Senior Backend Engineer, Wheely

Platform

£90-120k

+ Employee stock options plan

MongoDB

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Java

Kafka

Redis

Postgres

Ruby

Terraform

C++

RabbitMQ

Mid, Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

4 days a week in office

Privacy-first luxury ride-hailing platform

Be an early applicant

Privacy-first luxury ride-hailing platform

101-200 employees

B2CB2BMarketplaceTransportMobility

Be an early applicant

£90-120k

+ Employee stock options plan

MongoDB

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Java

Kafka

Redis

Postgres

Ruby

Terraform

C++

RabbitMQ

Mid, Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

4 days a week in office

101-200 employees

B2CB2BMarketplaceTransportMobility

Company mission

Wheely is not a traditional ride-hailing company. We are building a platform with user privacy at its core while successfully scaling a five-star service to millions of rides across multiple cities. We’re looking for extraordinary people to solve complex problems and thrive as part of an ambitious team.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

3+ years of experience (5+ years for seniors) building and maintaining scalable backend services
We use Go. If you know it, great. If not, we’ll interview you in your strongest language (Python, C++, Java, Ruby, etc.). We hire for engineering fundamentals, not syntax
In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis) and experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka

What the job involves

Our Platform team creates the foundation that allows our entire engineering organisation to move fast. This means building shared tooling, managing migrations (including our move from a Ruby monolith), and evolving our infrastructure
We’re looking for a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join a team that keeps frameworks lean and focuses on what matters: clean, maintainable code, shipped fast with TDD, DDD, and continuous integration and delivery
We are a Go shop, and while we’re busy migrating away from our Ruby monolith, our stack includes PostgreSQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Redis, gRPC, and Thrift. Everything runs on AWS and Kubernetes, managed via Terraform
Write high-quality, performant code primarily in Go
Implement new microservices while helping us responsibly manage and migrate away from legacy services
Work closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists to turn abstract requirements into concrete technical designs
Ensure our systems stay responsive under heavy load, optimising for both latency and reliability

Application process

Our interview process includes a recruiter screen, algorithms, live coding and a system design. Senior+ candidates also complete a structured review of past experience and achievements

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Uber and Lyft have completely changed the way we hail a taxi. However, most people know someone with negative Uber stories - quality cannot always be guaranteed with these companies. Wheely is targeting customers who want high quality rides every time.

The company has a strict requirement process and uses the industry's most rigorous tests, with their drivers all certified from the Chauffeur Training Academy. Founded in 2010, Wheely is now available in London, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Paris, and Dubai, with thousands of chauffeurs driving under the brand.

Since raising funding back in 2019, the company has been working to establish itself as the leader in premium ride-hailing in megacities across the globe. Lengthy lockdowns during the pandemic of course caused problems for Wheely, but it appears to have manoeuvred through these difficulties and come out the other side refocused on growing its services.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

-5% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Dec 2023

$15m

SERIES B

Apr 2019

$15m

SERIES B

Total funding: $43.1m

Company benefits

Stock options plan
Monthly credit for Wheely journeys (plus discounted rates for additional journeys)
Generous training allowances
Comprehensive healthcare benefits
Daily lunch allowance

Company values

Trust
Discretion
Modern tradition

Company HQ

1 Lyric Square, W6 0NB

Articles

Wheely, Uber’s luxury competitor, launches in Dubai to take on the UAE’s dominant player

Driving force: Wheely

There’s a New Luxury Chauffeur Service in Dubai You Have to Try

Leadership

Anton Chirkunov

(CEO)

Studied Economics at the University of St. Gallen.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Wheely

Wheely values diversity and is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Wheely has won awards for our commitment to hiring from some under represented groups such as Veterans.

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