Software Engineer, Colonies
Co-living renter platform
Job no longer available
Co-living renter platform
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
To put tenants at the heart of their story.
Role
Who you are
- You’re a tech enthusiast who thrives in a dynamic, collaborative, and forward-thinking environment
- Strong attention to detail is essential
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a talented Tech member to help us take our tech to the next level
- Our stack is tried and true, offering some exciting twists that make it uniquely efficient and practical:
- Rails with a Twist: We prefer to keep our controllers lean by leveraging interactors (courtesy of collectiveidea). This approach makes testing and code reuse a breeze
- Form Complexity, Meet Reform: We tackle complex forms head-on, using Reform to supercharge our form handling. It’s not always straightforward, but it’s incredibly powerful
- Ruby Love: Ruby is our language of choice, and when it makes sense, we harness the power of Plain Old Ruby Objects (POROs)
- Test Prowess: We take testing seriously, boasting a robust 90% test coverage. Quality is closely monitored via rubycritic, with our code quality rating currently standing at a solid 85. But there’s always room for improvement!
- Cutting-Edge Tech: We’re running Rails 7 with Ruby 3.2.2, paired with PostgreSQL and Sidekiq for background jobs. RSpec is our trusty testing companion. Bun.sh will soon be our new js runtime
- Venturing into GraphQL: We’ve set up a compact GraphQL API to serve our public website, which is powered by a NextJS/React app we’re diving into
- Views with a View: Our front end employs Haml views, and we’re gradually introducing ViewComponents. Down the road, we’re eyeing a migration to Tailwind
- Modernizing with Hotwire: We’re embracing Hotwire for new features while methodically migrating the old ones
- GitHub-Centric Development: We host our code on GitHub and make extensive use of it for code reviews, fostering a collaborative environment
- Connecting the Dots: Our application interfaces with a range of external platforms, including Stripe (utilizing Stripe Connect), Pandadoc, Salesforce, Zendesk, and Looker, which our Data team leverages for data visualization
- If you’re a tech enthusiast who thrives in a dynamic, collaborative, and forward-thinking environment, join us on our journey to enhance our stack even further
Our take
Colonies is a co-living startup aiming to take the hassle out of renting in large cities. The company provides managed, fully-furnished shared housing, where all community spaces are cleaned and maintained no-fuss, freeing occupants from many of the problems associated with shared living.
A person renting through Colonies receives a private bedroom and bathroom, with living spaces shared between 8 to 12 people. The accommodations are fully equipped and functional, with the possibility to move in within a week, and packages come with all bills included to make pricing as transparent for renters as possible.
The company has seen good funding that has facilitated its expansion from Paris into a number of French cities as well as Berlin and Brussels, across which it manages almost 200 apartments and serves over a thousand tenants. The company has announced a partnership with the CDC Habitat group, a global operator of housing in the public interest, as part of a collaboration that will create a multitude of new co-living residences across major cities.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2023
$35.1m
SERIES B
Dec 2022
$35.1m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $119.2m
Company benefits
- An international environment - We have offices in Paris, Berlin and very soon in Brussels and we intend to expand all over Europe!
- Flex-office - Colonies adapts to the life of its employees: 100% in the office, flex or full remote, everything is possible!
- Exceptional Offices - Located in the heart of Paris (9th), our offices include a cinema room, a gaming room, a gym, and even a bar to get together and celebrate our victories!
- Weekly sport classes - There is nothing better than our weekly boxing and HIIT classes guided by a coach to let off steam and stay healthy!
- Cooking classes - To break the ice, we break the crust! Participate in cooking sessions (appetisers, entrees, desserts) with our favourite foodies
- Party-time - Afterworks, off-sites, parties... we marry the fun with the work!
Company HQ
Hôpital-Saint-Louis, Paris, France
Leadership
Alexandre Martin
(Co-Founder)Also Co-founded SOPI LABS, Mobile App Studio and Gansky. Previously worked as an M & A Analyst at Rothschild.
Amaury Courbon
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Gansky, previously worked as a Multi-channel Manager at Sensee and VC analyst at Jaïna Capital.
Francois Roth
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Gansky. Was an Investment Director at Financière de l'Immobilier Professionnel (FIP) and Investment Analyst at Unibail Rodamco.
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