Lead Ruby Engineer, Streetbees
2-3 days a week in office
Consumer intelligence platform
Job no longer available
Consumer intelligence platform
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
2-3 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To disrupt traditional market research with the world's first AI-powered consumer intelligence platform.
Role
Who you are
- You have a strong understanding of Ruby and Rails, 7+ years
- You have a solid understanding of object-oriented programming/
- You have good knowledge of relational databases. We use PostgresSQL
- You write tested code - from acceptance tests to unit tests
- You have the ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
- You have a huge drive to get something shipped
Desirable
- Experience with or a keen interest in Python
- Experience with non-Rails frameworks like Sinatra or Hanami
- Experience with building and designing GraphQL APIs
- Knowledge of the React ecosystem as it's a big part of our frontend
- Knowledge of other technologies we are currently using: Kafka, ElasticSearch, Redis, Docker
What the job involves
- We’re currently looking for an ambitious Fullstack Ruby Engineer to join our team as we launch our exciting new GPT-powered research product, SBX, which allows brands to gather rich market insights in as little as 48 hours
- Streetbees has a very strong engineering team and platform, combining the best in machine learning, data management pipelines, web platforms and mobile apps
- We work with Ruby for our APIs and web apps, React for our web app front ends, Python for our data science and machine learning, and Swift and Kotlin for our mobile apps
- Everything is entirely hosted in AWS, all repos in Github, everything containerised and continuously deployed
- As a Ruby Software Engineer you’ll be able to clearly see your impact in what we deliver day-to-day to our clients and our users
- You'll be part of an engineering culture that welcomes participation and discussion at all levels
- We work with some of the largest companies in the world and our user numbers are growing month over month
- From crowdsourced data collection, to image/video processing and visualisation, you'll be working on some interesting technical challenges
- You will be helping us scale our systems as we increase the data collection streams
- You’ll be joining an experienced and friendly team of engineers, building a new generation of research and data analysis tools
- You’ll be using Ruby and JavaScript on a daily basis
- You'll also be integrating with our data pipelines for our Data Lake, Data Warehouse, ML training loops and data operations workflows. This can involve working with Python so experience with that is welcome
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Data has taken a pivotal role in corporate decision-making, with tech giants like Facebook and Google amassing wealth through data-driven advertising. The global market research industry now values approximately $76B, yet concerns linger over data quality and reliability amid the data deluge.
In response to these challenges, Streetbees has engaged millions of 'bees' worldwide, incentivizing them to participate in consumer surveys to explore their daily routines. The company places a strong emphasis on rigorous participant verification and employs advanced algorithms to filter out low-quality responses. This approach shifts the market research landscape, harnessing economies of scale to provide clients with effortless customisation and localisation of research projects on demand.
In an era where data reigns supreme, Streetbees addresses the credibility and reliability challenges associated with contemporary data sources. The company mobilizes a vast network of 'bees' globally to participate in consumer surveys delving into daily habits. Rigorous participant verification and sophisticated algorithms are central to Streetbees' approach, offering a viable solution to the credibility issues. By harnessing economies of scale, clients can effortlessly tailor and localise their research projects, making Streetbees a trailblazer in reshaping the data-driven decision-making landscape.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2020
$40m
SERIES B
Mar 2018
$9.6m
SERIES A
Total funding: $61.4m
Company benefits
- Option for hybrid working or fully remote
- Work from home in comfort budget
- Calm and audible subscriptions
- Four paid volunteer days
- Online yoga weekly
- Employee assistance programme - expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7, covering a wide range of issues (not just work-related)
- £500/year training budget
- Share options and competitive compensation
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employees can organise and manage team socials, plus join our annual summer and Christmas parties
- Friday lunch - if you’re in the office on a Friday, lunch is on us!
- Office snacks, drinks and team meals
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Tugce Bulut
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously spent 5 years as a Strategy Consultant at EY-Parthenon.
Oliver May
(Co-Founder)Previously co-founded OurHome, an app to create better relationships in the family home. Prior to this, they were a Trader at Morgan Stanley.
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