Together we create a safer world

Here at futureLAB, we are making a concerted effort to build a safer future, with our software solution designed to improve digital evidence preservation for police.

Our diverse team is made up of staff aged between 22 and 60. We work closely with police forces all over the world to develop Smartpolice: a software solution for recording, managing and processing digital media.

Together we are creating a safer world. This spurs us on day after day and reinforces our close relationship with our customers.

Team

Thanks to our wide range of talent in software development, usability and business administration, we are able to continuously develop not only the solution we offer, but also ourselves as a team. We support one another and treat our team-mates with respect. Ensuring a pleasant working environment is important to us, which is why we make the effort to get to know each other’s varying needs and interests. This means we can be genuinely responsive and help one another, whatever the situation.

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Annette Meier
Finance

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Andreas Stricker
Support,
system administration

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Balazs Meszaros
Front-end development,
back-end development

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Beat Brändle
Senior Account Manager

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Hans Groff, CEO
Managing director,
sales

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Juan Saez Solana
iOS development

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Luca Archidiacono
iOS development

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Lukman Aščić
iOS development

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Manfred Stock
Back-end development,
system administration

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Front-end development,
back-end development

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Micha Surber, COO
Head of operations,
front-end development

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Oliver Gruber, CDO
UX & product design,
front-end development

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Philipp Klaus
Back-end development,
system administration

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Sani Saiti
Front-end development

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Tina Crnjac
Support,
system administration

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Urs Holzer
Front-end development,
back-end development

Our values

We nurture long-term partnerships based on trust, reliability and quality. We are curious and open to new ideas, focused on finding solutions and work together to create cutting-edge products.

Safety is our top priority, including the protection of data. We feel we have a duty, not only towards our customers but towards society as a whole. That is why our software is designed to help police conform to data protection standards and comply with deletion deadlines.

futureLAB is diverse and inclusive. We are proud of our differences because they make us stronger. Our team is mixed-age and multicultural, and we celebrate the fact that the proportion of women is high for a Swiss software company at 20 per cent. Our diversity improves cooperation, increases employee satisfaction, strengthens creativity and enhances customer focus.

Where it all began…

In 2000 we started to digitise business processes and to develop highly scalable systems, such as solutions for managing digital media like images and videos. Our Smartpolice software was born out of a rise in demand from emergency services for solutions of this kind, and the fact that we really enjoyed working closely with them. Since 2005 we have been focusing exclusively on Smartpolice, because we believe it will help us make the world a safer place.

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Matthias Aebi
Founder and Chairman

Our working environment

Our team members distribute tasks amongst themselves and new ideas are always welcome. This enables us to constantly refine our existing processes too. We take an agile approach and share our thoughts and ideas in daily stand-up discussions and weekly sprint meetings. Of course, we also communicate via video calls, since working from home is an option we can offer at any time and working hours are flexible too.

We work with open-source software and support the community. Our server runs Debian Linux and is managed using Puppet, with Postgres used as a database. When it comes to development, we believe code quality is key, so unit tests and code reviews form an integral part of our work. We also advocate user-centred design – we develop our product for people rather than for the sake of information technology. We have factored usability principles into our development process and incorporate design reviews in our agile cycles. New functions and positions are created based on interest, dedication or market demand. Support is given to anyone specialising in a particular area, who in turn offer coaching to other team members.

Our office boasts what is arguably the highest barbecue in Winterthur with a stunning view over the city. Snacks are also provided, and coffee is available to order entirely to suit personal tastes. We also have an annual 10-day training budget, which anyone is free to use. There is a choice of working equipment on offer, including operating systems and development environments.

From taking evidence
to passing sentences

Smartpolice is a software solution for police forces and other emergency services. It is designed to help with recording, managing and processing digital media. As a modular complete solution, it makes day-to-day life easier, speeds up processes and boosts success rates – thus improving public safety both in Switzerland and beyond.

More about Smartpolice

Enough about us – we want to get to know you and your requirements.
You can get in touch with us by telephone, e-mail or by paying us a visit.

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