Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer

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 a Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer at Via. You'll be a pivotal member of a cross-functional group working with multiple development teams to build the infrastructure, tooling, and standards for infrastructure and infra-related coding across our company's R&D. This role emphasizes research, programming, building scalable systems, and hands-on operational work in production environments. You'll play a critical role in shaping the future of transportation, affecting millions of riders daily worldwide.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop, drive, execute, and lead a long-term vision and strategy for Via’s infrastructure, and tooling.
• Create scalable, reliable, and efficient systems that enhance our technological foundation and support our growing scale and stability requirements.
• Engage in hands-on coding and development, writing, building, deploying, and maintaining code in production environments.
• Actively participate in day-to-day production operations alongside research and development, implementing real changes in production systems and directly addressing operational challenges.
• Work closely with various development teams, moving between the four teams in our group as needed to address business objectives and tackle the biggest R&D challenges.
• Work across a broad spectrum of technological disciplines, from network and operating system internals to high-level architecture planning.

Who You Are:

• BSc or MSc in Computer Science
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in backend and infrastructure development.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with both a high-level language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, C#) and a low-level language (e.g., C, C++, Rust).
• Experience in large-scale production microservices environments and devops operations
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and at least 2 years of experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Ability to move between teams and projects, working effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, enjoys working with people, and capable of articulating complex technical concepts.

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 - $275,000 per year
• We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.

Founded in 2012, Via pioneered the TransitTech category by using new technologies to develop public mobility systems — optimizing networks of buses, shuttles, wheelchair accessible vehicles, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and electric vehicles around the globe. 

Building the world's most efficient, equitable, and sustainable transportation network for all passengers — including those with limited mobility, those without smartphones, and unbanked populations — Via works with its partners to lower the costs of public transit while providing transportation options that rival the convenience of a personal car while reducing environmental impact. 

At the intersection of transportation and technology, Via is a visionary market leader that combines software innovation with sophisticated service design and operational expertise to fundamentally improve the way the world moves, providing technology in 650 communities and more than 35 countries and counting.

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 anyway. 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.