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Algorithmic Bus Routes for Commuters
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MagicBus.io | https://angel.co/magicbus/ | Algorithmic Bus Routes for Commuters
San Francisco | REMOTE/ONSITE | Full-stack Engineer
San Francisco | REMOTE/ONSITE | Data Scientist
San Francisco | ONSITE | Operations Manager
https://angel.co/magicbus/jobs/84849-full-stack-developer
https://angel.co/magicbus/jobs/84853-data-scientist
https://angel.co/magicbus/jobs/84647-operations-manager
We are looking for a talented fullstack engineer, data scientist, and operations manager to join the MagicBus team in San Francisco. Our team is focused on improving the lives of commuters by connecting people to the places they frequently travel. Our solution, a minimal consumer-facing application backed by various GIS solutions, maps intercity commuting, predicts demand, and efficiently allocates supply to serve it.
Please checkout the job description or email ray [at] magicbus [dot] io
== Full-stack Engineer == https://angel.co/magicbus/jobs/84849-full-stack-developer
The ideal full-stack developer will be comfortable wrangling any of our codebases. Our stack includes Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, and PostgreSQL/PostGIS, on top of AWS. We integrate plenty of external APIs, and our front-end and iOS products consume our own. We’re constantly building new tools and researching new technologies - so we hope you love to learn. You'll really enjoy this job if you play with maps and mapping tools.
== Data Scientist == https://angel.co/magicbus/jobs/84853-data-scientist
Your role as a scientist involves geospatial statistics to develop understanding of metro areas and efficient routing algorithms to direct our vehicles. You will study the behavioral patterns of riders, informing a where-and-when model to help predict commuting demand. Your interest in the theoretical should be backed by an ability to implement and hone production-ready algorithms. Skills should include R [w/ geospatial packages], bonus ArcGIS / QGIS.
== Operations Manager == https://angel.co/magicbus/jobs/84647-operations-manager
The Operations Lead is ultimately responsible for ensuring that trips run smoothly each day, and keeping riders and drivers happy. You will manage a small, growing team of operations and customer success analysts to accomplish this. Additionally, you will have an important voice in our product development roadmap, helping to specify internal tools to improve quality of service.