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Via

Software Development · 2.1k people

Senior Software Engineer - Optimization, Remix

Posted 8 Oct

What’s this role about? You will build and scale optimization and backend systems to improve public transportation planning and scheduling products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including designers, data scientists, and transit planners to deliver high-quality, user-centered features.

New York, New York
On-site
$180K – $220K
Full-time
5-10 years exp
New York, New York 10001

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Company

About Via Via is on a mission to create public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. Our platform serves as the technology backbone for modern transit networks, transforming antiquated and siloed public transportation systems into smart, data-driven, and efficient digital networks. With hundreds of agency partners in 30+ countries, Via is recognized as the leading transportation technology and service provider for governments. Via’s platform has pioneered microtransit — a new mode of mass transit — and today offers a comprehensive, end-to-end public transit solution that helps our customers design, operate, and optimize their transit systems using software, services, and billions of proprietary real-world trip data points. The result: lower costs, equitable access, and better passenger experiences.

Via

How cities connect.

Public transitTransitTechMobility-as-a-ServiceDemand-responsive transportation (DRT)Government technologyGovTechMicrotransitOn-demand microtransitADA paratransitParatransit software
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501-1,000 employees
Software Development
2012
Privately Held
202k LinkedIn followers
Raised $887.1M

Qualification

SoftwareEngineeringTransportationTechnologyData & Analytics
  • You have at least 6 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • You’ve built and scaled a computationally hard system in production, such as optimization, routing, search, simulation, or geospatial processing.
  • Mission-driven: you’re passionate about companies with strong values and missions.
  • User-centric: you find value in talking to customers and addressing core customer needs.
  • You use AI tools effectively in your day-to-day engineering work.
  • Collaborative, humble, empathetic, and feedback-driven.
  • Experience with operations research, mathematical optimization, or applied machine learning is a plus, but not required.
  • Experience with geospatial data, mapping technologies, or data visualization is a plus, but not required.

Benefits

  • Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills. Salary reflected does not include equity or variable pay, where applicable.
  • We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.
  • There has never been a more exciting time to be on the cutting edge of public mobility. Ready to join the ride?

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