Confirmed Backend Engineer, BlaBlaCar

Discover

Salary not provided

+ Employee Stock Ownership plan

Docker

Kubernetes

Java

Spring

Git

Ruby on Rails

Datadog

Mid and Senior level

Paris

Remote from France

More information about location

Carpooling & bus service marketplace

Job no longer available

Carpooling & bus service marketplace

1001+ employees

B2CTravelMarketplaceCarsTransportRidesharing

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

+ Employee Stock Ownership plan

Docker

Kubernetes

Java

Spring

Git

Ruby on Rails

Datadog

Mid and Senior level

Paris

Remote from France

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2CTravelMarketplaceCarsTransportRidesharing

Company mission

To leverage technology to fill empty seats on the road, connecting members looking to carpool or to travel by bus, and making travel more affordable, sociable and convenient.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You have 3+ years of experience from companies with a strong engineering culture, within a growth context
You are fluent in Java and know frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, JUnit, and Mockito
You have hands-on experience with Git, Docker, Kubernetes , and monitoring solutions (Datadog)
You know what service-oriented architecture looks like, and you can determine when to apply a given architectural pattern
You have good communication skills, you’re humble and you're a team player
Full working proficiency in English
Fit with our BlaBla Principles
Nice to have: some knowledge or prior experience with Ruby on rails

What the job involves

Making a good first impression is key when you meet someone new.At BlaBlaCar, this is the job of the Discover squad
Whether it’s the home page or specialized landing pages, the mission of the squad is to gather all the trips available on BlaBlaCar (carpool, bus and soon trains), enrich them with useful information for the users and render these pages in the blink of an eye (think blazing fast response and web performance)
As a Confirmed Backend Engineer, your role will be to contribute to the platform we use to deliver scalable and reliable landing pages
In addition, you will leverage your technical leadership skills by being the engineering point of contact on impactful projects. You will drive technical discoveries, help align on technical architecture, and ensure the good progress of the delivery until the rollout
You will be reporting to Charlotte, Engineering Manager, and working with a team of 3 Frontend Engineers, 3 Backend Engineers and 1 Product Manager
Participate in the design, development and maintenance of our Java microservices that serve landing pages on the BlaBlaCar platform
Contribute in all phases of a project, meaning: discovery, development, test strategy, QA, deployment to production, without forgetting observability and support
Collaborate with product and design teams to find the most relevant features for our members
Interact with people with different roles and backgrounds, and sharing your technical expertise with a mix of technical, product and business experts

Application process

A 45-min video-call with Maxime, Talent Acquisition Manager, to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions
A 60-min video-call with Charlotte, Engineering Manager, to discuss your experience and share more details about the team
A 90-min live coding session with software engineers
A 60-min design interview with software engineers
A 30-min video-call with Gilles, VP Engineering, for vision fit and rounding off the process
Our hiring process lasts on average 25-30 days, offers usually come within 48 hours

Our take

Travelling can be an expensive process, with public transport and petrol costs quickly adding up. Many people choose to purchase last-minute bus tickets or travel in carpools to minimize costs and carbon emissions, but these opportunities can be difficult to find and there is no framework to locate them and assess their legitimacy.

BlaBlaCar provides an online marketplace to connect travellers with carpools and spare seats on buses in order to provide a budget alternative to traditional means of travel. Drivers can sign up to provide a carpool service, and BlaBlaCar verifies the identity and reviews of both carpool drivers and bus companies to ensure that the budget service is fully regulated.

Budget alternatives to traditional public transport and driving routes are nothing new, but BlaBlaCar has taken a unique approach by providing this regulated framework for carpooling. Furthermore, the company provides last-minute and predetermined bus seats, reducing costs for users whilst preventing buses from travelling wastefully with empty seats.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

21% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.4)

Trustpilot (4.1)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Apr 2021

$115m

CONVERTIBLE

Nov 2018

$116.8m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Total funding: $568m

Company benefits

Tailor-made remote policy
Employee Stock Ownership plan
10 days off in addition to the legal 25 days
Relocation package and visa sponsorship
Parental policy (we are a signatory of the #ParentalAct)
Trainings & career development programs
Free carpooling & bus rides wherever whenever

Company HQ

Oberkampf, Paris, France

Leadership

Frédéric Mazzella

(President & Co-Founder)

Experienced as investor and advisor for various startups in the travel industry. Co-founded BlaBlaCar in 2006 as President.

Nicolas Brusson

(CEO & Co-Founder)

Experienced as investor for multiple companies such as Deliveroo and Stripe. Board Member of Fondation Pour l'Audition. Co-founded BlaBlaCar as CEO in 2016.

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