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title: "Reengineering Ridesharing for Safety and Scale"
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# Reengineering Ridesharing for Safety and Scale

Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders — S1 E7: Reengineering Ridesharing: Rebuilding Tech for Safety and Scale | Jonathan Campos (Alto) Press Play to Listen While You Browse S1 E7: Reengineering Ridesharing: Rebuilding Tech for Safety and Scale | Jonathan Campos (Alto) Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders 0:00 37:25 1× After getting his masters, Jonathan Campos found himself working with clients, listening to their pain points, and creating software to meet those needs. He worked his way through a handful of startups and agencies, before landing at Bottle Rocket as the chief architect, growing their web and backend practice. Not too long after, a former boss reached out about an opportunity to up-level the ride sharing experience, focusing on simple billing, safety and control over the experience. This opportunity was to become the CTO of Alto. Today’s sponsor: DevMountan ( https://devmountain.com ) Links: ridealto.com linkedin.com/in/jonbcampos/ kubernetes.io istio.io knative.dev microservices.io Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts ! Amazing tools we use: If you want the best publishing platform for your podcast, with amazing support & people – use Transistor.fm . Want to record your remote interviews with class? Then, you need to use Squadcast . Code Story uses the 1-click product ClipGain , sign up now to get 3hrs of podcast processing time FREE! Credits: Code Story is hosted and produced by Noah Labhart , Co-produced and edited by George Mocharko . Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Pocket Casts , Google Play , Breaker , YouTube , or the podcasting app of your choice. Checkout our episode stacks on Stacklist! https://stacks.codestory.co/ Advertising Inquiries : https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Latest Season of the Podcast is Sponsored By