About BlaBlaCar
BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 26 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. Our team of 700+ employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across our 6 global offices, 30% working fully remotely.
Your mission
By joining our Foundations team, you will be working alongside talented individuals grouped in small agile teams that each have strong ownership on their piece of these goals. The Foundations Team is composed of 4 squads: Core Infrastructure, Database Reliability, Engineering Productivity and Site Reliability Engineering. Together they offer the Software Factory, a portfolio of services helping BlaBlacar engineers to offer more services to our members reliably and fast.
The Core Infrastructure team (aka Core-Infra) is responsible for building and maintaining the low layer components and core services such as Kubernetes and Istio. The team helps and supports BlaBlacar engineering to be efficient and confident in the way they leverage the infrastructure resources. To be able to maintain our growing infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code and automation are at the core of everything we implement.
Your responsibilities
Maintain the infrastructure stack up to dateOperations of CoreInfra services (Kubernetes, Istio…) in 24x7 shiftsStudy and develop new Software Factory components and services in collaboration with BlaBlaCar engineering to make the best use of the infrastructureSet up new infrastructures as the business growTrain teams on new practices as the services evolveOur technical stack is composed of
Infra: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, Kubernetes(GKE)Automation: Terraform, HelmLog/Metrics/Traces: DatadogCI/CD: Git, Jenkins, FluxLanguages: Java, Python, Golang, PHPTraffic management: Istio, Envoy, Nginx, Google Load BalancingYour qualifications
Must have2+ years of experience on KubernetesHands-on experience with an Infrastructure-as-code tool such as TerraformSolid knowledge on system and network troubleshootingExperience with Gitops principlesFluent in EnglishNice to have
Experience with a service-meshDevelopment skills in GolangExperience in multiple kubernetes clusters managementExperience with Service Level Objectives (SLO) and Error BudgetsIf you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, tell us why you’d still be a great fit for this role in your application!
What we have to offer:
🌎 An international environment with over 45+ nationalities⚖️ A hybrid, flexible workplace with family-friendly policies💡 Learning opportunities via access to training, mentorship, internal development programs, or our weekly team-all BlaBlaTalks and Tech & Product Demos🤝 Team-building events like our weekly afterworks, breakfasts, our annual Coding Night or Impact Day🌱 A product and a workplace with a strong commitment to sustainability🧭 Shared BlaBlaPrinciples that are the foundation of our culture and everyday decisionsTo know more, check out our 100 reasons to join BlaBlaCar!
We are dedicated to flexibility, growth and well-being at work:
Full remote possible in the country of the role4 additional weeks parental leave 100% paidFinancial support for home office equipmentRelocation package and visa supportFree unlimited carpooling & bus ridesEmployee Stock Ownership planMinimum 25 days holiday per yearLocal meal plan policies (Swile card in France)50% transportation paid in France (Forfait Mobilité Durable)Mental health support through Moka.careWhat your journey will look like
45-min video-call with Chloé, our TAM, to get to know you60-min video call with Jean Baptiste Engineering Manager of the Core & Infra squadA technical test to do at home60-min technical debrief with 2 engineers30-min with Nicolas our VP Infrastructure & Operations BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.