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Job Description
Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single persons daily commute to reducing humanitys collective environmental footprint weve got huge goals.
As the R&D Team Lead you will be responsible for leading the development of our core routing engine and overseeing its evolution. Youll work closely with cross-functional teams to design implement and refine algorithms that solve complex optimization problems ensuring that our engine performs at scale and continues to meet the dynamic needs of our users.
You will be part of a highly talented and motivated development team responsible for Vias Routing real-time systems. This role involves leading a team of skilled engineers ensuring the delivery of high-quality navigation solutions at scale and contributing to the continuous improvement of our development processes.
What Youll Do:
- Lead and manage a team of Backend engineers overseeing the development of both end-to-end services and core infrastructure components.
- Work closely with Product & Algo teams to design and refine routing algorithms & continuously optimize algorithms to handle large-scale real-time data efficiently.
- Develop own and execute the teams roadmap ensuring alignment with the companys strategic goals.
- Oversee project objectives to enhance and support the overall product strategy.
- Play a central role in managing coaching and fostering the growth of your engineering team.
- Guide and mentor team members to ensure they deliver exceptional results by promoting best practices and addressing technical challenges on projects requiring advanced technical expertise.
Who You Are:
- 2 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
- 6 years of experience with BE software development in one or more programming languages (e.g. Python Go Java).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to break down complex problems and design elegant scalable solutions.
- Strong background in algorithms data structures and performance optimization.
- Experience with routing pathfinding and optimization algorithms
- BSc. in Computer Science / Math or equivalent - Must
- Experience with Go React AWS Kubernetes - Advantage
- ./PhD Computer Science / Mathematics / Physics or similar - Advantage
What We Offer:
- 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 at Midtown close to the light rail and Israel Railways
- 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.
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Employment Type
Full Time
