Senior Backend Engineer, Wheely

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Python

Java

Abstract

C++

Mid and Senior level

London

4-5 days a week in office

Privacy-first luxury ride-hailing platform

Job no longer available

Privacy-first luxury ride-hailing platform

101-200 employees

B2CB2BMarketplaceTransportMobility

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Python

Java

Abstract

C++

Mid and Senior level

London

4-5 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

Algorithmic foundation: data structures, complexity analysis, mathematical (formal) proof methods
Expert level in one of the following languages: Go, C++, Python, Java
Willingness to work with Go
3+ years experience in the backend development
Good to Great understanding of the best code practices and software engineering fundamentals
Good to Great understanding of abstract distributed system design
Proficiency or ability to level-up to a proficient level of technical English

What the job involves

Identify problems/insufficiencies of the current systems by yourself or in cooperation with our data scientists
Research, adopt/design and defend fault-tolerant server solutions for our matching, pricing and gamification systems
Implement, deliver and maintain these solutions with the help of your fellow engineers

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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