LEL Home Services

NEW IDEAS
Criteria: New ideas are encouraged at this company.
Winner: Progressive Insurance

VALUES
Criteria: This company operates by strong values.
Winner: BSA

WELL-BEING
Criteria: This company does a great job of prioritizing employee well-being.
Winner: The Peterson Company

WORK/LIFE FLEXIBILITY
Criteria: I have the flexibility I need to balance my work and personal life.
Winner: Merchants Bank / Merchants Capital

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Criteria: My employer is socially responsible in the community.
Winner: Loren Wood Builders

SEP continues to invest in its culture alongside its craft — building vital software for high-stakes industries while staying committed to being a place where curious, skilled people can do the best work of their careers.

About SEP SEP is a 100% employee-owned software product design and development company founded in 1988 by Rose-Hulman graduates. Based in Westfield, Indiana, SEP’s 180+ person team builds software that matters in high-stakes industries — including aerospace, medical devices, and precision agriculture. From Fortune 100 companies to growing startups, clients trust SEP to tackle complex problems where good enough isn’t good enough. Learn more at sep.com.