Confirmed iOS Engineer - Post Booking Squad

As a Confirmed iOS Engineer at BlaBlaCar, your primary responsibilities will include designing, architecting, and developing Post-Booking features for our mobile application. You'll also collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to shape the features that land in production, ensuring quality and effective documentation throughout the process. Moreover, you'll conduct code reviews and share your knowledge, contributing to our team's collective improvement.

To qualify for the Confirmed iOS Engineer position at BlaBlaCar, you should have over 3 years of experience in building iOS apps using Swift and an understanding of MVVM architecture and RESTful APIs. It's essential that you’re comfortable working in a frame that balances technical quality and time-to-market. Strong communication skills are a must as you will engage with various stakeholders.

At BlaBlaCar, the work culture is collaborative, inclusive, and focused on team communication. As a Confirmed iOS Engineer, you'll be part of a diverse squad where sharing ideas and innovation is encouraged. The company promotes an atmosphere where team members value collective learning, constructive feedback, and adaptability, especially in fast-paced environments.

BlaBlaCar offers excellent growth opportunities for a Confirmed iOS Engineer, including participation in an iOS chapter that fosters skill enhancement and collaboration among peers. Additionally, you will have access to mentorship from experienced leaders and can engage in continuous learning through various projects that enhance your technical and collaborative skills.

Confirmed iOS Engineers at BlaBlaCar enjoy numerous benefits, including the possibility of full remote work, supportive parental leave, financial assistance for home office equipment, and access to co-working spaces across France. Other perks include a comprehensive meal plan, 50% transportation costs covered, free unlimited bus rides, and mental health support, which all contribute to a enriching work-life balance.

When answering this question, highlight specific projects that demonstrate your proficiency in Swift and your iOS app development experience. Provide details about the challenges you faced, the designs you implemented, and how your work impacted the end product. This will showcase your problem-solving skills and technical abilities.

Discuss your approach to ensuring quality in your applications, including practices like code reviews, unit testing, and adhering to Conventions and best practices. Mention tools you've used, such as XCTest for unit testing, and how these methods contribute to the overall robustness of the application.

Explain your prioritization process by discussing how you evaluate customer needs, business goals, and technical feasibility. You could mention collaborating with stakeholders to ensure that the most impactful features are tackled first, all while balancing time-to-market timelines.

When answering this question, recount a specific instance that demonstrates your technical skills and teamwork. Detail the obstacles encountered, your role in addressing them, and the outcome of your collaborative efforts. Highlighting learning points from the experience can also add depth to your response.

Detail your experience integrating and working with RESTful APIs in your projects. Discuss how you ensured effective communication between the front-end and back-end, handled data retrieval, and dealt with error management while consuming APIs.

Talk about your coding practices that contribute to maintainability, such as writing clear, understandable code, employing design patterns like MVVM, and documenting your processes. Emphasize the importance of refactoring and code reviews to maintain a scalable codebase.

Express your belief in the value of teamwork in software development. Discuss how collaboration with peers leads to better solutions and innovations, and provide examples of how you've worked well in team settings, adapting to various personalities and technical backgrounds.

Explain your commitment to continuous learning in iOS development. Mention specific resources you follow, such as blog posts, forums, or attending conferences, and how you integrate new knowledge into your projects, showcasing that you're proactive in staying updated.

When answering this question, reflect on your enthusiasm for BlaBlaCar's mission and its community-driven approach. Highlight how being part of a diverse, innovative team aligns with your values and aspirations as an engineer, and express your eagerness to contribute to meaningful projects.

Discuss your openness to receiving feedback and how you view it as a valuable growth opportunity. Provide examples of how you've used feedback to make improvements in your work and your ability to give constructive feedback to peers.