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Co-Founder and CEO at OpenSignal: http://opensignal.com
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Comment · 9 years ago
OpenSignal | https://opensignal.com/ | Angel, London | ONSITE
Our mission is to become the global standard for understanding mobile network experience; our Wifi and mobile apps, which crowdsource this data have been downloaded over 20 million times, our public reports reach a wide audience and our OpenSignal Insights are purchased by key players in the telco industry. We gather, process and visualize over 1 billion datapoints of data per day, providing insight into mobile networks to the public and our clients.
We are currently hiring across the tech team. We are looking for a data engineer, data analyst, backend developer, devops engineer, and a product manager. For more details on the roles please see and apply using the links below. Email us at [email protected] if you have any questions!
Back-end Developer: https://opensignal-limited.workable.com/jobs/313810
Data Analyst: https://opensignal-limited.workable.com/jobs/296676
Data Engineer: https://opensignal-limited.workable.com/jobs/412944
Senior DevOps Engineer: https://opensignal-limited.workable.com/jobs/383368
Mobile Product Manager: https://opensignal-limited.workable.com/jobs/318623
Android Developer: https://opensignal-limited.workable.com/jobs/369066
UX/UI Designer: https://opensignal-limited.workable.com/jobs/314575
Comment · 10 years ago
OpenSignal - London, UK (Full time, permanent)
At OpenSignal we have built the most exhaustive dataset on the wireless industry to date through leveraging mobile sensors. This data is directly measured from consumer devices as opposed to traditional methods of simulating or approximating mobile experience and we've used this to become the de-facto source of insight into mobile coverage and performance globally. We increase transparency in the wireless industry by publishing reports [1] on the quality of mobile networks, offering unbiased coverage maps [2] and empowering people with the tools they need to get better mobile connectivity in a hassle free way.
If the concept of crowdsourced sensor networks appeals to you too then please get in touch. We are hiring for a Data Analysts, Data Engineers and a number of other roles (UX Designer, Senior Marketing etc). We're HQ'd in London (right by Angel tube) and backed by some great investors (we raised a $4million series A [3] from Qualcomm Ventures, O'Reilly Alphatech Ventures & Passion Capital).
More info: http://opensignal.com/jobs/ Email us: [email protected]
[1] OpenSignal Reports: http://opensignal.com/reports/
[2] OpenSignal Coverage maps: http://opensignal.com/
[3] OpenSignal Series A: http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/05/opensignal-series-a/
Comment · 10 years ago
OpenSignal - London, UK (Full time, permanent)
At OpenSignal we're using mobile apps to tap into the smart phones we're all carrying around with us to build up global crowdsourced sensor networks. Our first sensor network is for wireless signal [1] where we are building a global database on the coverage and performance of wireless networks (both mobile + WiFi) on a scale that has never before been possible. Our second sensor network is WeatherSignal [2], which uses the barometers, thermometers and hygrometers on smart phones to crowdsource weather data and we have already published a scientific paper [3] showing the potential of this approach. If the concept of crowdsourced sensor networks appeals to you too then please get in touch. We are hiring for a Full-stack Dev and a UX/UI Designer but most of all we are just looking for smart, like minded people rather than people with specific, existing skills. We're also backed by top-tier investors (we raised a $4million series A [4] from Qualcomm Ventures, O'Reilly Alphatech Ventures & Passion Capital).
More info: http://opensignal.com/jobs/ Email us: [email protected]
[1] OpenSignal App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.staircase3...
[2] WeatherSignal App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opensignal...
[3] Battery Temperature/Weather correlation: http://opensignal.com/reports/battery-temperature-weather/
[4] OpenSignal Series A: http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/05/opensignal-series-a/
Comment · 10 years ago
CEO/Founder of OpenSignal here. Yep, our data is collected from anyone who downloads the OpenSignal app. Our mission is to provide a real world, empirical alternative to the traditional source of this data which is the operators themselves. I'd be interested (genuinely) in any reasons you have for mistrusting the data so we can address them.
Comment · 11 years ago
OpenSignal - London, UK (Full time, permanent)
At OpenSignal we're using mobile apps to tap into the smart phones we're all carrying around with us to build up global crowdsourced sensor networks. Our first sensor network is for wireless signal [1] where we are building a global database on the coverage and performance of wireless networks (both mobile + WiFi) on a scale that has never before been possible. Our second sensor network is WeatherSignal [2], which uses the barometers, thermometers and hygrometers on smart phones to crowdsource weather data and we have already published a scientific paper [3] showing the potential of this approach. If the concept of crowdsourced sensor networks appeals to you too then please get in touch. We are hiring for all manner of different roles right now (Android, Frontend, UX/UI & Data Science) but most of all we are just looking for smart, like minded people rather than people with specific, existing skills. We also recently raised our $4million series A [4] from Qualcomm Ventures, O'Reilly Alphatech Ventures & Passion Capital so are growing fast.
We've also just released WifiMapper [5] which leverages sensors and the community to build the best free Wifi database in the world.
More info: http://opensignal.com/jobs/ Email us: [email protected]
[1] OpenSignal App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.staircase3...
[2] WeatherSignal App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opensignal...
