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David Masip Bonet

David Masip Bonet

·Jan 10

Variance reduction in experiments using covariate adjustment techniques

This article was written by Victor Bouzas and David Masip, Data Scientists at Glovo. Abstract In this article, we discuss different covariate adjustment techniques that are routinely used to reduce variance in controlled experiments. We compare four different techniques — Multivariate Regression, CUPED (Controlled-experiment Using Pre-Experiment Data), CUPAC (Control Using Predictors…

Ab Testing

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Variance reduction in experiments using covariate adjustment techniques
Variance reduction in experiments using covariate adjustment techniques
Ab Testing

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Angel Paredes

Angel Paredes

·Nov 21, 2022

Bring back the monolith

Nobody would call me crazy if I state that most companies, that have reached a certain size, have moved from monolith to microservices (and very few of those probably challenged the decision). This story starts in one of those companies. In the past years, I have been heavily focused on…

Software Engineering

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Bring back the monolith
Bring back the monolith
Software Engineering

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rolgalan

rolgalan

·Nov 17, 2022

How to apply DORA metrics for mobile development

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About DORA in mobile* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) — Intro A few years ago the Google SRE team presented the DORA key metrics to measure the performance of a software engineering team. Last year they introduced a fifth one (reliability). This caused great enthusiasm in the industry, and multiple companies started to follow them. However these metrics are highly oriented…

Mobile App Development

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How to apply DORA metrics for mobile development
How to apply DORA metrics for mobile development
Mobile App Development

7 min read


Glovo Engineering

Glovo Engineering

·Nov 8, 2022

STEM day 2022: How Glovo Tech employees started their careers in STEM

STEM Day is celebrated every year on November 8th to encourage young people to explore science, technology, engineering, and math education programs. We spoke to a few employees working in the Glovo tech department, asking about how they started their careers, interests, and achievements in STEM. Sena Sanioglu, Sr Software…

STEM

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STEM day 2022: How Glovo Tech employees started their careers in STEM
STEM day 2022: How Glovo Tech employees started their careers in STEM
STEM

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Victor Borisov

Victor Borisov

·Nov 3, 2022

Helio DS — Glovo design system on steroids

Why? As Glovo was experiencing rapid growth, we started to expand to new verticals and release more features, which led us to have to develop a lot more new user interfaces. It involved many engineers and different teams. …

Design System

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Helio DS — Glovo design system on steroids
Helio DS — Glovo design system on steroids
Design System

9 min read


Glovo Engineering

Glovo Engineering

·Oct 26, 2022

Data mesh: it’s not just about tech, it’s about ownership and communication

By Jorge Agudo Praena and Narek Verdian. Glovo is a multicategory delivery platform with a presence in more than 1500 cities in 25 countries, and since mid-2022 is part of Delivery Hero. It is the fastest-growing multicategory player in Europe, Western Asia, and Africa with technology at the core of…

Data

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Data mesh: it’s not just about tech, it’s about ownership and communication
Data mesh: it’s not just about tech, it’s about ownership and communication
Data

7 min read


Javier Rodriguez Santiago

Javier Rodriguez Santiago

·Oct 4, 2022

My first three months at Glovo as a Junior Software Engineer

Hi, I’m Javier Rodríguez and I joined Glovo as a Junior Software Engineer this July. I’m part of the logistics cluster, helping to improve the app for the couriers. …

Software Engineering

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My first three months at Glovo as a Junior Software Engineer
My first three months at Glovo as a Junior Software Engineer
Software Engineering

4 min read


Ahmad Hamouda

Ahmad Hamouda

·Jul 4, 2022

Customer Segmentation at Glovo

Part 2: Segmentation system design In part 1, we talked about the customer segmentation needs at Glovo and why we need to customize the customer’s UX. For example, we needed to target specific audiences for certain discounts. We also discussed the need to separate the segment’s calculations task from the segment’s restful API. …

Tech

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Customer Segmentation at Glovo
Customer Segmentation at Glovo
Tech

7 min read


Ahmad Hamouda

Ahmad Hamouda

·Jun 27, 2022

Customer Segmentation at Glovo

Part 1: What is segmentation and why do we need it? Business context Glovo orchestrates a variety of discount campaigns. Before the Segmentation Service, these campaigns targeted our entire customer base, regardless of individual customer behavior or preference. For Glovo and its partners, this was highly inefficient in terms of budget and ROI, limiting customer acquisition, retention, and overall customer experience. We didn’t…

Segmentation

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Customer Segmentation at Glovo
Customer Segmentation at Glovo
Segmentation

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Mateusz (mat3e)

Mateusz (mat3e)

·Jun 1, 2022

Java’s default access

Within my team, we like to challenge each other, question things and enforce a pragmatic, hands-on approach. Therefore, it was no surprise the following conversation started on Slack: Just a bit side-off discussion — what kind of benefits does the package-private give? I mean more specific than “better encapsulation”. More…

Java

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Java’s default access
Java’s default access
Java

6 min read

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