[LRUG] Talented developers wanted at Guildford-based startup

[Chris Parsons]

This one's worth your interest: I've worked with these guys before and
have written a lot of the code for this project. I can vouch for them
as good clients and fun to work with!

Chris

On 20 June 2011 20:56, Gavin Heavyside <gavin at heavyside.co.uk> wrote:
> I'm a long time lurker on this list, but LRUG is on the wrong night
> for me so I've never made it to a meeting. I lead the engineering at
> MyDrive Solutions, a startup based in Guildford, and we are growing
> our team. We use a lot of Ruby, amongst a range of tools, and I would
> love to hear from developers who are interested by the info below.
>
> You can contact me at gavin.heavyside at mydrivesolutions.com. I will
> also be at the Surrey Rubyists meetup in Woking on Tuesday evening
> (http://surreyrubyists.tumblr.com/)
>
> ---
>
> MyDrive Solutions is looking for senior and junior software developers
> to help evolve our GPS data analysis platform and systems.
>
> * What do we do?
> We are building the world’s best platform for understanding the
> behaviour of motor vehicle drivers, by analysing GPS data from
> telematics devices installed in cars. Our technology and services
> enable insurance companies to create innovative insurance products
> that understand how people drive their cars, and can offer cheaper
> premiums to safer drivers. We are working with the biggest names in
> the insurance industry to launch a range of market-leading products.
>
> We have a unique approach to understanding driving behaviour that
> combines observations of the driver (acceleration, braking etc) with
> the road context. Our analysis engine combines elements of GIS systems
> and digital maps with distributed computing to create metrics for all
> kinds of behaviour, including anticipation, consistency, pace,
> smoothness and aggression. We calibrate our scoring against a fleet of
> highly-trained expert drivers.
>
> Our development office is at the Surrey Research Park, in Guildford, UK.
>
> * What do we use?
> Our platform runs on Linux and is built on solid open-source
> foundations. We use Ruby, Rails, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Redis, Resque,
> Hadoop, C++, AWS, Chef, Git, and whatever is the best tool for the
> job. We use lightweight agile development processes, with a strong
> emphasis on TDD.
>
> * Who are we looking for?
> We want to find senior and junior developers to join our development
> team permanently, but we would also be happy to hear from talented
> contractors who can help us meet some shorter term objectives over the
> next few months.
>
> * Senior roles
> We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced developers comfortable
> using a range of languages and platforms. Our go-to language is Ruby,
> with rspec and cucumber, and we use some C++ for computationally
> intensive number crunching. We have a small development team, so you
> need to learn quickly, and be the kind of person who gets things done.
> You have delivered finely crafted, robust software that has been used
> by real, paying customers. Relentlessly curious about new ideas and
> technologies, you have a solid grounding in the fundamentals of
> software development and engineering.
> A background in robust scalable web services and APIs is desirable.
> We use Hadoop for large-scale analytics, so any experience of data
> analysis, statistics, and handling big data is definitely a plus.
> Contributions to open-source projects, conference speaking, an active
> Github profile or similar community involvement makes it easier for us
> to get to know your work and will be looked on very favourably.
>
> * Junior roles
> If you’re a talented developer with experience of just some of the
> technologies we use, and you are enthusiastic, curious, and hungry to
> learn and do more, then we’d love to hear from you. We want to see
> passion, insight, and a track record of getting things done. Again,
> open-source contributions, a Github profile, or similar community
> involvement is a big plus.
>
> * How to get in touch
> Please send your resume, a cover letter, and links to your blog,
> github, twitter, and any other useful information to
> gavin.heavyside at mydrivesolutions.com
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