Confirmed Backend Engineer - Care
BlaBlaCar is hiring a Confirmed Backend Engineer - Care in Paris, France. Level rates it ; you can apply on BlaBlaCar.
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- On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include backend, java and api.
- Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
- Level lists 6 other open roles at BlaBlaCar.
AI in this role
Design and build backend services for a unified back-office system supporting customer relation agents.
About BlaBlaCar
BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 40 million active members to share rides across 41 countries each year. Its technology matches drivers with empty seats with passengers heading the same way, so they can share the cost of the trip.
BlaBlaCar’s mission is to be the go-to marketplace for shared travel, bringing carpooling, buses, and trains together in one place. Globally, the BlaBlaCar Group also includes Obilet, the leading online bus ticketing platform in Turkey. By partnering with over 20,000 operators, the Group offers a wide choice of affordable and sustainable transport solutions.
In 2025, the BlaBlaCar community connected 2.7 million meeting points worldwide and enabled 138 million connections between travelers. Drivers saved 568 million euros by carpooling, and all of the BlaBlaCar Group’s mobility services contributed to avoiding 4 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.
We are looking for a Confirmed Backend Engineer to join the Care team at BlaBlaCar.
As part of the Corporate Services pillar, your mission will be to empower our Community Relations Team (CRT) with the tools they need to have a 360-degree view of the user journey across our platform.
The Care team's primary objective is to build "Phoenix," our new, comprehensive back-office system. This service aggregates data from all other teams and supply lines (train, carpool, and bus), while also providing critical action capabilities regarding our users, such as account blocking and content moderation.
Your role will be to contribute to the creation of this unified back-office and to ensure our customer relation agents can operate seamlessly.
You will work within a multi-stack team of 3 Backend & 1 Frontend Engineer. You will collaborate closely with the Community Relations Team (CRT) as well as with Product Managers from other teams to best define needs and ensure seamless integration across the company.
Your Responsibilities
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Design, build, and evolve the services of the BlaBlaCar Backoffice
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Maintain some strategic user features like the claim management and reporting systems of the BlaBlaCar platform
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Take full ownership of substantial features, from technical design and implementation to deployment and monitoring
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Collaborate with the Product Manager and other engineers to refine requirements and translate business needs into robust technical solutions
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Uphold and improve the team's code quality standards, providing detailed feedback and mentorship through code reviews
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Document the solutions we build and ensure our APIs and services are well understood by consumer teams
Your Qualifications
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You have solid experience from companies with a strong engineering culture, within a growth context
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You have a solid knowledge of the Java language and ecosystem, and have good foundations in software architecture
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You have hands-on experience with Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and monitoring solutions (Datadog)
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You have significant experience building, deploying, and operating Backend microservices in a production environment
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You value a product-oriented mindset and are focused on delivering business impact when designing software
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You feel comfortable making technical choices and balancing business needs with technical constraints
If 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
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Hybrid position : 2 days at the office per week
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50% healthcare coverage (Alan)
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4 additional weeks on top of legal maternity/paternity leaves
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Financial support for home office equipment
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Minimum 25 days holiday per year
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Local meal plan policy (Swile card)
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50% transportation paid (Forfait Mobilité Durable)
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Free unlimited carpooling & bus rides
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Personal growth via trainings, mentorship, and internal mobility programs
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Employee Stock ownership plan
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Regular team building events
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1 day off per year to test our product
Interested in joining the ride?
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a 45-min video-call with Chloé, Talent Acquisition Manager, to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions
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a 60-min video-call with Rémi, Engineering Manager, to discuss your experience and share more details about the squad
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a 90-min live coding session with Software Engineers
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a 60-min design interview with Software Engineers
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a 30-min video-call with Camille, Head Of Corporate Services, for vision fit and rounding off the process
How we rate this
Confirmed Backend Engineer - Care at BlaBlaCar rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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