[3] Battery Temperature/Weather correlation: http://opensignal.com/reports/battery-temperature-weather/
[4] OpenSignal Series A: http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/05/opensignal-series-a/
[5] WifiMapper Website: http://wifimapper.com
Comment · 11 years ago
OpenSignal - London, UK (Full time, permanent)
At OpenSignal we're using mobile apps to tap into the smart phones we're all carrying around with us to build up global crowdsourced sensor networks. Our first sensor network is for wireless signal [1] where we are building a global database on the coverage and performance of wireless networks (both mobile + WiFi) on a scale that has never before been possible. Our second sensor network is WeatherSignal [2], which uses the barometers, thermometers and hygrometers on smart phones to crowdsource weather data and we have already published a scientific paper [3] showing the potential of this approach. If the concept of crowdsourced sensor networks appeals to you too then please get in touch. We are hiring for all manner of different roles right now (Android, Frontend, UX/UI & Data Science) but most of all we are just looking for smart, like minded people rather than people with specific, existing skills. We also recently raised our $4million series A [4] from Qualcomm Ventures, O'Reilly Alphatech Ventures & Passion Capital so are growing fast.
We've also just released WifiMapper [5] which leverages sensors and the community to build the best free Wifi database in the world.
More info: http://opensignal.com/jobs/ Email us: [email protected]
[1] OpenSignal App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.staircase3...
[2] WeatherSignal App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opensignal...
[3] Battery Temperature/Weather correlation: http://opensignal.com/reports/battery-temperature-weather/
[4] OpenSignal Series A: http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/05/opensignal-series-a/
[5] WifiMapper Website: http://wifimapper.com
Comment · 11 years ago
OpenSignal - London, UK (Full time, permanent)
At OpenSignal we're using mobile apps to tap into the smart phones we're all carrying around with us to build up global crowdsourced sensor networks. Our first sensor network is for wireless signal [1] where we are building a global database on the coverage and performance of wireless networks (both mobile + WiFi) on a scale that has never before been possible. Our second sensor network is WeatherSignal [2], which uses the barometers, thermometers and hygrometers on smart phones to crowdsource weather data and we have already published a scientific paper [3] showing the potential of this approach. If the concept of crowdsourced sensor networks appeals to you too then please get in touch. We are hiring for all manner of different roles right not (DevOps, Android, Frontend, UX/UI & data science) but most of all we are just looking for smart, like minded people rather than people with specific, existing skills. We also recently raised our $4million Series A [4] from Qualcomm Ventures, O'Reilly Alphatech Ventures & Passion Capital so are growing fast.
We've also just released WifiMapper [5] which leverages sensors and the community to build the best free Wifi database in the world.
More info: http://opensignal.com/jobs/
Email us: [email protected]
[1] OpenSignal App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.staircase3....
[2] WeatherSignal App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opensignal....
[3] Battery Temperature/Weather correlation: http://opensignal.com/reports/battery-temperature-weather/
[4] OpenSignal Series A: http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/05/opensignal-series-a/
[5] WifiMapper Website: http://wifimapper.com
Comment · 11 years ago
OpenSignal - London, UK (Full time, permanent)
At OpenSignal we're using mobile apps to tap into the smart phones we're all carrying around with us to build up global crowdsourced sensor networks. Our first sensor network is for wireless signal [1] where we are building a global database on the coverage and performance of wireless networks (both mobile + WiFi) on a scale that has never before been possible. Our second sensor network is WeatherSignal [2], which uses the barometers, thermometers and hygrometers on smart phones to crowdsource weather data and we have already published a scientific paper [3] showing the potential of this approach. If the concept of crowdsourced sensor networks appeals to you too then please get in touch. We are hiring for all manner of different roles right not (DevOps, Android, Frontend, UX/UI & data science) but most of all we are just looking for smart, like minded people rather than people with specific, existing skills. We also recently raised our $4million Series A [4] from Qualcomm Ventures, O'Reilly Alphatech Ventures & Passion Capital so are growing fast.
We've also just released WifiMapper [5] which leverages sensors and the community to build the best free Wifi database in the world.
More info: http://opensignal.com/jobs/
Email us: [email protected]
[1] OpenSignal App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.staircase3...
[2] WeatherSignal App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opensignal...
[3] Battery Temperature/Weather correlation: http://opensignal.com/reports/battery-temperature-weather/
[4] OpenSignal Series A: http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/05/opensignal-series-a/
[5] WifiMapper Website: http://wifimapper.com
Comment · 11 years ago
Totally appreciate this is not something the average user understands. In the long run it would be nice if we could offer VPN style functionality without users actually having to understand what a VPN actually is (e.g. an "Enter secure mode" button, but that's a longer term feature.
Comment · 11 years ago
Indeed, there are risks involved, but I'd argue that connecting to public Wifi is a pretty common existing habit already. There are good ways to stay protected though whilst doing this e.g. using a VPN.
Comment · 11 years ago
We'll be adding sign-in via email soon.
Comment · 11 years ago
There are a number of others building hotspot databases like this but mainly taking a purely automatic, heuristic approach. Our plan is to augment this with an engaged community of users who can help curate the database further in a way that isn't possible through an automated-only approach. See my comment below for more details.