Aspire

Sf
51 - 100 employees
< 10 engineers
$5m - $10m funding
Series a

We make it possible for brands and marketers to work at scale with thousands of content creators and influencers, who then create personalized branded content that can power a teams entire marketing stack.

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Why join us?

  • We're in a hot new field that has a TON of room for disruption. Our product is already showing the potential to be a real game changer in the marketing space!

  • Our team blends experience from leaders in product, engineering, and content creation. We're a small, talented engineering team with very ambitious goals. You'll have the opportunity to take on ownership, make a big impact and push the product to new heights.

  • We were profitable before we raised our Series A funding and we're backed by the early investors of Domo, Marketo, Dropbox, Google, and Uber.

  • Work where you want! As long as you get your work done we don't care if you do it at our office, your couch at home, or some other timezone. We offer WFH, remote, & relocation.


Engineering at Aspire

Engineering team and processes

We're a small, fast-moving engineering team and only add processes to solve problems rather than just for the sake of having them. That said, here are some engineering processes that we employ:

  • Daily scrums

  • Weekly meetings to discuss broader product/engineering goals

  • Code reviews on Github

  • Kanban board task tracking

Technical Challenges

We have a lot of technical challenges, some of which we deal with every day and others that we foresee more of in the future:

Product Development: We have some ambitious goals for the product, so there's a lot to build and develop!

System Design & Architecture: We have a complex product with a lot of moving parts along with a small, but growing engineering team, so architecting the codebase to be modular, extensible and maintainable is a big challenge

Data: There's a lot of data that we currently handle and even more that we'll need to be prepared to handle in the future, so putting the systems in place to process, store and analyze it is a big task

Projects you might work on
  • Expand the ability for brands to search through a database of millions of content creators and influencers by integrating with new social networks and online creative communities and providing better tools for discovering the best creators for a brand to work with.

  • Develop the system used to qualify talented content creators and recommend them and rank them against other content creators for a given brand's marketing initiative where they're looking for a certain type of content that will resonate with a limited type of audience demographic on a specific marketing channel.

  • Expand the capabilities of our analytics dashboard to allow brands to track how the content they're producing on the platform is performing on new marketing channels (e.g., on their website, in Google Ads, etc.) and even provide automated insights into what type of content to produce from what type of creator to use on what marketing channel while target what type of audience.

  • Improve the tools and system used to make it possible for marketing teams to work with creators at scale by automating and streamlining the process of negotiation, agreements and contracts, product shipment and tracking, content review and feedback, payments and more, so brands can focus on creating great content instead of being bogged down by logistics!

  • and so much more!

Tech stack
Python
Google App Engine
Django
PostgreSQL
Google Cloud
Angular.js
React
TypeScript
JavaScript

Working at Aspire

GROW. LEARN. SUPPORT. BALANCE.

We have a transparent, collaborative, and mission-driven company culture. Everyone at Aspire is passionate about building the best product for our brands and creators so they can continue to make the media we all love. Our team has a growth mindset, we're empathetic and open-minded. If you were to join as an engineer, you will have the opportunity to make a big impact, take ownership across the different parts of our platform, and guide product decisions while still having flexibility and support in the workplace. We celebrate our wins AND losses. We play with dogs and scooter around the office - as any good startup should. Come join us as we disrupt the marketing world for the better!

Perks & benefits
  • Generous Vacation

    We have an unlimited vacation policy and have repeatedly told employees to take more vacation time.

  • Free Food

    We provide catered lunch twice a week and have free dinner at the office provided by Munchery every night.

  • Pet Friendly

    We're a dog-friendly office and have at least one dog at the office every day.

  • Maternal/Paternal Leave

    We offer three months of paid parental leave. **Moms, under certain circumstances, this time can be extended!

  • Work from Home

    We have a flexible work from home policy as long as it doesn't affect productivity!

  • Flexible Hours

    Most of our engineers are at the office between 10am-5pm with some coming in earlier and some staying later.

  • Team Activities

    We have quarterly team and company events like go-karting, wine tasting, roller discos, etc.

  • 401(k) Contribution

    We offer 401(k)s without matching.

  • Health Insurance

    Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

  • Relocation

    We offer relocation if you decide to join us!

  • Beautiful Office

    We've come a long way and now have an office with a lot of natural light, views of Jackson Square and Coit tower and are located in the heart of the FiDi district.

  • Transportation

    We offer pre-tax commuter benefits and can offer WiFi hotspots for longer commutes.

Our Team by the Numbers

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