Senior Software Engineer, Blacklane
Dispatching
+ Stock Options Plan
3 days a week in office
Carbon-neutral global chauffeur service
Job no longer available
Carbon-neutral global chauffeur service
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
+ Stock Options Plan
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make top-quality service convenient and accessible worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- Senior engineer with 7+ years of experience who still codes most of the time
- Experienced with Go, React, and Postgres, and comfortable working in Kubernetes environments
- You're familiar with the HTTP protocol and have some experience with using and/or developing REST APIs
- You write quality code, maintainable and follow best practices. You are familiar with at least some of the challenges of distributed systems. You are not scared of working on an existing codebase
- Product-minded - you question requirements, think about user impact, and collaborate directly with operations and product teams
- Hands-on and pragmatic - you debug, optimize, and deliver high-quality solutions
- Mentor by doing - pair with teammates, review code, and share knowledge openly
- Strong communicator who explains complex technical ideas clearly
- You have experience with or want to learn more about Event-driven architecture and domain driven design
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer on our Dispatching Team, you will tackle some of the most complex optimization problems in our platform - directly impacting thousands of rides every day
- Our environment is composed of Ruby, Go, Typescript and Java services, designed using DDD. These services are deployed to our Kubernetes cluster and communicate via domain events using SQS and Kafka
- We use diverse data storage technologies such as Postgres, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, and DynamoDB. As for infrastructure and cloud resources, we predominantly use AWS and manage provisioning through Terraform
- Tackle complex optimization problems where your algorithms directly influence thousands of rides daily
- Take full ownership of problems from discovery with operations teams to scalable, production-ready solutions
- Lead the design and implementation of new features and systems, debug and optimize existing solutions
- Build back-office tooling for operations teams to manage ride fulfillment and chauffeur scheduling efficiently
- Collaborate closely with product managers and operations teams to understand business needs and translate them into high-quality technical solutions
- Lead technical initiatives, contribute to architectural decisions, and mentor a talented engineering team
- Conduct code reviews and provide feedback to ensure code quality and help your teammates grow
Our take
Business transport for frequent travellers can be a difficult process. The pain of booking systems, invoicing, and inconsistent quality of services 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 who have 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 for 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 recent funding, is ready to expand even further. Alongside this, it has announced a number of recent partnerships, signifying the company is in a very 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
$69.1m
SERIES G
Mar 2021
$26m
LATE VC
Total funding: $172.4m
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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