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arrive.com · HQ: Stockholm, Sweden · Public Transport · Smart Mobility · 51-200 employees · Est. 1955 · Trust A · Hiring 65, 6 new
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden · Public Transport · Smart Mobility · 51-200 employees · Est. 1955 · Trust A · Hiring 65, 6 new
Arrive is an urban mobility technology company headquartered in Stockholm that provides digital parking payments, parking meters and operator software, EV charging payments, mobility data and public transport ticketing to cities, businesses and drivers. Its brands include EasyPark, Flowbird, RingGo, ParkMobile and Parkopedia, it operates in more than 90 countries and 20,000 cities, traces its roots to parking meters first installed in Sweden in 1955, and is backed by Verdane, Vitruvian Partners and Searchlight Capital. It hires software, backend, data and DevOps engineers, data scientists, payments product managers, designers, risk analysts and B2B account and customer experience managers.
opower.com · HQ: Arlington, United States · Energy & Utilities · Data & Analytics · Customer & Retention Analytics · Energy Efficiency · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2007 · Trust B · Hiring 507, 10 new
HQ: Arlington, United States · Energy & Utilities · Data & Analytics · Customer & Retention Analytics · Energy Efficiency · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2007 · Trust B · Hiring 507, 10 new
Opower is an enterprise cloud software company that delivers behavioral energy efficiency, customer engagement, and demand-response solutions to utility providers worldwide. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the company operates as a key business unit within Oracle, serving hundreds of global utilities and tens of millions of residential households. By combining big data analytics with behavioral science and artificial intelligence, its platform generates personalized home energy reports and proactive alerts that empower consumers to reduce their energy consumption and lower utility bills.
unity.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Advertising · AR & VR Software · Developer Tools · Game Development · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2004 · Trust A · Hiring 132, 15 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Advertising · AR & VR Software · Developer Tools · Game Development · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2004 · Trust A · Hiring 132, 15 new
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Unity Software Inc. (Unity Technologies) is a technology enterprise specializing in real-time 3D (RT3D) content development software and engine solutions. The company provides an integrated platform that enables developers, creators, and engineers to build, run, and monetize interactive 2D, 3D, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) experiences across mobile, console, PC, and spatial computing hardware. By combining cross-platform runtime engines with developer services, cloud tools, and advertising monetization networks, it serves as a core infrastructure provider for the global gaming industry as well as industrial sectors such as automotive, architecture, and film production.
catapult.xyz · HQ: London, United Kingdom · AI Agents · Startup · Hiring 2
HQ: London, United Kingdom · AI Agents · Startup · Hiring 2
Catapult is the AI agent for ambitious knowledge work. It deeply understands you and your work across email, messages, meetings, documents and tools so it can handle ambitious knowledge work end to end.
HQ: London, United Kingdom · Animation · Visual Effects (VFX) · 5000+ employees · Est. 1998 · Hiring 49
Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, DNEG (formerly Double Negative, operated as part of Prime Focus Group) is a global visual effects (VFX), computer animation, and creative technology studio for feature films, television, and multiplatform entertainment. Founded in 1998, the enterprise provides end-to-end post-production services, including photorealistic VFX, feature animation, 2D-to-3D stereo conversion, virtual production, and custom pipeline technology development (such as Ziva and xSTUDIO).
ouster.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Robotic Components & Sensors · Machine Vision & 3D Cameras · Est. 2015 · NASDAQ: OUST · Hiring 26
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Robotic Components & Sensors · Machine Vision & 3D Cameras · Est. 2015 · NASDAQ: OUST · Hiring 26
Ouster is a San Francisco lidar company that designs and manufactures digital lidar sensors for precision mapping, robotics, automotive, security systems, smart cities and industrial solutions. It merged with rival Velodyne in 2023 and lists locations in Bangkok, Singapore and Edinburgh. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
zincwork.com · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Human Resources · 51-200 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Hiring 10
HQ: London, United Kingdom · Human Resources · 51-200 employees · Est. 2017 · Startup · Hiring 10
Zinc is a London technology company founded in 2017 that automates employment background checks. Its platform collects references and verifications with the candidate's consent and returns results faster than manual screening. The company works with technology employers and staffing firms across Europe and North America.
rvu.co.uk · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Financial Comparison & Loan Marketplaces · Price Comparison · 201-500 employees · Est. 2018 · Likely startup · Hiring 11, 1 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom · Financial Comparison & Loan Marketplaces · Price Comparison · 201-500 employees · Est. 2018 · Likely startup · Hiring 11, 1 new
RVU is a London company that owns the comparison and switching brands Uswitch, Money.co.uk, Tempcover and Bankrate UK. Its platforms help consumers compare energy, broadband, insurance and financial products and complete the switch online. The group was formed in 2018 when ZPG separated its comparison businesses from its property portals.
waracle.com · HQ: London, United Kingdom · UI/UX Design · Digital Design · Digital Goods · Mobile App Development Services · Custom Software Development · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 16, 1 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom · UI/UX Design · Digital Design · Digital Goods · Mobile App Development Services · Custom Software Development · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 16, 1 new
Waracle design and engineer digital products. Our people really care about your business. We collaborate to create digital product experiences that scale.
