Senior Software Engineer - Optimization, Remix

Via

New York, NY

On-site

Who this role is best for

Candidates with optimization experience and a mission-driven mindset will find this impactful role in public transportation technology.

Best fit for

Candidates with optimization experience and a mission-driven mindset will find this impactful role in public transportation technology.
— “you’ve built and scaled a computationally hard system in production, such as optimization, routing, search, simulation, or geospatial processing.”
Individuals with a strong background in backend systems and a focus on user-centric design will thrive here.
— “Build, scale, and improve the optimization and backend systems behind those products, and make sure they run fast and reliably in production.”
Candidates who enjoy cross-functional collaboration and shaping product direction will find this role fulfilling.
— “Collaborate with designers, data scientists, algorithm researchers, product managers, our in-house transit planners and schedulers, and our customers.”

Things to consider

The role demands a high level of technical ownership and product influence, not just execution.
— “you’ll own features end to end from concept to production while shaping what we build and how we build it.”
The compensation range is fixed, and equity or variable pay is not included in the stated range.
— “Salary Range: $180,000-$220,000”

How to stand out

Emphasize your ability to work across multiple technologies and deliver end-to-end user experiences.
— “Work with a variety of technologies across our stack for different projects, all to deliver great end-to-end user experience.”
Showcase your proactive contributions to engineering best practices and architecture discussions.
— “Contribute to discussions about engineering best practices and architecture within your relevant area of expertise.”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

improved public transportation systems
efficient backend systems

Typical background

6+ years software engineeringoptimization system experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Software EngineeringOptimizationGeospatial ComputationMachine LearningAI

Preferred

Operations ResearchGeospatial Data

Stack & domain

PythonRubyTypeScriptReactPublic TransportationOptimizationGeospatial ComputationMachine LearningAI

About the role

Original posting from Via via Greenhouse

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 around the world, Via is recognized as the leading transportation technology and service provider globally.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Remix engineering team, you’ll build software cities rely on to design and improve public transportation systems with a focus on access, equity, and long-term sustainability. You’ll own features end to end from concept to production while shaping what we build and how we build it. Our stack includes Python, Ruby, TypeScript, and React, but we care most about strong engineering fundamentals and a user-centered approach to building products. You'll work on features used by some of the largest transit networks in the world, involving optimization, geospatial computation, machine learning, and AI.
About the Role:
Improve our planning and scheduling products to help planners explore new concepts, make informed decisions with data, and deliver better service to their riders.
Build, scale, and improve the optimization and backend systems behind those products, and make sure they run fast and reliably in production.
Collaborate with designers, data scientists, algorithm researchers, product managers, our in-house transit planners and schedulers, and our customers.
Work with a variety of technologies across our stack for different projects, all to deliver great end-to-end user experience.
Contribute to discussions about engineering best practices and architecture within your relevant area of expertise.
Build and maintain our processes and tools, to keep our productivity and code quality high.
About You:
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.
Compensation and 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.
Salary Range: $180,000-$220,000
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?
Via is an equal opportunity employer.

Source: Via careers (Greenhouse)