Remote Confirmed Backend Engineer - Door-to-Door

Description:

• BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app, enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries.
• The company has a team of 800 employees from over 50 nationalities, with 30% working fully remotely.
• The role is for a Backend Engineer in the Door to Door team, focusing on implementing target architecture within the BlaBlaCar platform.
• The ideal candidate will balance rapid iteration with foresight into future system scalability.
• The mission is to build a new “door-to-door” experience within the BlaBlaCar product, aiming to replicate the convenience of owning a car without ownership.
• The goal is to reach 1 million passengers using this new feature by 2028, generating around 5 million euros in additional GMV.
• Initial months will focus on assessing product market fit for medium to long-distance carpooling in this new paradigm.
• Responsibilities include working closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to meet business needs and user requirements, prioritizing time to market, and leveraging existing resources.
• Long-term responsibilities will include designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance backend systems, ensuring adherence to best practices and architecture principles, and onboarding new backend engineers.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have at least 4 years of professional experience in backend engineering.
• Strong knowledge of service-oriented architecture and architectural patterns is required.
• Familiarity with databases, especially relational ones like MariaDB, is necessary.
• Candidates should possess strong agility and business prioritization skills, with a trial and error mindset.
• Hands-on experience with developer tools such as Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and monitoring solutions like Datadog is essential.
• Excellent communication skills and a willingness to share and learn from others are required.
• The ability to prioritize and balance fast iterations with quality delivery is necessary.
• Fluency in English is mandatory.
• Nice to have: General knowledge of the BlaBlaCar platform and familiarity with frameworks like Spring, Spring Boot, JUnit, and Mockito.

Benefits:

• The hiring process includes multiple stages, starting with a video call with the Talent Acquisition Manager and ending with a final interview with the VP of Engineering.
• The average hiring process lasts 25-30 days, with offers typically made within 48 hours.
• BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.