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 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 4 years backend development experience
• Minimum of 3 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