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Bark

Marketplace for service professionals

201-500 employees
  • B2C
  • Marketplace
  • Lead generation
  • eCommerce
30 Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London

Company mission

To revolutionise and become the market leading, go-to online marketplace for professional services.

Rocket List 2021

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37% female employees

44% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take

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Sam Franklin

CEO of Otta

Bark is the UK's largest & fastest growing services marketplace, connecting consumers and businesses with the right professional for their project in thousands of unique categories. A customer can simply post a service requirement (they call this a Bark!) and their technology goes out and finds relevant professionals instantly.

Professionals who are interested in quoting for the work can post their responses to the customer. The customer can then speak to the seller, view their profile and read Bark reviews before choosing the best pro for their job.

Bark now boasts over 8 million users booking pros stretching from gardeners and cleaners to counsellors and accountants across 11 countries. The company's active expansion into new markets has been slow but sure. With this, coupled with the shift in behaviour towards acquiring professional services, Bark seems to be on a path of definite growth for years to come.

Benefits

  • L&D Budget: Your development is key to us. Annual £1,000 budget to spend on your development
  • Enhanced Gympass membership for all employees with access to state-of-the-art gyms, fitness classes and mental health courses
  • Daily breakfast, fruit and drinks on us. We also end the week with a Friday lunch takeaway, featuring a rotating menu of team favourites
  • Innovative culture: If you enjoy being at the forefront of the industry, rapidly changing environments and working alongside inspiring and creative individuals, this is the place for you

Founders

Current CEO of Bark.com, previously Co-founder of Get Socialite.

People progressing

Within 2 years, Lily progressed from a CS Agent to a Team Leader of 10 to now a CS manager of 70+

Since 2017 Henry has been promoted several times from Senior developer to Tech team lead to Head of Engineering

Diversity & Inclusion at Bark

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Mert Amcaoglu (Senior Talent Partner)

  • Our approach to diversity at Bark is simple: it’s about embracing everyone. We have over 77 nationalities operating across 11 countries!
  • Fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive is our ongoing priority at Bark. We are committed to hiring, retaining and developing a globally diverse workforce that is passionate about making sure our customers succeed.
  • We pride ourselves on everyone feeling comfortable bringing their authentic self to work. You'll be treated with respect and support throughout the interview process and once you join Bark 😊

Endorsements

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Growing fast (4)

Challenging work (3)

Team energy (2)

Opportunities to learn (1)

Career progression (1)

Meaningful work (1)

Hard working team (1)

Great work is recognised (1)

Perks (1)

Inspiring mission (1)

As the company is in a scale-up phase, there are many interesting problems to be solved.

Marketing

Challenging work

Dec 2020

Anyone is welcome to contribute to any project and learn through experience

Marketing

Opportunities to learn

Dec 2020

We are connecting local services and customers at a time when local businesses really need the help

Marketing

Meaningful work

Dec 2020

We are still a small and dynamic business so cross collaboration is paramount for our success. I have never been in a business before where every team is not only passionate about their own goals but also so onboard to help out across the whole business where needed. No-one is ever more than a Slack away with help for any problem!

Operations & Strategy

Growing fast

Dec 2020

Our Leadership team are such a key part to our success and are not only inspiring but also super accessible and hands on. The business strategy is set at the beginning of the year but it is communicated (with success celebrated) every quarter so the whole team are always in the loop with changes.

Operations & Strategy

Strong leadership

Dec 2020

The energy at Bark is passionate and exciting! Our whole company is best in class and you will find a dynamic team behind all of our growth. We all want to work together to solve problems and be the best!

Operations & Strategy

Team energy

Dec 2020

The projects I have worked on at Bark have been challenging in a good way! We are encouraged to find innovative solutions, but also keep it simple by using third party tools where it makes sense. I love the balance there.

Product

Challenging work

Dec 2020

Probably my favourite thing about Bark is that I am surrounded by super intelligent people. You can see by the recruits how the high bar to entry is keeping the quality of individuals and the team really high.

Product

Hard working team

Dec 2020

It is no secret that Bark is smashing every record even throughout the pandemic. There are not many companies out there and even fewer at Bark's size that has continued to grow through these times.

Product

Growing fast

Dec 2020

Bark offer many amazing perks, a few of which: The best socials you will ever experience - whether it is a dinner in a top London restaurant, or a night away in a mansion, socials are a big and regular part of life at Bark. Private medical insurance and in house GP - they go above and beyond to make sure everyone is well looked after both physically and mentally. Work with your friends - you will make friends on day one. Fully stocked kitchen - help yourself to your favourite snacks and drinks throughout the day. There is a catered lunch every Friday and a boozy drinks trolley at 530pm ;) Plus many many more........

Operations & Strategy

Perks

Dec 2020

Bark loves to recognise great work. Whether its a promotion, anniversary, or a weekly sales prize, Bark needs little excuse to rewards its incredible talent. Bark are certainly the most generous company I have ever worked for.

Operations & Strategy

Great work is recognised

Dec 2020

Promotions happen all the time. In a very fast growing company like Bark, we have incredible opportunities for everyone entering. The team are extremely talented and there is a huge focus on offering progression to people. We encourage people set goals on where they see themselves in the future and strive to help them achieve those goals.

Operations & Strategy

Career progression

Dec 2020

The whole team at Bark is super engaged. We've got a really smart team who are ambitious and care about the product and taking the business to the next level. The team bonds really well and is a social team. Particularly in the tech team, the dynamic between dev, product, design and QA is great.

Software Engineering

Team energy

Dec 2020

Being in a company that is consistently recognised for how fast it's growing, and seeing the quarterly results continually increasing is really exciting. Knowing how many users are using the platform now and how many businesses we're helping connect with customers is really motivating. All this means the team is constantly growing so we're bringing new talent onboard and there are plenty of opportunities for responsability

Software Engineering

Growing fast

Dec 2020

We're solving some really difficult problems which no one has cracked yet. How to productise services over a broad reach of categories, as well as creating a whole suite of tools for businesses. Also with rapid growth comes scaling challenges which I haven't experienced in other companies, so I constantly feel like I'm learning about different technologies and solutions

Software Engineering

Challenging work

Dec 2020

Bark has a real focus on hiring the best talent available and they pay accordingly. Our salaries are reviewed annually and I've had two pay rises since joining. The commission structure is also uncapped and really good

Operations & Strategy

Fair compensation

Dec 2020

The business is growing rapidly. We were 46 employees at the start of COVID and will finish the year with over 100. It's such a great family vibe of hard working, incredibly talented people here. It's a great place to learn and a great place to make a mark

Operations & Strategy

Growing fast

Dec 2020

The whole company is so excited by what we are building and the results speak for themselves. There's a real excitement about where we are taking this company and it's so exciting looking at the numbers every quarter on how much progress we've made - smashing record after record!

Operations & Strategy

Inspiring mission

Dec 2020

Jobs (14)

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Software Engineering

Finance, Legal & Compliance

Sales & Account Management

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