[LRUG] Talented developers wanted at Guildford-based startup

[Gavin Heavyside]

Thanks for the endorsement, Chris.

It might be worth me adding that we are happy to consider remote
working, especially for contractors, as long as we can have regular
face-to-face catch ups. If the work sounds interesting, or you want to
know more, but the location is putting you off, then get in touch
anyway and we'll see whether we can work something out.

Thanks

Gavin

On 21 June 2011 11:45, Chris Parsons <chris.p at rsons.org> wrote:
> 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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