Senior Software Engineer, Blacklane
iOS
+ Virtual Stock Option Plan + Variable elements
Carbon-neutral global chauffeur service
Be an early applicant
Carbon-neutral global chauffeur service
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Virtual Stock Option Plan + Variable elements
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make top-quality service convenient and accessible worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of professional experience building and shipping iOS applications at scale
- Deep knowledge of Swift, SwiftUI, and modern structured concurrency (async/await, actors, Sendable). You've been deep enough to know what matters and what doesn't
- SOLID principles, design patterns, and protocol-oriented programming are part of how you think, not just interview topics
- You think in systems. You can define an architecture, reason about trade-offs, and balance long-term vision with practical delivery
- You treat observability as a feature, not an afterthought. You know that tracing, crash reporting, and performance monitoring are what keep a premium app reliable at scale
- You balance technical depth with product awareness. You care about impact, not just implementation. You can identify what needs to change, build a case for it, and lead the initiative to make it happen
- You make the people around you better, through honest feedback, knowledge sharing, and leading by example
- Bonus points if you've worked on consumer-facing apps in mobility, travel, or premium consumer services
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Senior iOS Engineer to help shape the next generation of this app: someone who takes pride in well-architected code, sees the bigger picture, and makes the team stronger
- Our app is entering its next chapter. Your architectural decisions will shape how it scales for years to come
- Our Tech Stack includes: Swift , SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine, modern structured concurrency, SPM , GraphQL (Apollo) transitioning to REST, Auth0, Datadog, LaunchDarkly, Braze, Fastlane, CircleCI
- Drive our modular architecture forward by shaping well-defined Swift Package modules with clear ownership boundaries
- Define clean module boundaries and protocol-based APIs so that teams can own, test, and ship their features independently
- Build with modern Swift concurrency: actors, @MainActor isolation, Sendable compliance. Drive the adoption of safe, data-race-free patterns across the codebase
- Collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to deliver reliable, intuitive features that help guests everywhere experience Blacklane rides seamlessly
- Strengthen our testing strategy and contribute to automated regression pipelines that catch issues before they reach production
- Improve observability end to end, from distributed tracing on every API call to crash-free rate targets and cold-start performance budgets
- Contribute to our CI/CD pipeline, release cadence, and progressive delivery strategy to ship confidently and frequently
- Mentor teammates through pair programming, code reviews, and architecture sessions. Elevate the engineering culture across the team
- Champion AI-assisted development as a core engineering practice. Leverage AI tools to accelerate delivery, and maintain architectural guides that keep both human and AI contributors aligned
Our take
Business transport for frequent travellers can be a difficult process. The pain of booking systems, invoicing, and inconsistent service quality are issues travellers regularly face, hindering business operations and causing unnecessary delays. Alongside this, Chauffeurs also experience empty cars due to non-optimised booking processes.
Blacklane aims at the higher end of the market, targeting corporate workers, executives and those with the means to pay extra for higher levels of service when they travel. Through a booking system available on the company's website and in-app, Blacklane provides a reliable high-end service with inclusive pricing and on-call customer support. Blacklane also works with chauffeurs, filling empty seats to optimise services.
The company is also environmentally conscious, operating as a carbon-neutral company since 2017. It offers electric vehicle rides in more than 50 cities and countries, and with 2024 funding, is ready to expand even further. Alongside this, it has announced a number of recent partnerships, signifying the company's good place for future growth.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2024
$68.8m
SERIES G
Mar 2021
$26m
LATE VC
Total funding: $172.1m
Company benefits
- Personal development: Create a personal development plan. Set goals, learn new skills, and connect with a mentor to help you reach what you want to achieve. Budget for online courses, conferences, and books bolsters your learning journey
- Open feedback culture: Discover a company culture where open feedback and communication is valued. We offer monthly 1:1 chats with our C-level team members, as we believe feedback makes Blacklane a better place to work
- Virtual stock options: Take ownership of your work — literally — with our employee stock option plan. Shares vest over four years at no cost to you. Blacklane’s success is your success
- Flexible work environment: Your work and home lives should exist in harmony. With our hybrid model—working from the office, with flexibility to work from home—you and your team can find the balance that works best for you
- Social events: From Wednesday evening drinks at the office, to twice-a-year department events with budgets for every team, we offer plenty of opportunities to connect with your team and build relationships. And not to brag, but our company parties are legendary
- Blacklane Cares day: Every crew member receives 8 hours of paid leave per year to participate in volunteering initiatives of their choice or lead employee-driven community outreach projects. Utilize your time to lend hands to a cause that drives your passion
Company HQ
Schöneberg, Berlin, BE
Leadership
Dr. Jens Wohltorf
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously spent 6 years as a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group.
Frank Steuer
(Co-Founder & Member of the Board)Previously co-founder and CTO of Firstfon and CTo of SemperLink.
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