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They have an Android app, an iOS app, driver management system, fleet management system, ride tracking system, ride scheduling, navigation system (not sure if t
by Cyph0n 10y ago
They have an Android app, an iOS app, driver management system, fleet management system, ride tracking system, ride scheduling, navigation system (not sure if this is 3rd party or in-house), payment processing, profile system for both riders and drivers, price calculation system, and probably a bunch of other stuff in the background.
All this must work correctly and reliably in the 400+ cities they're operating in. To me at least, 20 developers is not enough to develop and maintain that many interconnected systems. I would say 100s at the very least.
- miguelrochefort 10y ago20 people is more than enough to build and support these things...
- kornish 10y agoAre you serious? With many 9s of uptime, low latency requirements and hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue on the line? Uber employs over 2k developers right now.
- ronald_raygun 10y agoDon't forget cars that drive themselves