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 an Algo Engineer at Via, you’ll join our R&D center in TLV as part of the Algo Engineering group, which is responsible for the infrastructure and engineering that supports various Via algorithms that run in production on our live servers. The position requires deep knowledge of software engineering methodologies and modern infrastructure tools. You will maintain and improve current algo infrastructure, as well as develop new technical products and systems that support the various needs we have here at Via. If you’re a developer by heart and enjoy working on large-scale cloud infrastructure systems in an algorithms oriented hands-on environment, this position might be just for you!
What You'll Do:
- Take full ownership of large scale cloud-based infrastructure and systems
- Develop and maintain multiple mission critical services
- Immediate effect over Via passengers and clients around the world, like making our booking application respond to users significantly faster
- Work in close collaboration with devops teams and algorithms developers and researchers
Who You Are:
- B.Sc. in Computer Science / Software engineering / Mathematics / similar field
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on industry experience in backend development (Python)
- Experience in devops in cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes etc.) - significant advantage
- M.Sc. in Computer Science / Software engineering / similar field - significant advantage
- Experience in architecture and maintaining cloud systems - significant advantage
- Have a solid background in software engineering methodologies, such as git, CI/CD
- Fast learner: you can quickly master concepts, disciplines and methods
- Team player: you work well with people, as well as by yourself
- Pragmatic: you know how to deconstruct a problem into few smaller problems
- Concise: you get stuff done, in a simple, elegant way.
Compensation and Benefits
- Joining a global employer with over 700 mobility deployments in 40+ countries
- 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
We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We’re 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 you’re 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 doesn’t 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.
