Team Lead, Backend Engineer

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Via Full time

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 Team Lead, Backend Engineer at Via, you’ll lead a team of developers in our core R&D center. You’ll play a critical role in designing, developing, implementing, maintaining and troubleshooting in a cutting-edge environment. Within Via’s infrastructure, you’ll focus on building optimized, scalable and innovative designs.

What You'll Do:

  • Inspire, manage, and lead developers by setting a clear vision and roadmap
  • Be responsible for implementing microservices from design to production.
  • Take ownership of development, maintenance, testing strategy, design discussions, and operations.
  • Lead and participate in all aspects of agile software development including design, implementation, and deployment.
  • Responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of new product features / components
  • Ensuring application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful application design
  • Lead, manage, and grow high-caliber backend engineering teams
  • 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 5 years of backend development and databases experience
  • Minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience in Python, C++, and 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 with SQL/MySQL and in low level performance optimizations, including profiling and memory analysis
  • Expertise with cloud platforms: AWS, Kubernetes
  • Clear communication (written and verbal) is crucial to our success. You should be able to formulate your ideas concisely, and communicate complex information succinctly.
  • Minimum of 1 year experience leading a team
  • Ability to drive work forward independently in a cross-functional, geographically distributed team environment

We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We pioneered the TransitTech category to ensure that the future of transportation is shared, dynamic public mobility — the kind that reduces carbon emissions across congested cities, minimizes reliance on private cars, and provides everyone with accessible, efficient, and affordable ways of getting around.

We created the first end-to-end TransitTech solution for cities and transit agencies, offering world-class software, service design, and operational expertise to fundamentally improve the way the world moves.

Via was founded with the guiding principle that we go further when we go together. 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 anyways. 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.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

  • Team Lead, Backend Engineer

    4 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Via Full time

    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 Team Lead, Backend Engineer at Via, you’ll lead a team of developers in our core R&D center. You’ll play a critical role in designing, developing,...

  • Lead Backend Engineer

    2 days ago

    London, United Kingdom XYZ Reality Full time

    DescriptionWe're seeking a Lead Backend Software Engineer who is passionate about software development and eager to grow within a dynamic team. XYZ Reality, located in vibrant London, is a cutting-edge construction tech start-up poised to transform the construction industry with custom augmented reality hardware and innovative software solutions. Our...

  • Lead Backend Engineer

    2 days ago

    London, United Kingdom XYZ Reality Limited Full time

    Lead Backend Engineer Application Deadline: 29 February 2024 Department: Software Employment Type: Full Time Location: London, UK Description We're seeking a Lead Backend Software Engineer who is passionate about software development and eager to grow within a dynamic team. XYZ Reality, located in vibrant London, is a cutting-edge construction...

  • Lead Backend Engineer

    4 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom McGregor Boyall Full time

    McGregor Boyall has partnered with a pioneering AI driven risk control platform HQ'd in London, who are backed by financial juggernauts that include JP Morgan, Citi, Barclays, Lloyds and BNP, and have recently received a Series B funding round worth $10sof million. They are currently in search of a Lead Back End Engineer to line manage and grow the Backend...

  • Python/Django Backend Team Lead

    14 hours ago

    South East London, United Kingdom Daniel James Resourcing Ltd Full time

    Python Backend Team Lead An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Backend Team Lead to join a rapidly expanding enterprise SaaS business. This client is renowned for its innovative solutions that significantly enhance financial control metrics for large global enterprises. About the Role As a Python / Django Backend Team Lead, you will have the chance to...

  • Backend Product Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Harnham Full time

    Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer £Fully Remote 6-Month Contract, potential to keep rolling As a Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer you will be collaborating in a multi-disciplinary squad to enhance the functionality of the customer-focused product. The ideal Senior Backend Engineer will be: Collaborate with...

  • Backend Product Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Harnham Full time

    Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer £Fully Remote 6-Month Contract, potential to keep rolling As a Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer you will be collaborating in a multi-disciplinary squad to enhance the functionality of the customer-focused product. The ideal Senior Backend Engineer will be: Collaborate with...