jetbrains.com · HQ: Prague, Czech Republic · Project & Work Management Software · Developer Tools · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2000 · Trust A · Hiring 39, 2 new
HQ: Prague, Czech Republic · Project & Work Management Software · Developer Tools · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2000 · Trust A · Hiring 39, 2 new
JetBrains is a software company founded in 2000 that builds integrated development environments and team tools for professional programmers. Its IDE family covers most major languages, including IntelliJ IDEA for the Java virtual machine, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, CLion and Rider, all sharing a code-intelligence engine that gave the company its reputation for refactoring and static analysis. Headquartered in Prague with development offices across Europe, it also created the Kotlin programming language, now Google's preferred language for Android, and ships team products such as TeamCity, YouTrack and its AI coding assistants.
virginactive.co.uk · HQ: London, United Kingdom · Fitness · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1999 · Hiring 120, 11 new
HQ: London, United Kingdom · Fitness · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1999 · Hiring 120, 11 new
Virgin Active is a health club operator headquartered in London that runs gyms with pools, spas, studios and tennis and padel courts, and is repositioning its UK estate as social wellness clubs with classes, recovery, nutrition and family programmes. This record covers the UK business, with clubs in London such as Moorgate, Clapham and Mayfair as well as Northampton, Nottingham, Sheffield, Solihull, Bromley and Salford Quays, while the wider group also operates in Italy, South Africa, Australia, Thailand and Singapore. It hires member journey and sales hosts, personal trainers, group exercise and swim instructors, lifeguards, childcare staff, duty managers, Kauai food staff and engineers.
praktika.ai · HQ: London, United Kingdom · E-learning · Language Learning · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Hiring 4
HQ: London, United Kingdom · E-learning · Language Learning · 51-200 employees · Est. 2022 · Startup · Hiring 4
Praktika teaches languages through conversations with animated artificial intelligence avatars that give instant feedback. Founded in 2022 with Ukrainian founders and a London base, it grew rapidly on mobile app stores. Its avatars are designed to lower the anxiety of speaking practice with a human tutor.
ust.com · HQ: Aliso Viejo, United States · Information Technology · IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 5000+ employees · Est. 1998 · Trust B · Hiring 745, 47 new
HQ: Aliso Viejo, United States · Information Technology · IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams · IT Consulting & Digital Transformation · 5000+ employees · Est. 1998 · Trust B · Hiring 745, 47 new
UST is a leading global digital technology and transformation services company that provides innovative solutions to enterprise clients worldwide. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, the firm specializes in digital consulting, cloud infrastructure, product engineering, and cybersecurity. Founded in 1998, it partners with major organizations across diverse industries to accelerate technological modernization and build agile, scalable business models.
harman.com · HQ: Stamford, United States · Automotive Components · Car Electronics · Automotive Software · Headphones & Audio · 5000+ employees · Est. 1980 · Trust B · Hiring 389, 12 new
HQ: Stamford, United States · Automotive Components · Car Electronics · Automotive Software · Headphones & Audio · 5000+ employees · Est. 1980 · Trust B · Hiring 389, 12 new
Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN International is an audio and connected technology enterprise operating as an independent subsidiary of Samsung Electronics. The company designs and engineers consumer audio hardware, connected car systems, professional lighting, and enterprise automation solutions under iconic brands such as JBL, Harman Kardon, and AKG. Additionally, it provides software engineering, IoT integration, and digital transformation services to automakers, businesses, and consumers globally.
$134k – $197k per year · Lead · 10+ years exp · United States · Switzerland · Germany · Netherlands · Austria · Remote (United States, US time zones hours) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Principal
LMAX Group is a London trading technology company founded in 2010 that operates institutional exchanges for foreign exchange and digital assets. Its matching engine is known for deterministic low-latency execution and gave rise to the widely used Disruptor open source library. The company runs venues in London, New York, Tokyo and Singapore.
aalyria.com · HQ: Livermore, United States · Telecom Infrastructure · 201-500 employees · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 31
HQ: Livermore, United States · Telecom Infrastructure · 201-500 employees · Startup · Trust A · Hiring 31
Aalyria is a US technology company headquartered in Livermore, California that supplies laser communications hardware and software-defined networking platforms for networks in motion across land, sea, air and space. Built on technology acquired from Google, its Spacetime platform orchestrates satellite, airborne and terrestrial mesh networks and its Tightbeam product provides free-space optical links for commercial and government customers. It hires software engineers for backend, infrastructure, simulation and optimization systems, research scientists and related technical staff in California, Washington and London.
sega.com · HQ: Tokyo, Japan · PC Games · Console Games · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1960 · Hiring 12, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan · PC Games · Console Games · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1960 · Hiring 12, 1 new
SEGA is a Tokyo game company founded in 1960 that made arcade machines and home consoles before becoming a software publisher. It develops the Sonic, Yakuza and Persona franchises and owns studios in Japan and Europe including Atlus and Creative Assembly. The company continues to operate arcade and amusement machine businesses in Japan.
