Company Description

We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Our purpose is our momentum. It makes us feel good because we know we’re doing good. As we lead the way to a greener future, we do it together. We’re all about connections - with each other, with our customers and with the world. Just as our platform brings the world together, it’s our ambition that connects us. We motivate each other to go beyond our limits, to experiment, to fail and to always grow. 

With over 110 million visits every month to our platform and £4.3 billion in net ticket sales, we're always innovating and making moves towards our final destination — a world where travel is as simple, seamless, and affordable as it should be. 

And we couldn't do any of it without our incredible people driving us forward. Today, we're a FTSE 250 company that's proudly home to more than 1000 Trainliners from over 60 nationalities across offices in London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh, Berlin, Madrid and Brussels. It's this diversity that energises us and makes us stronger, helping us to achieve amazing things. 

With our sights firmly set on further European growth, there is no better time to jump on board this high-speed train and be part of our continued success. 

Great journeys start with Trainline. 

Job Description

Introducing the Future Ticketing apps team 👋

Our Future Ticketing apps team are the people who build the travel companion in your pocket. They own our white-label app, used by our train operating company partners that allows you to travel smart and the buy-flow process that helps you get there. The team is organised into squads with mixed ReactNative and backend engineers, each with a team lead. Squads are paired up to company level themes which set the tone for the kind of product roadmap the squad will primarily be working on delivery.

As a ReactNative Engineer at Trainline, you will... 🚄

• Be a part of the Future Ticketing team where you will contribute to the design and implementation of our software.
• Appreciate the value of agile and of engineering practices, and solid, clean code.
• Act as a mentor to more junior members of the team.
• Be actively involved in all aspects of the product lifecycle
• Work closely with the Team Lead & PO to help drive & deliver roadmaps.
• Help to build and deliver software using agile practices (Scrum, two weeks iterations), continuous integration and pair programming.
• Be delivering new functionalities, using the most appropriate tools and techniques

Qualifications

We'd love to hear from you if you...🔍

• Have in-depth experience with React Native. Swift & Kotlin would also be a big plus!
• Are enthusiastic about a great user experience
• Have the ability to write testable code and have strong debugging skills
• Appreciate the value of TDD, and incorporate those practices into your code
• Have experience working with Git for Version Control

Additional Information

Why should you jump on board? 

We pay special attention to learning and development and organise quarterly company learning days as well as offering a learning budget that can be put towards resources of your choice. We will cover the costs of your professional subscriptions and give you access to our very own learning platform. 

At Trainline, we care about the wellness of our employees. We host puppy therapy sessions, in-office yoga and run Mental Health First Aider training courses as well as having an Employee Assistance Program as one of our many company benefits.  

We regularly throw fun social events such pub quizzes, karaoke nights and our large-scale Summer and Winter Festivals every year. Additionally, we love hosting meetups in our amazing event spaces and having the opportunity to support internal and external community groups.  

We also hold companywide hackathons and our annual Trainline Tech Summit, which provides Trainliners with an opportunity to stand up and share their story, learnings, or new skills with their colleagues in a safe environment. 

Our flexi-first approach

We believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible workforce. Our flexi-first approach outlines our commitment to a hybrid way of working and our expectations of Trainliners. A key part of what makes Trainline special is our people and the value we get from the buzz and energy of our workplaces, and that’s why we’re proud to offer the best of both worlds. In practice this means in–office attendance at least 40% of the time over a 12-week period for all Trainliners. These in-office days are typically team led to help us connect, collaborate and create together.  

Our Values 

• Think Big - We're building the future of rail 
• Own It - We care about every customer, partner and journey 
• Do Good - We make a positive impact 
• Travel Together - We're one team 

Interested in finding out more about what it's like to work at Trainline? Why not check out what our employees say about us on Glassdoor? You can also find out more information by following us on LinkedIn or our 'Life at Trainline' Instagram account.  

We value open expression at Trainline, we believe it’s the diversity of experience, backgrounds and perspectives of our employees that makes us who we are. We encourage everybody to play a part in changing the way people travel across the world.