About us
Bibliopolis is an independent software company that makes one thing: tools for booksellers to catalog their inventory, list it everywhere, and ship it out the door. Our software was built from the ground up for unique items—books, maps, ephemera, fine art, prints, and more. It isn’t a general ecommerce platform with a books category bolted on the side, and it was never meant to be.
The people
Our founders started out selling second-hand and antiquarian books. They turned to building software as a way to sell more of them. Most of our team came from the trade as well, including second- and third-generation booksellers. The rest have spent their careers working with booksellers and their data. That experience shapes the software we build and the way we support it. We think it’s one of the main reasons booksellers have stayed with us for more than twenty-five years.
Chief of Technology
Son of a bookseller, Mika worked at Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop in Boston while in college, then built his father's first online bookstore in 1999. He founded Foreseeing Solutions in 2005, grew it to about sixty booksellers, and merged it into Bibliopolis in 2012. His own collection is heavy on Philip K. Dick and mostly dystopian books, which he maintains as a hobby and not a forecast.
Lead Developer
The linchpin of our development team for a quarter century now, Mat's proficiency in front-end development, combined with years of wrangling bookseller data, is the stuff of legend. His enthusiasm is fueled by a fascination for electronics and a love for unusual and lovable creatures. During the dot-com bubble in the early 2000s, Bibliopolis housed his pet chinchilla in our Mission Street office.
Front Office
Starting as a clerk at San Francisco's Green Apple Books in 1995, Luke spent a decade as a buyer and manager, spearheading the store’s first online efforts from a South San Francisco warehouse. He taught himself to code to build Green Apple’s first website and, eventually, many others. In 2005, he joined forces with BookHound™ to form Bibliopolis. He also calls himself an occasional poet, which in its current form means publishing one or two poems a decade.
Project Lead
Allen grew up in the rare book business with his grandparents, Allen and Patricia Ahearn, of Quill & Brush. Working in their bookstore, he developed a love for reading and an appreciation for collectibles. When not supporting Bibliopolis clients, he enjoys writing and playing music.
Senior Engineer
Attracted to technology from an early age, Matt graduated with a Bachelor's in Interactive Media Design. For more than 15 years he has helped Bibliopolis shape the tools of the trade. When he is not fiddling with computers he is shredding the guitar or working on his van.
Software Engineer
A tech-savvy mom of twins, Madhuja holds both a Master's and a Bachelor's in Computer Science. When not coding she is wrangling her boys and showering love on her dogs, and somewhere in there she finds time for music.
Working here
The trade has a long run ahead of it, and we would like a few more hands for the next stretch.
We have no job listings at this time, but if you think you could bring something interesting to the mix, write to info@bibliopolis.com. Send a cover letter, a resume, and anything else you think we would find interesting. We will keep it on file.
Bibliopolis is an equal opportunity employer.
