Senior Software Engineer, Blacklane
Backend
+ Stock Options Plan
Carbon-neutral global chauffeur service
Open for applications
Carbon-neutral global chauffeur service
201-500 employees
Open for applications
+ Stock Options Plan
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make top-quality service convenient and accessible worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- You are proactive, curious, and a team player
- You are experienced (at least 5 years) with two or more programming languages
- You have knowledge and experience (at least 5 years) with at least one of these languages: Ruby, Go
- You're familiar with the HTTP protocol and have some experience with using and/or developing REST APIs
- You write quality code, maintainable and follow best practices. You are familiar with at least some of the challenges of distributed systems. You are not scared of working on an existing codebase
- You have experience with or want to learn more about Event-driven architecture and domain driven design
- You have experience with Docker and containerized environments. Knowledge of Kubernetes and Terraform is a plus
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of one of our autonomous agile teams
- You will help us develop the services that power the Blacklane, work on improving our back-office system, or solve problems around our products which allow business partners to integrate with the Blacklane platform
- Tackling unique challenges to tailor our products to specific markets
- Upholding high standards through comprehensive test coverage, documentation, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
- Investing time in optimising the performance, usability, and maintainability of the systems under your care
- Committing to personal growth by learning new skills and technologies
- Contributing to a motivated, open-minded, and collaborative team focused on enhancing our guests' travel experiences
- 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
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
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.
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Mar 2021
$26m
LATE VC
Jan 2018
$40m
SERIES D
Total funding: $103.3m
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 values
- Be reliable: Provide a service that customers can rely on. Be someone your colleagues can count on. Work only with reliable chauffeurs that we trust. Earn trust and keep it
- Break new ground: Look for ways to improve. Encourage curiosity. Learn quickly from mistakes and grow from the experience. Aim to be better every day. Seek to create an amazing service, be the industry leader, and exceed guests’ expectations.
- Care: Care about our guests. Care about our crew of chauffeurs and each other. Care about making our product and service exceptional. Care about our community and how we give back
- Go the extra mile: Look beyond what is required. Be proactive to go beyond guests’ expectations. If you see that something could be better, take the initiative to improve it.
- Act with integrity: Act in a fair and honest manner. Strive to always do the right thing for our guests, chauffeurs, and each other. Treat everyone with the same high level of respect — just as you would like to be treated
Company HQ
Schöneberg, Berlin, BE
Founders
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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