Backend Engineer

Join Via to be a part of something meaningful. We are transforming transportation worldwide helping cities become smarter greener and more connected. From redefining daily commutes to tackling humanitys environmental challenges our vision is bold and we need exceptional minds like yours to make it happen.

As aBackend Engineer at Via youll be a vital part of our TLV-based R&D team. Together we design build and scale cutting-edge backend systems that power our global operations. Youll thrive in a culture that blends innovation collaboration and agility where your work will directly impact the lives of countless individuals and transform how communities move.

What Youll Do:

• Design implement and maintain state-of-the-art microservices from conceptualization to production.
• Take full end-to-end ownership of new product features and systems.
• Play a key role in shaping system architecture making top-level technical decisions and driving product developments that scale across the globe.
• Write high-quality scalable and efficient code to ensure world-class performance and uptime.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional agile team of talented engineers designers and product managers all driven to build products that grow value for users.
• Continuously learn champion and implement the latest technologies and practices to maintain a cutting-edge stack.
• Advocate for clean code and industry best practices to maintain and elevate standards across the codebase.
• Explore and research new technologies proactively suggesting the tools or processes that will help drive innovation and excellence in our platform.
• Mentor and support team members sharing expertise and growing technical knowledge within your team.

Who You Are:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of professional experience in backend development with a strong track record.
• Proficient in modern backend frameworks and programming languages (e.g. Java Python Go we dont expect you to know all of them but value adaptability and expertise).
• Deep understanding of core programming principles including data structures multi-threading object-oriented programming (OOP) and design patterns.
• A quick learner capable of mastering new concepts technologies and methodologies with ease.
• A collaborative team player with excellent communication skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Our product impacts millions of users around the world providing alternative transport solutions that are more: efficient and accessible changing cities to make them greener.
• Competitive compensation package which includes base salary and stock options
• Health insurance with a discount for family members
• Hybrid work and a lovely office situated in the heart of TLV in Midtown close to the light rail and train station
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Other perks: Freefit and other sports lessons 10bis/Cibus - you choose! happy hours team events communities and many more benefits.

Were Via and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. Were driven by a simple mission: to create modern and efficient public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs healthcare and education. With our best in class suite of products we make transit thrive.

Our teams of world-class engineers data-scientists product managers operations specialists marketers transit experts and more bring cutting-edge AI-powered software and innovative technology-enabled operations to our partners across the globe. Founded in 2012 Via builds solutions to digitize automate and enable data-driven decision making for entire transportation networks; fixed-route buses microtransit paratransit school buses autonomous vehicles and more.

If youre excited to be at the forefront of modernizing the future of transportation are up for solving tough problems and willing to become/already are a transit nerd we are the place for you. Even if your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description for this role we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Ready to join the ride

Via is an equal opportunity employer.