Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer
Description For Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer
Via is revolutionizing transportation globally through innovative technology. As a Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer at Via, you'll be a key member of a cross-functional team, working with multiple development groups to build infrastructure, tooling, and standards across the company's R&D. This role combines research, programming, building scalable systems, and hands-on operational work in production environments.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Developing and leading a long-term vision for Via's infrastructure and tooling
- Creating scalable, reliable, and efficient systems
- Engaging in hands-on coding and development in production environments
- Participating in day-to-day production operations
- Collaborating with various development teams
- Working across a broad spectrum of technological disciplines
The ideal candidate should have:
- BSc or MSc in Computer Science
- 8+ years of experience in backend and infrastructure development
- 3+ years of experience with high-level and low-level programming languages
- Experience in large-scale production microservices and DevOps
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices architectures
- Proficiency with cloud platforms and containerization technologies
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to articulate complex technical concepts
Via offers a competitive salary range of $200,000 - $275,000 per year, along with a comprehensive benefits package including free medical plans and 401K matching.
Join Via in building the world's most efficient, equitable, and sustainable transportation network, working at the intersection of transportation and technology to revolutionize mobility across 650 communities in over 35 countries.
Responsibilities For Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer
- 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
Requirements For Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer
- 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
- 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
Benefits For Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer
- Free medical plans
- 401K matching
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