Simprints builds identification systems for the "last mile" that integrate accurate, safe, and robust biometric technology into existing mobile tools. We are working at the exciting intersection of biometrics, technology and international development. Our goal is to radically disrupt the inaccurate way we currently track and deliver essential services, instead building a world where every person counts in the fight against poverty. Working with mentors from top companies like Google, Microsoft and ARM, we design and develop hardware and software using cutting edge and modern tools like Firebase, Android Architecture Components, and Kotlin that reach millions of beneficiaries. Simprints aims to support millions of people by 2021.
Where we came from:
In February 2015, Simprints ended its journey as a student group, and launched as a 'real' company. And by real we mean four very broke students camping out in co-working space, with a sort-of-working prototype and £90k in the bank. Three (almost 4!) years later we have come an extraordinarily long way. We have 5x-ed in head count and 20x-ed in budget, bootstrapping over $5M in funding from grants and revenues without taking a penny from investors. We have prototyped, developed, and launched the world's first biometric system design for frontline health and aid workers. Our technology stack spans manufacturing, mobile, cloud, and biometric algorithms. We've collected over 135,000 fingerprints to design a system truly intended to reach the last mile, built a global network of supporters spanning ARM to Google to McKinsey, and we're continuing to lead the fight for better privacy standards for biometrics. In 2017, experts from USAID, DFID, and the Gates Foundation awarded Simprints
Our tech:
The team:
Over the last three years, our tech team has grown from our brilliant and hardworking PJ-wearing and slipper-wearing CTO to a team of 13 engineers. Engineering at Simprints focuses on learning, autonomy and excellence. In order to maintain these values as we grow Simprints loosely adopted agile squads from Spotify. We’ve got a ton to do, and only a few people to do it with!
What our developers love:
- Tech is our core business. This is not a non-profit with an "IT department." Tech is what we do. It is how we approach every problem, and it is the core of our solution to a world with less poverty.
- Be a problem solver not a ticket pusher. Product brings us the problem we need to solve. As an engineer you are responsible for putting together the build specs, the execution timeline, and making sure it’s the most robust solution possible. You own your work.
- Learn from the best. Simprints values and encourages continuous learning, knowledge sharing and personal development. We do this through tech relationships (e.g. ARM, Google Deepmind + Firebase, Microsoft Research), a yearly education budget (e.g Udacity degrees, coursera, EdX, conferences), and internal lunch & learn sessions.
- Push modern tools to the limit. When Simprints builds something we always start with the same premise: How does the best in class do it? What are the tools they are taking advantage of? What is the best architecture to tackle this problem? How can we apply that to the developing world?
- Stay agile. Simprints has a tiny tech team for what we are trying to accomplish. We pull this off by staying agile and letting our engineers own what they build, from conception, to execution, to deployment. Fortnightly sprints with daily stand-ups, weekly demos and biweekly retrospectives ensure we are holding each other accountable and continuously pushing iterations.
- From the silicon to the cloud. Hardware, firmware, android and cloud, we do it all. Our developers have the opportunity to experience the full tech stack. Read more about our stack in the “tools of our trade” section.
- Build tech that scales. We have less than 15 engineers, and our next project is 4.2 million people. Each developer has a direct impact on millions.
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