Senior Software Engineer, Turo

Backend

$149-186k

Plus equity

Python
Java
Go
Ruby
C
Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area
Turo

Car sharing marketplace

Job no longer available

Turo

Car sharing marketplace

1001+ employees

B2BMarketplaceCarsTransport

Job no longer available

$149-186k

Plus equity

Python
Java
Go
Ruby
C
Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2BMarketplaceCarsTransport

Company mission

Turo's mission is to put the world's cars to better use.

Role

Who you are

  • We are looking for brilliant software engineers who have a passion for consumer products and want to join an energetic team that is changing the way people think about travel
  • Typically a minimum of 5 years experience shipping high-scale code to production
  • Fluent in at least one language - e.g., Java, Python, Ruby, Go, or C
  • Possess strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, database concepts, distributed systems, and search
  • Enjoy solving problems and helping others meet their goals
  • Passionate about search, streaming, database or other backend technologies

Desirable

  • Bachelor's/Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
  • Strong communicator. Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support, and other engineers is no problem for you

What the job involves

  • You will collaborate extensively with product management, design, and engineers to develop product features that drive our metrics
  • You will produce high-quality maintainable code, test it, collaboratively review it and ship it
  • You will identify areas to improve and scale our architecture and application design
  • You will develop tools and utilities to diagnose and fix problems
  • Ensure proper technical design and documentation
  • Work efficiently in a constantly changing and growing environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are desired

Otta's take

Theo Margolius headshot

Theo Margolius

COO of Otta

Turo is the world’s largest car rental marketplace. The comparisons with AirBnb are obvious but not unfounded - ‘hosts’ make their cars available to ‘guests’ who benefit from short-term rentals without the cost of purchasing their own automobile.

The startup has reinvented the car-rental marketplace, previously dominated by incumbents like Avis. By allowing users to rent directly from the car owner themselves, Turo is bringing transparency, efficiency, and liquidity to the industry while hosts earn additional income.

Perhaps one of the biggest challenges the company needs to overcome is similar to those that plagued other major sharing-economy companies like Uber - regulation. Specifically Turo faces disputes over bad-faith hosts and from incumbent players, especially regarding airport use. Since its 2022 IPO, Turo has been eyeing further global expansion and targeting a series of strategic acquisitions and partnerships which will expand its product suite for hosts and guests alike.

Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

22% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)

Feb 2020

$30m

SERIES E

Jul 2019

$250m

SERIES E

Total funding: $464m

Company benefits

  • Dental, and vision coverage
  • Time off to volunteer
  • Travel credit each month to grab a car and go explore
  • 28 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health insurance

Company values

  • We’re a great bunch - Our people are our #1 asset, and each team member uniquely invigorates our diverse, international, travel- and car-loving cast of characters
  • We’re in it to win it - We tackle thorny problems every day. We tinker, we experiment, we measure, analyze, and optimize, and we work tirelessly to realize our mission and vision
  • We’re doing cool stuff - From dynamic web and mobile apps to customer experiences that refresh confidence in humankind, we’re crafting a brand that brings adventure to the logistics of travel

Company HQ

Union Square, San Francisco, CA

Founders

Andre Haddad

(CEO, not founder)

Previously worked for 10 years at eBay, holding various positions such as CEO - Shopping.com & Vice President - User Experience & Design.

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