  • Backend Product Engineer

    4 days ago

    London, United Kingdom Harnham Full time

    Job Description Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer £Fully Remote 6-Month Contract, potential to keep rolling As a Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer you will be collaborating in a multi-disciplinary squad to enhance the functionality of the customer-focused product. The ideal Senior Backend Engineer will be: ...

  • Engineering Lead

    1 month ago

    London, United Kingdom Understanding Recruitment Full time

    **Engineering Lead - Machine Learning, Backend**?? Join this disruptive AI company leveraging the best practice in NLP and Computer Vision to help moderate different modes of online content. As an Engineering Lead, you will build world-class models that can effectively understand content and power online safety. You will work across their domains,...

  • Backend Engineer

    1 week ago

    London, United Kingdom Career Renew Full time

    Career Renew is recruiting for one of its clients a Backend Engineer - candidates need to commute to London often (min once a month) and should live within 3 hours flight max.We're on the lookout for a seasoned Backend Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role is designed for someone who has a deep-seated passion for blockchain technology and can help us...

  • Lead Backend Software Engineer

    1 month ago

    London, United Kingdom SR2 Full time

    Lead Backend Engineer London/Remote **(2 days onsite in their Piccadilly office)** £80-110,000 P/A **dependent on experience** **No Sponsorship Provided** This is an exciting opportunity to work for an IT company within the **tech for good** space.They were founded 7 years ago and since then they have skyrocketed through the IT world?? They are a...

  • Senior Backend Software Engineer, Ads Team

    3 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom SoundCloud Ltd Full time

    SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 375 million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud. We are...

  • Backend Engineer

    1 month ago

    London, United Kingdom Fuse Energy, LLC Full time

    In this role you will work closely within product to build the core digital infrastructure for a next-generation energy company. You will use your experience to engineer backend infrastructure that is second-to-none. You'll be working across the back-end: Constructing a real-time digital twin of our renewable generation and customer demand ...

  • Backend Engineer

    4 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Fuse Energy Full time

    In this role you will work closely within product to build the core digital infrastructure for a next-generation energy company. You will use your experience to engineer backend infrastructure that is second-to-none.You'll be working across the back-end: Constructing a real-time digital twin of our renewable generation and customer demand Developing...

  • Backend Engineer

    1 month ago

    London, United Kingdom Encord Full time

    [Full Time] Backend Engineer at Encord (United States) | BEAMSTART Jobs Backend Engineer Encord United States Date Posted 31 Oct, 2022 Work Location London, United Kingdom, United States Salary Offered Not Specified Job Type Full Time Experience Required No experience required Remote Work No Stock Options No Vacancies 1...

  • Senior Product Backend Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Harnham Full time

    Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer £650 a day, Inside IR35. Fully Remote 6-Month Contract, potential to keep rolling As a Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer you will be collaborating in a multi-disciplinary squad to enhance the functionality of the customer-focused product. You will be working on the backend technology, using a...

  • Senior Product Backend Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Harnham Full time

    Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer £650 a day, Inside IR35. Fully Remote 6-Month Contract, potential to keep rolling As a Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer you will be collaborating in a multi-disciplinary squad to enhance the functionality of the customer-focused product. You will be working on the backend technology, using a...

  • Senior Product Backend Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Harnham Full time

    Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer £650 a day, Inside IR35. Fully Remote 6-Month Contract, potential to keep rolling As a Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer you will be collaborating in a multi-disciplinary squad to enhance the functionality of the customer-focused product. You will be working on the backend technology,...

  • Senior Product Backend Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Harnham Full time

    Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer £650 a day, Inside IR35. Fully Remote 6-Month Contract, potential to keep rolling As a Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer you will be collaborating in a multi-disciplinary squad to enhance the functionality of the customer-focused product. You will be working on the backend technology,...

  • Senior Product Backend Engineer

    5 days ago

    London, United Kingdom Harnham Full time

    Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) EngineerExperience, qualification, and soft skills, have you got everything required to succeed in this opportunity Find out below.£650 a day, Inside IR35.Fully Remote6-Month Contract, potential to keep rolling As a Contract Senior Product Backend (Golang) Engineer you will be collaborating in a multi-disciplinary...