Company details

Tallinn, Estonia

HEADCOUNT

3000-9999

ORG TYPE

Startup

SECTOR

Technology & Digital

WEBSITE

https://bolt.eu/

About the company

Bolt is a mobility platform offering ride-hailing, micromobility (scooters and bikes), and food and grocery delivery in many cities. Bolt focuses on consumer apps and marketplace operations that match riders, couriers, and drivers with demand. Bolt operates across dozens of countries and positions the product around making cities “for people” through more efficient transport. Bolt is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia.

Locations and presence

Bolt is headquartered in Tallinn and operates across 50+ countries, with city-based teams supporting local operations. Many roles are city or hub-based, and internships can be explicitly on-site in specific offices depending on the function.

Palpable Score

66.3

/ 100

Bolt has clear early-career entry points through a summer internship route and an 18-month Product Graduate Programme with rotations and mentorship. Hiring steps are described publicly but candidate experience signals are mixed, especially around take-home tasks and process length. Pay and outcomes are harder to score higher because pay transparency varies by posting and Bolt does not publish early-career conversion or progression metrics.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

15.7

/ 20

The company runs a dedicated Early Careers page that advertises two formal routes: a summer internship and an 18-month Product Graduate Programme.
Bolt positions the Product Graduate Programme as a full-time pathway with two rotations, which is a stronger signal than one-off “junior” postings.
The company posts internships across city operations roles as well as product-facing early-career tracks, which broadens access beyond engineering-only intake.

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Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

13.3

/ 20

The company publicly describes a typical flow of recruiter interview, a home task, then interviews with the hiring manager and team members before a decision.
Bolt has public candidate feedback indicating variability in how long processes take and how heavy take-home tasks can feel for some roles.
The company does not set out consistent timelines or feedback commitments for early-career candidates, which limits transparency for students juggling multiple deadlines.

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Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

14.3

/ 20

The company describes the Product Graduate Programme as mentorship-led with learning through two rotations, which is a concrete structure for first product roles.
Bolt roles and programme language emphasize hands-on impact and learning in fast-paced teams rather than shadowing-only internships.
The company does not publish a consistent, cross-company early-career curriculum or guaranteed mentorship model outside the product graduate track.

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Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

11.7

/ 20

The company shows pay detail on at least some internship postings, including a monthly compensation figure for specific city internships.
Bolt does not consistently publish salary ranges across early-career roles, so pay clarity depends on the specific posting and country.
The company operates in markets with wide pay variation by city and role type, but Bolt does not provide a single public pay framework that helps graduates benchmark fairness.

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Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

11.3

/ 20

The company frames the 18-month Product Graduate Programme as a pathway into roles like Product Manager, Analyst, or Designer, which is a clear intended outcome for graduates.
Bolt has public employee-review signals that intern experiences can be strong but that long-term opportunities for interns may be limited in some teams.
The company does not publish early-career outcomes such as intern-to-full-time conversion rates, time-to-promotion, or retention by cohort, which keeps outcome confidence conservative.

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