Engineering Manager, Backend

Engineering Manager, Backend - Via

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 Engineering Manager, Backend at Via, you’ll oversee the development and maintenance of our backend systems, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and efficient. Via prides itself on being a true partner to the public sector in helping make transit better for everyone but especially those in low income and minority communities. Via is not only a category leader in on-demand transit, but has brought its exceptional technology and expertise to the Paratransit & Student transit world. You will be joining Via at a time of rapid growth, impacting hundreds of thousands of riders weekly, many of whom represent special needs populations, students, caregivers, and more. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll play a critical role in designing, developing, implementing, maintaining and troubleshooting in a cutting-edge environment. You will be hands-on in technical duties while building out your team.

What You'll Do:

Lead, manage, and grow high-caliber backend engineering teams who design and implement highly scalable, reliable, and performant backend systems and APIs that power Via’s solutions

Drive the technical direction and roadmap for backend development, working closely with cross-functional teams to prioritize initiatives and deliver on business objectives

Lead by example, contributing hands-on to coding, debugging, and troubleshooting complex technical issues, and driving initiatives to improve development efficiency and productivity

Act as a subject matter expert in backend engineering, providing guidance and thought leadership to teams within our R&D center

Define and implement coding standards, development processes, and quality assurance practices to ensure the delivery of clean, maintainable code

Work with our world-class product and operations teams to convert ideas into a prioritized backlog, and then turn those ideas into reality.

Set clear expectations with your team members, meet with them to mentor them and provide feedback, and continually evaluate their performance.

Create a culture of excellence, innovation, and inclusion on your team.

Who You Are:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent work experience

Minimum of 7 years of experience in backend software, with a proven track record of designing and building scalable, high-performance systems

Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in Python, Java, C++, or C#

Minimum of 2 years experience managing a team

Proven record of developing and scaling products that are highly available, distributed, and large scale

Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and hands-on experience with related tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or Github actions

Strong knowledge of database technologies (SQL/MySQL) in low level performance optimizations, including profiling and memory analysis

Expertise with cloud platforms: AWS, Serverless, Kubernetes

Solid understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices for building maintainable and testable code.

A strong leader with the ability to inspire, motivate, and mentor team members to achieve their full potential

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Ability to drive work forward independently in a cross-functional, geographically distributed team environment

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: $200,000 - $230,000 per year

We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.

We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We pioneered the TransitTech category to ensure that the future of transportation is shared, dynamic public mobility — the kind that reduces carbon emissions across congested cities, minimizes reliance on private cars, and provides everyone with accessible, efficient, and affordable ways of getting around.

We created the first end-to-end TransitTech solution for cities and transit agencies, offering world-class software, service design, and operational expertise to fundamentally improve the way the world moves.

Via was founded with the guiding principle that we go further when we go together. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. All backgrounds, identities, and voices are welcomed and celebrated at Via.

Ready to join the ride?

Via is an equal opportunity employer.

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