Engineering Manager, Blacklane
Data Platform & Machine Learning
Carbon-neutral global chauffeur service
Job no longer available
Carbon-neutral global chauffeur service
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make top-quality service convenient and accessible worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager, ideally with previous hands-on software engineering experience and a background as a data engineer
- Experience managing and growing teams in fast-paced, dynamic environments
- Deep understanding of auction systems, marketplaces, or ride-hailing platforms, with a focus on driving tailored and attractive offers
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, ensuring alignment across cross-functional teams and active engagement in decision-making
- Decisive and confident in handling complex situations
- Passionate about fostering team growth, with a proven track record of mentoring and supporting individual development
What the job involves
- As an Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical strategy and leading the evolution of our Data Platform and Data Science teams
- You will lead a team of talented data engineers and data scientists, fostering their growth while driving innovation and excellence in a data-driven, collaborative environment
- Oversee the technical vision for the data platform in alignment with our data strategy
- Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Data Warehouse architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency
- Collaborate with data analytics and data science teams to understand their needs and integrate their feedback into the data platform strategy
- Advocate for data-driven decision-making throughout the organization and ensure that data platforms and tools support these initiatives
- Spearhead the machine learning efforts in our data domain
- Mentor and guide our data scientists in building production-grade ML products focused on driving significant business impact
- Lead initiatives to implement and refine data governance, data quality, and data security practices within the data platform
- Stay abreast of emerging trends in data engineering, big data technologies, and cloud data solutions to continually enhance the data platform
- Set and maintain high standards for development practices, code quality, and delivery excellence
- Lead and mentor a team of Data Engineers and Analytics Engineers fostering a culture of craftsmanship, attention to detail, and continuous improvement
- Build and lead a high-performing team, providing guidance, mentorship, and professional development opportunities
- Set clear goals and expectations for team members, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment
- Conduct regular performance reviews, providing constructive feedback, recognizing achievements, and identifying opportunities for growth
- Champion a culture of continuous learning and personal development, encouraging knowledge-sharing and fostering innovation within the team
- Guide the team in setting and achieving clear goals, ensuring high-quality feature development and system reliability
- Implement efficient workflows and agile methodologies, fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Make decisive and informed decisions, balancing quality, timelines, and business requirements
- Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing engineering team, guiding them to solve problems proactively and collaboratively
- Encourage professional growth, providing constructive feedback and development opportunities for team members
- Address challenges within the team confidently, including handling difficult situations and making tough decisions when necessary
- Foster a collaborative and communicative team culture, ensuring alignment across functions and proactive problem-solving
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
$70.2m
SERIES G
Mar 2021
$26m
LATE VC
Total funding: $173.5m
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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