We’re here to answer your questions…
What is the interview process
for technical roles?
for technical roles?
Backend Engineering
- Screening Interview (30 mins introduction + 30 mins coding question)
- Coding Interview (60 mins)
- System & Software Design Interview (30/60 mins each)
Mobile Engineering
- Screening Interview (30 mins introduction + 30 mins coding question)
- Coding Interview (60 mins)
- System & Software Design Interview (30 mins each)
Research Engineering
- Screening Interview (30 mins introduction + 30 mins coding question)
- Coding Interview (60 mins)
- Home assignment (30 mins explanation) & discussion of provided solution (60 mins) OR Machine Learning interview (60 mins)
What do we assess during our technical interview process?
- First and foremost we value cultural fit. We are a growing company and want to ensure our culture grows with us. This means hiring the right people. During the interview process, we want to see what you’re passionate about, what you think about our product and what excites you about our technology, mission and vision.
- You need great minds to create a great product that's ready to change the world. Our interviews are an opportunity for you to showcase your algorithmic knowledge, familiarity with your chosen programming language, and general approach to solving software- or data-related problems.
- We want to see what you know: it’s not about getting to the correct solution or having the right answer. What we care about the most is how you engage with the problem, communicate with your interviewer and think through your solution.
- If you want to find out more about our engineering culture and what it’s like to be an engineer at FAIRTIQ, take a look here.
What is the interview process
for business roles?
for business roles?
- Screening interview & get to know each other, the company and the role (appr. 30-45 mins)
- 2nd round of interviews with different members of the team, task to solve or present in the interview (appr. 60 mins)
- Depending on the role, 3rd round of interview with CEO (appr. 30 mins)
What is a Squad
Squads are cross-functional teams that serve particular business needs. They consist of a variety of engineers, data scientists, product managers and product designers, all working together to achieve a shared mission.
What does the 'UFO' - Squad do:
- Mission: Provide the best post-price ticketing UX and grow user base (Consumers)
- Products: Mobile apps (FAIRTIQ and FTQ Lab)
- Software components: Campaigns, Experiments
What does the 'Travel' - Squad do:
- Mission: Compute journeys correctly
- Products: Journey Mapping
- Software components: Journey Tracer, Timetable data management, Check-In / Check-Out, Tracking data collection
What does the 'PI' - Squad do:
- Mission: Help PTOs to improve and support data-driven initiatives (Producers)
- Products: To support the FAIRTIQ value proposition we analyze existing data and lead experiments to prove the FAIRTIQ added revenue mechanism.
- Software components: PTO KPI Reports, PTO Analytics, mB2X KPI Reports, Custom reports, analyses, and data delivery for PTO and B2X partners and third parties.
What does the 'm3' - Squad do:
- Mission: Simplify and automate public transport post-pricing and money flows.
- Products: Best price engine, Clearing, Invoicing, Reporting.
- Software components: ciaco-pricing, ciaco-clearing, ciaco-nova, schmetterling.
What does the 'ALDO' - Squad do:
- Mission: Prevent fraud and manage system access (Platform)
- Products: To support the FAIRTIQ value proposition we analyze existing data and lead experiments to prove the FAIRTIQ added revenue mechanism.
- Software components: Access, Fraud, Travel Permit, Portal, Fraud Portal
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What does the 'LEM' - Squad do:
- Mission: Launch FAIRTIQ in new regions (Integration)
- Products: To support the FAIRTIQ value proposition we analyze existing data and lead experiments to prove the FAIRTIQ added revenue mechanism.
- Software components: Holzwurm
Tech Joker days - Let's Innovate and Create…
Once per quarter, engineers have the opportunity to spend two full days working on whatever they think is useful for FAIRTIQ. Tech Joker days give you the opportunity to unleash your creativity and work on something you’ve always wanted to, but never had the time for. And who knows? Perhaps your innovation finds its way into our product, improves the way we work with our tooling. For an example of a Tech Joker day project, check out our live counter, which shows all the public transport trips done through FAIRTIQ. Read our tech blog post to learn how we made it!
Our Company, Team, Offices & Culture
What is our company Mission, Vision & Purpose?
Making sustainable mobility simple for everyone is our ultimate mission. We are passionate about making travel simple for everyone, everyday.
When was FAIRTIQ founded?
FAIRTIQ was founded in 2016 as a start-up by our founding team: Jonas, Michel, Jeremy and Gian-Mattia.
Where are our office and employees located?
- Switzerland
(Bern & Zurich) - Portugal (Lisbon)
- Germany (Berlin)
- Austria (Salzburg)
- The UK
- India
- Singapore
- Canada
Company Values
- Respect
- Joy
- Passion
- Inspiration
- Sustainability
- User-centricity
What role will you be best suited for?
During the interview process you will have a chance to engage and interact with engineers from several different teams. Based on the outcomes of the interviews and your area of expertise/interest a team/squad will be allocated to you as a candidate becoming an employee. You will have a chance to speak to the hiring manager/tech lead to find out more about the team/squad before the end of the interview process.
There isn't a current open role suited for me, should I still apply?
Yes! If you’d like to send us a spontaneous application, please send us your CV at jobs@fairtiq.com, along with a cover letter detailing your interests and how you think your skills could benefit the company.
Explore:
- 2020: European Startup Prize for Mobility
- 2019: UITP Award, Transport Ticketing Awards, The Billion Journey Project
- 2018: Transport Ticketing Awards, Swiss Economic Award, Global Light Rail Awards
- 2016: Best of Swiss Apps Award, Le Meilleur Du Web
- Let us introduce ourselves: FAIRTIQ - Who are we?
- Let us introduce our product: FAIRTIQ - How does it work?
- Find out more about Engineering at FAIRTIQ
- FAIRTIQ Tech Blog