Senior Backend Engineer - Payment Squad

BlaBlaCar; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BlaBlaCar is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Payment Squad. You will own the delivery of our reliable, scalable payment platform and help shape the end-to-end payment lifecycle across markets.

You will collaborate with Legal, Cash Management, Finance, and Ops teams to drive cross-functional programs such as finalizing the payment orchestrator and expanding tailored payment methods for BlaBlaCar's international operations.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building backend systems for payment platforms.
• Knowledge of payments, fraud, and compliance considerations.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of a reliable, scalable payment platform across markets.
• Lead cross-functional programs like the payment orchestrator and new payment methods.
• Collaborate with Legal, Cash Management, Finance and Ops teams.

Job description

About BlaBlaCar
BlaBlaCar is the world's leading community-based travel app enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. Our team of 800 employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across our 5 global offices, 30% working fully remotely.

Your Mission

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Payment Squad. They manage BlaBlaCar's payment solutions that provide reliability, trust, and a smooth end-to-end experience.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, your role will be to drive the delivery of a reliable and scalable platform that supports the full payment lifecycle, fraud fight, and compliance requirements. You will take ownership of complex, cross-functional projects - such as finalizing the implementation of our payment orchestrator and play a key role in expanding BlaBlaCar's business by proposing and integrating tailored payment methods for our various operational countries.

You will act as a technical reference, demonstrating strong autonomy, deep architectural thinking, and the ability to synchronize with multiple external teams (Legal, Cash Management & Finance, Payment Ops).

You will be reporting to the squad's Engineering Manager and working closely with a team of Software Engineers and a Product Manager.