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Why does wework even have tech roles?
by egdod 7y ago
Why does wework even have tech roles?
- autotune 7y agoInfrastructure and software are hard.
- nopriorarrests 7y agoWhat hard problems related to software and infrastructure WeWork was solving? I can not imagine a single one. Handling check-ins? Counting number of beers consumed?
- illuminati1911 7y ago"Counting number of beers consumed?" This spring I talked to their software engineering manager/lead at a tech meetup in Shanghai (the guy was from SF) and he said that they plan to hire tens of engineers just to analyze their beer consumption data to optimize supply.
- nopriorarrests 7y agoThis should be top level comment.
- codesushi42 7y agoSF is the only place in the country where you could say that with a straight face. In fact, that guy has probably long since left and is doing his own beer analytics startup.
- egdod 7y agoBeing a landlord doesn’t require much in the way of bespoke infrastructure and software.
- akuchling 7y agoMeetup.com is owned by WeWork. There could be substantial development there, although meetup.com's interface is still a confusing mix of new features that never get finished and old features that never quite go away.