About BlaBlaCar
BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel network, connecting over 100 million members across 22 countries looking to carpool or travel by bus. By sharing rides and filling empty seats on the road, our community avoids 1.6 million tons of CO2 emissions every year (as if Paris was free of road traffic for a year!)
We are a global and diverse team of 700+ people with 45+ nationalities, and headquartered in Paris. We’re constantly looking for new ways to leverage technology to create a more affordable, convenient, flexible and sustainable way to travel. And we are always on the lookout for people who care about making a positive impact.
Your Mission
We are looking for a mid-level back-end engineer to join one of our engineering teams.
We believe that well performing services are ones that are followed by the same people throughout its application lifecycle. This means that you will be there from the early conception meetings, development and test strategy, to deployment in production, observability, and support. You will have a strong impact within your team by providing insights, leading some projects or contributing in steering the roadmap.
We have 13 teams working on a variety of topics you could work on: Train Supply, Connecting our bus inventories ... for our 4 current products: long-distance carpooling, short-distance carpooling (BlaBlaCar Daily), buses and our Global Distribution System (GDS).
Your responsibilities
Participating in the design, development and maintenance of new Java services to contribute to our SOA migrationParticipating in the whole application lifecycle, meaning : early meetings, design, development, tests strategy, deployment to production, monitoring, alerting and supportDeveloping your skills around a key element of the BlaBlaCar infrastructureInteracting with people with different roles and backgrounds and sharing your technical expertise with a mix of technical, product and business expertsYour qualifications
3+ years experience in tech companies with a strong engineering cultureFluency in object oriented language development (preferably Java)Good knowledge of service oriented architecture and architectural patternsFamiliar with databases; especially relational ones like MariaDBHands-on experience with developer tools like Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and monitoring solutions (Datadog)Ability to find the good balance between fast iterations and quality of deliveryFluency in EnglishNice to have: knowledge of frameworks like Spring, Spring Boot, JUnit and MockitoIf 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 role1 additional month 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)Forfait Mobilité DurableHere is what your hiring journey will look like
a 45-min video-call with one of our Talent Acquisition Managers to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questionsa 90-min video call with two of our engineers to run a coding live exercise along with a code review.a 60-min video calls to assess your problem-solving skills through a design exercise with two of our engineers.a 60-min video-call with one of our Engineering Managersa 45-min video-call with our VP EngineeringUsually, our hiring process lasts on average 20-25 days and offers usually come within 48 hours after the final step in the process.
BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.