Senior Backend Engineer

London Full-Time 48000 - 72000 £ / year (est.) No home office possible

Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single person’s daily commute to reducing humanity’s collective environmental footprint — we’ve got huge goals.

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Via, you’ll work within our R&D center as a member of our backend team. You’ll design, develop, implement, maintain and troubleshoot in a cutting-edge environment. Within Via’s infrastructure, you’ll focus on building optimized, scalable and innovative designs.

What You\’ll Do:

Be responsible for implementing microservices from design to production

Take ownership of development, maintenance, testing strategy, design discussions, and operations

Participate in all aspects of agile software development including design, implementation, and deployment

Be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of new product features / components

Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful application design

Research and suggest new technologies for boosting the product

Have an impact on product development by making important technical decisions, influencing the system architecture, development practices and more

Who You Are:

Minimum of 6 years backend development experience

Minimum of 6 years of hands-on experience in Python, C++, Java, or C#

Solid programming foundations: data-structures, multi-threading, OOP and design patterns

Proven record of developing and scaling products that are highly available, distributed, and large scale

Experience in low level performance optimizations, including profiling and memory analysis

Expertise with cloud platforms: AWS, Kubernetes

Ability to drive work forward independently in a cross-functional team environment and across time zones

What We Offer:

Joining a global employer with over 600 mobility deployments in 35+ countries

Becoming part of a company that was awarded for its commitment to social good:

Competitive compensation including stock options

A hybrid working model and a spacious office near Chancery Lane, where you can enjoy weekly team lunches

Comprehensive health scheme offered through AXA

Founded in 2012, Via pioneered the TransitTech category by using new technologies to develop public mobility systems — optimizing networks of buses, shuttles, wheelchair accessible vehicles, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and electric vehicles around the globe.

Building the world\’s most efficient, equitable, and sustainable transportation network for all passengers — including those with limited mobility, those without smartphones, and unbanked populations — Via works with its partners to lower the costs of public transit while providing transportation options that rival the convenience of a personal car while reducing environmental impact.

At the intersection of transportation and technology, Via is a visionary market leader that combines software innovation with sophisticated service design and operational expertise to fundamentally improve the way the world moves, providing technology in 650 communities and more than 35 countries and counting.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. All backgrounds, identities, and voices are welcomed and celebrated at Via.

Ready to join the ride?

Via is an equal opportunity employer.