Hybrid Backend Engineer – Identity & Access Management

at BlaBlaCar

• Job title: Backend Engineer – Identity & Access Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, Java, JUnit, Kubernetes, Mockito, Spring, Spring Boot, SpringBoot
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Paris, France

About the role

• Backend Engineer designing and operating secure services managing user identity for BlaBlaCar, a community-based travel app. Collaborating within a team for platform security and data privacy.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the whole application lifecycle, from early meetings and design to development, test strategy, deployment, monitoring, alerting, and support.
• Design, build, and evolve the core backend services that manage user identity, authentication, accounts, and authorization for the BlaBlaCar platform.
• Contribute to the ongoing migration from a monolith to a fully service-oriented architecture, helping to build a cloud-compatible platform on GCP.
• Enhance platform security and data privacy, ensuring our services are protected against malicious activity and that regulations pertaining to personal data are respected.
• Collaborate with Product teams to find the most relevant and secure solutions for our members.
• Operate services in production, ensuring they perform as expected through robust monitoring and instrumentation.

Requirements

• You have 3+ years of experience from companies with a strong engineering culture, within a growth context.
• You are fluent in Java and know frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, JUnit, and Mockito.
• You have hands-on experience with Git, Docker, Kubernetes , and monitoring solutions (Datadog).
• You have a good knowledge of service-oriented and event-driven architecture, and can determine when to apply a given architectural pattern.
• You have good communication skills, you’re humble and you're a team player.
• Full working proficiency in English
• Fit with our BlaBlaPrinciples

Benefits

• Full remote possible in the country of employment
• 4 additional weeks on top of legal maternity/paternity leaves
• 50% healthcare coverage (Alan)
• Financial support for home office equipment
• Minimum 25 days holiday per year
• Local meal plan policy (Swile card)
• 50% transportation paid (Forfait Mobilité Durable)
• Free unlimited carpooling & bus rides
• Personal growth via trainings, mentorship, and internal mobility programs
• Employee Stock ownership plan
• Regular team building events
• Mental health support through Moka.care
• 1 day off per year to test our product
• 1 day per year for social engagements with non-profits