BOLT's service hub expansion in Bucharest picks up pace

The local service hub of Estonian giant Bolt, operated by Bolt Services RO, has become the third largest office in the group, with a total of almost 300 employees, of which 100 specialists work in the technology area, developing solutions for real-time traffic monitoring for Bolt’s digital products – the ride-hailing app and the food ordering app (Bolt Food), as well as identity verification systems used in its apps.

In an interview with Maria Niculescu-Aron, CEO of Bolt Romania, she tells us more about their development plans:

The Bucharest service hub has become the company’s third largest office globally. We currently employ nearly 300 people and are continuing to recruit. The technical team in Romania, consisting of 100 specialists, develops essential functionalities for Bolt applications globally, such as mapping services, geolocation and identity verification systems, used in over 50 countries.

♦ In addition to the engineering component, the Bucharest hub also provides operational, support, sales and marketing services for all local business lines – ride-hailing, food delivery and scooters. 

The company also has tech hubs in its home city of Tallinn, as well as in Berlin and Warsaw. "Over the years, the Bucharest hub has grown and become Bolt's third largest office globally, today bringing together business and technology teams under the same roof. On the business side, our office in the country is composed of teams dedicated to local Bolt services, from ride-hailing, to food delivery and to scooter rental, as well as local marketing operations. On the technology side, our engineering teams are behind some of the most innovative solutions in the application, from the development of Bolt's own real-time traffic mapping and monitoring technologies, to the development of identity verification systems and applications used daily by couriers, restaurants and customers", said Maria Niculescu-Aron, general manager of Bolt Romania, in an interview for ZF. She took over the leadership of Bolt's on-demand transportation division in March of this year, bringing with her over 12 years of experience in various roles abroad, both in start-ups and corporates, with a focus on digitalization.

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