We Strive to Impress Our Customers
We work diligently with our customers, helping them deliver more value from data. We recognize their success contributes to ours and partner with them to address their challenges.
Company:
Providing the foundation of the next generation of online data-driven AI applications.
The tech and people behind Vespa.ai started as a web search innovator in the early 2000’s in Norway’s tech capital, Trondheim. Today we deliver a platform powering all kinds of use cases combining AI and data, and have employees all around the world. Our headquarters and engineering hub remains in Trondheim.
Leadership
Jon Bratseth
Founder & CEO
The architect and one of the main contributors to Vespa. Jon has 20+ years experience as an architect and programmer on large distributed systems.
Kim O. Johansen
Founder & COO
Kim has 20+ years experience as a manager for development of large distributed systems
Frode Lundgren
Founder & CTO
Frode has 20+ years experience on managing teams and products using and operating large-, web-scale Vespa applications.
Kristian Aune
Founder & Head of customer success
20+ years working with Vespa application owners, developers, PMs, Ops – passionate about operations, cost, and serving quality.
Tim Young
CMO
25+ years of experience marketing disruptive technology in AI, machine learning, big data, cloud and analytics markets.
We are always looking for the right individuals that can further our mission. If you think you have what it takes, shoot us a mail.Jobs at Vespa.ai
Who We Are
Our culture thrives on collaboration, long-term vision, passion, and continuous improvement. We believe AI-driven search will empower our customers’ success, and we are dedicated to that vision of unlocking their data for profitable outcomes.
At Vespa, every voice matters. We make decisions through open information sharing and seek diverse perspectives. No one gets into trouble for speaking their mind. We empower individuals to drive progress with organizational ownership that focuses on enabling, not hindering, growth. Technical excellence and long-term impact guide us. We are not scared to learn from failure. We take collective responsibility for all we do to ensure customer success.
Everybody Thinks
We foster collaboration by maintaining transparency and encouraging diverse perspectives. Decisions are guided by input from everyone, regardless of job title, ensuring the best outcomes from the broadest set of options.
Anyone Can Improve Anything
We promote continuous improvement by empowering individuals to take initiative. Organizational owners facilitate progress, not hinder it, ensuring the sustained success of their responsibilities.
We Optimize for the Long Term
Quick wins don’t drive us. Successful platforms address long-term trends while enabling short-term needs. This mindset shapes everything we do. We focus on maximizing long-term value and optimizing for sustained productivity.
We Fail Fast, Learn and Improve
What we do is challenging and agonizing over errors leads to paralysis. Instead of a blame culture, we prioritize learning from our mistakes, questioning outcomes to improve and grow continuously.
We Value Technical Excellence Above all Else
We avoid hype, maintain rigor, and never settle for second best. Technical excellence is the foundation of everything we do. It’s a goal in itself.
We Value Deep Diversity
Best outcomes come from broad experience. Achieving our ambitious goals requires pushing the limits of what’s possible. We actively seek diverse abilities to match diverse functions, prioritizing talent and performance over superficial traits that matter elsewhere.
We Are Collectively Accountable
Everyone contributes not only to high-profile projects but also to less glamorous tasks. We support one another and share responsibility for delivering value to the world. Leaving a mess for others to clear up is a sin!