Principal Software Engineer

Blacklane is looking for an experienced and innovative Principal Engineer to lead our technical efforts in the Guest domain. In this role, you’ll shape the future of our platform’s architecture and technology, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions that enhance the guest experience.

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.

YOUR CHALLENGE:

• Envision: Develop and drive the technical vision for our platform. Collaborate with stakeholders, document your plan, and guide engineers through execution.
• Enable: Empower the engineering team to improve flexibility, agility, and productivity across the company.
• Support: Provide high-level and hands-on support, assess the platform’s architecture, and build strong relationships across teams.
• Learn & Innovate: Stay on the cutting edge of technology, explore new ideas, and bring them to life. Participate in conferences and share your insights.
• Continuous Improvement: Define and monitor key technical metrics, using data-driven insights to improve system performance and engineering processes.

ABOUT YOU:

• Technical Expertise: Hands-on experience in transforming monolithic architectures into event-driven microservices, ideally in large e-commerce or marketplace platforms.
• Hands-On Approach: You enjoy collaborating with engineers and solving complex problems, even if you're not coding daily.
• Strategic Vision: Ability to align technical strategy with business goals.
• Data-Driven Mindset: Analytical thinker with the ability to use data to drive technical decisions and process improvements.

MORE THAN A JOB:

We are Blacklane, providers of premium global chauffeur services. Our mission is to create true peace of mind for discerning travellers by delivering perfect experiences around the world and to inspire a better future. Blacklane is offering airport transfers, City-to-City commutes, In-city mobility chauffeur hailing and Chauffeur-by-the-hour in over 50 countries globally, either pre-booked or on-demand. Whether it’s for business or pleasure, Blacklane and its 300 employees and tens of thousands of chauffeur partners have the right premium transportation service for you. By changing how people move, we opened up new opportunities for our chauffeur providers and set industry standards for climate protection in the travel industry. 

We believe in ethical business practices and have a strong company culture: 

• Continuous Learning: We believe that open and actionable feedback is the essential component of continuous development. Set your personal development plan and take an active role in our internal learning communities to progress your career. 
• Flexible Working: Even the most ambitious Blacklaner needs some time to unwind. Find out what works for you and your team with flexible working hours and home office days.
• Become Part of the Crew: Get to know your fellow Blacklaners through our regular team socials. Our success comes from a collaboration of more than 350 people from 70 nations and we are looking for more exceptional people to join us! 
• Employee Stock Options Plan: We want all Blacklaners to benefit from the company's success, so every employee gets virtual stock options.
• Fair Remuneration: We’ve banded salary levels and matched them to the local costs of living, meaning you’re always paid fairly and you know that the rest of the crew is too.
• Sustainability: We care for both people and the planet, having launched the mobility's industry-first global carbon offset scheme in 2017. Blacklane plans to deliver 35% of global rides in EVs by year-end 2024, and 50% by the end of year 2025.
• Equal Opportunity: We are committed to inclusion and diversity. A company is only as strong as its crew, so we developed a work environment that is inclusive, inspiring and open. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
• Blacklane Cares day: Every crew member receives 8 hours of paid leave per year to participate in volunteering initiatives of their choice or lead employee-driven community outreach projects. Utilize your time to lend hands to a cause that drives your passion.

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