Senior Software Engineer, Routing

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.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our team and help design, build, and scale the systems that power our products. In this role, you will work on high-impact projects that combine cutting-edge technology, complex distributed systems, and challenging algorithmic problems in transportation, routing, and navigation. You will have the opportunity to own features end-to-end, make key technical decisions, and shape the architecture and reliability of large-scale systems.

• →Architect, build, and scale robust, high-performance systems from initial design through deployment to production.
• →Own features end-to-end, from concept through development, testing, deployment, and maintenance, with strong accountability.
• →Develop features and APIs for concurrent applications in Golang.
• →Implement and improve geometric and graph algorithms to support core product 
• →functionality.
• →Maintain Python and Java server applications, ensuring reliability and stability.
• →Write production-grade code that is efficient, reliable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• →Optimize application performance, uptime, and scalability, while maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful application design.
• →Run benchmarks and write analysis scripts for geographical data.

• BSc in Computer Science or equivalent (required), with an MSc as an advantage.
• 4+ years of hands-on software development experience, including work with one or more programming languages (Python, Go, Java, etc.).
• 2+ years of professional Python experience — advantage.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms — advantage.
• Strong grasp of core software engineering principles: data structures, multithreading, OOP, and design patterns.
• Proven experience building and scaling highly available, distributed, large-scale systems.
• A fast learner who quickly absorbs new technologies and concepts.
• Solid understanding of system design, distributed systems, and software architecture.
• Excited about solving algorithmic challenges in transportation, routing, and navigation.
• A collaborative team player with excellent communication skills who thrives in fast-paced environments.
• Demonstrates strong ownership, driving projects from concept to completion.
• Pragmatic and concise: able to break down complex problems into clear, manageable pieces and deliver solutions that are simple, elegant, and impactful.