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Senior Software Engineer - Backend

6 hours, 4 minutes ago
United States, Canada
Full-time
Senior
Backend Engineer
Software Development
AWS Java JavaScript Kafka Microservices Python SQL Vue.js
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Swiftly

Swiftly

Swiftly provides public transit agencies with a comprehensive data platform designed to enhance operational efficiency by offering real-time visibility into vehicle locations, predictive analytics for vehicle performance, and historical trend analysis ...

Road & Rail
51-250
Founded 2014
$14M raised
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Description

  • Design, evaluate, build, and maintain real-time algorithms and systems for vehicle tracking, map-matching, ETA predictions, and disruption detection.
  • Contribute to real-time data pipelines, APIs, and cloud services that power customer-facing products.
  • Build data infrastructure for algorithm development, including data capture and replay pipelines, offline evaluation frameworks, and shadow testing tools.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to prototype solutions and deliver incremental value.
  • Break down complex problems into smaller, testable pieces to help the team move quickly and reliably.
  • Share designs and technical decisions openly, documenting tradeoffs to align the team.
  • Apply modern engineering practices to deliver robust, maintainable, and extensible code.
  • Support teammates through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing.
  • Take ownership of your work and team outcomes while continuously improving processes and results.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with data-intensive or real-time systems.
  • Experience with Java and cloud-native backend services, with AWS preferred.
  • Experience taking algorithms from idea to implementation in production-ready systems.
  • Strong understanding of real-time data processing, including streaming, event-driven, or predictive systems.
  • Comfort building and consuming APIs and proficiency with SQL.
  • Curiosity about applying predictive algorithms to real-world transit problems.
  • Growth mindset and adaptability in a fast-changing technical landscape.
  • Collaborative, humble, and open to feedback in a blameless, team-oriented environment.
  • Bonus: experience with Apache Kafka, