Location: Come and join us either in Athens!
FREENOW empowers smarter mobility decisions helping people to move freely and cities to thrive. Be ready to work in a multinational, diverse, highly motivated and collaborative team of passionate developers who strive for excellence and like to have fun. Are you ready for your next ride?
As part of the Matching/Allocation team, our mission is to continually improve the connection between drivers and passengers. We develop and refine dispatch algorithms while exploring innovative dispatching strategies. Our goal is to enhance the customer experience by ensuring prompt pickups and reducing waiting times.
Given the need for a highly scalable system that adapts dynamically to market conditions, we work closely with our Data Science Team and constantly review our Architecture.
Our efforts have a significant impact on both the customer experience and the overall success of the company.
YOUR DAILY ADVENTURES WILL INCLUDE:
- Architect and develop new matching algorithms by studying scientific research to help you find the best solution.
- Analyse performance data and improve existing matching algorithms.
- Own the Feature, Own the Code – feel responsible for what you create. This starts with bringing in your own feature ideas, writing Stories, owning the development and ends in testing and deploying your code.
- Actively monitor health and performance data of services, and alert for incidents.
- Ask ‘Why?’ and be prepared to be asked for your input and opinion.
- Close collaboration with the Data Science and Business Analytics team.
- Meet the team face-to-face twice a month at the Hamburg Office.
Our Techstack: Java | Kotlin | AWS | Docker | Git | Kafka | ElasticSearch & more
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE:
- Few years software engineering experience in Kotlin or Java.
- Experience working on large scale distributed systems.
- Passionate about writing idiomatic and clean code.
- Keen about highly scalable web applications, such as RESTful API’s, dealing with transactions and resiliency.
- Keen to receive and give feedback in pairing and code review sessions.
- Good experience with relational databases.
- Experience with matching and dispatching algorithms is a plus.
BENEFITS & PERKS IN A NUTSHELL:
- Flexible working arrangements
- LinkedIn Learning
- Sabbatical & special leave policies
- WeRoad partnership
- Birthday, 24th + 31st December off
- Short term EU work policy
- Mobility Credit
- Health Insurance
- Employee assistance program
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION:
FREE NOW is an equal opportunity employer and we consider qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age.
We want you to grow and evolve, bring your true self to work.
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What We Do
FREENOW is the Mobility Super App with the largest vehicle choice for consumers across Europe available in 9 markets and in over 150 cities. Users can access all types of mobility services within a single app including taxis, Ride (PHV), Carsharing, eScooters, eBikes and eMopeds and public transport. FREENOW aggregates numerous mobility brands with the ambition to make urban mobility more efficient and sustainable without adding new vehicles on the street. The Germany-based company is backed by the BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility. In total, around 1,000 employees in more than 26 offices work for the services of FREENOW, which is led by CEO Thomas Zimmermann. Intelligent Apps GmbH Neumühlen 19 22763 Hamburg Germany Managing Directors (Geschäftsführer): Thomas Zimmermann, Dr. Johannes Prantl Chairman of the Supervisory Board (Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats): Stephan Unger Contact: Tel.: +49 40 30606890 Fax.: +49 40 306068966 E-Mail: [email protected] FREENOW FAQ: https://support.free-now.com/hc/en-gb Help Center: https://support.free-now.com/hc/en-gb/requests/new Registry entry: Register court: District Court Hamburg Register number: HRB 110377 Privacy Policy: https://free-now.com/uk/gtc-privacy-policy-cookies/
