Principal Software Engineer, Blacklane

Salary not provided

+ ESOP

AWS

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Java

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Redis

Postgres

Ruby

Terraform

MySQL

DynamoDB

Senior and Expert level

Barcelona

Berlin

London

Carbon-neutral global chauffeur service

Open for applications

Carbon-neutral global chauffeur service

201-500 employees

B2CTravelMarketplaceSustainabilityCarsTransportRidesharing

Open for applications

Salary not provided

+ ESOP

AWS

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Java

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Redis

Postgres

Ruby

Terraform

MySQL

DynamoDB

Senior and Expert level

Barcelona

Berlin

London

201-500 employees

B2CTravelMarketplaceSustainabilityCarsTransportRidesharing

Company mission

To make top-quality service convenient and accessible worldwide.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Technical Expertise: Hands-on experience in transforming monolithic architectures into event-driven microservices, ideally in large e-commerce or marketplace platforms
Hands-On Approach: You enjoy collaborating with engineers and solving complex problems, even if you're not coding daily
Strategic Vision: Ability to align technical strategy with business goals
Data-Driven Mindset: Analytical thinker with the ability to use data to drive technical decisions and process improvements

What the job involves

Blacklane is looking for an experienced and innovative Principal Engineer to lead our technical efforts in the Guest domain
In this role, you’ll shape the future of our platform’s architecture and technology, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions that enhance the guest experience
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
Envision: Develop and drive the technical vision for our platform. Collaborate with stakeholders, document your plan, and guide engineers through execution
Enable: Empower the engineering team to improve flexibility, agility, and productivity across the company
Support: Provide high-level and hands-on support, assess the platform’s architecture, and build strong relationships across teams
Learn & Innovate: Stay on the cutting edge of technology, explore new ideas, and bring them to life. Participate in conferences and share your insights
Continuous Improvement: Define and monitor key technical metrics, using data-driven insights to improve system performance and engineering processes

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. 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. The company offers electric vehicle rides in more than 30 of its 300 operational cities, and by 2025, aims for 75 percent of all rides to be in EVs. With substantial funding from Mercedes Benz in 2022, it seems set to meet these objectives.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

19% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.3)

Trustpilot (4.4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Oct 2024

$65.3m

SERIES G

Mar 2021

$26m

LATE VC

Total funding: $168.6m

Company benefits

Personal development plan & budget for online courses, conferences, and books
Monthly 1:1 feedback chats with our C-level team members
Employee stock option plan
Flexible working hours & hybrid remote model
Friday evening drinks at the office & twice-a-year department events

Company HQ

Schöneberg, Berlin, BE

Leadership

Dr. Jens Wohltorf

(CEO)

A director of the competence center next generation services for DAI-Labor and principal leader at the Boston Consulting Group.

Frank Steuer

(Member of the Board)

CTO at SemperLink and co-founder and CTO at Firstfon Ltd.

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