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!
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
I can't find the download of the data with an open license, could you help me find it? The Developer page only lists APIs for single lookups and the license page says things like "Please don't store any of our data."?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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