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What they do

what3words divides the world into 3 meter squares and gives each square a unique set of three words. People use these addresses to find and share precise places. The app is free, and businesses pay to use the API. People in 193 countries use it, among them emergency services, delivery companies, online shops, ride-hailing apps, and car navigation systems.

What they value

• A mission to make a global standard for addressing.
• Make new mistakes, and learn from them.
• Diverse views make a better company and better products.
• Entrepreneurial thinking and creative decisions.

Where they hire

The board has three roles: two in Ho Chi Minh City and one in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. No role is remote. Engineers can work up to two days a week from home. All roles give six weeks a year of work from anywhere. No role mentions visa sponsorship.

Teams and roles

The team is about 150 people, with offices in London, Mongolia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Vietnam.

• Technology in Ho Chi Minh City: a senior front end engineer builds the map site and account system in React. A staff backend engineer designs and scales services in Java and Spring on Kubernetes and AWS.
• Business development in Ulaanbaatar: an associate sells to businesses in Germany and works with the London head office. Working hours are 11am to 8pm.

Roles give monthly pay ranges, such as $4,000 to $5,000 for the staff backend engineer.

What they look for

All roles ask for very good spoken and written English. The front end role asks for TypeScript, React, HTML, and CSS, and for responsive sites. The backend role asks for Java and Spring, SQL, microservices, and Docker and Kubernetes in the cloud. It also asks you to set technical direction. Python, LLM APIs, and AI agent tools are a plus. The business development role asks for fluent German, sales experience, and comfort with AI tools.