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.
Why join us in a Blacklane on the fast lane?
- Fair Pay & Shared Success → We provide good salaries and automatically enroll all employees in our Virtual Stock Options Plan (VSOP). Your shares vest over four years, with full transparency on their value growth through Ledgy.
- Blacklane Mystery Rides → As a valued contributor to our success and growth, we are pleased to offer you one complimentary ride per quarter to experience and evaluate our chauffeur services firsthand.
- Learning & Development at Blacklane → We value the person beyond the CV, which is why we are committed to your continuous growth—not just for the company’s success, but for your own professional development. We believe that when our employees stay ahead, so does Blacklane. That’s why you have free access to thousands of online courses on LinkedIn Learning, tailored to your career aspirations, along with a unique learning experience designed for those stepping into leadership roles.
- The way to your heart goes through your stomach? → If so, we’ve got something special for you: our weekly homecooked, quality office lunches. Not only do they fuel your mind and body, but they also provide the perfect opportunity to connect with colleagues from all departments, fostering stronger bonds beyond your own division.
- Your Health, No Compromise → with Nilo Health & WHOOP
We prioritize both your mental and physical well-being because a healthy team creates a thriving culture. That’s why we offer access to the Nilo Health platform for mental wellness and the WHOOP bracelet to support your fitness—available for you to use as you choose. - Social responsibility → We Care: Learn more about Miracle flights and the meaningful impact behind our commitment to making a difference.
- Share your ideas with Blacklane’s C-Level - Our approachable C-Level team values your insights. Once a month, they host a consultation day where you’re invited to share your ideas, feedback, and constructive criticism—because your voice shapes our future.
We place great value on equal opportunities. Therefore, we welcome everyone to apply.
Still not convinced?
→ Watch us on Amazon Prime
→ Listen to our CEO in Startup insider episode #1643
→ Blacklane is backed by investors who share our vision: Mercedes-Benz Mobility, Tasaru, Sixt, the Al Fahim Group, Alstin Capital, RI Digital Ventures, and b2venture
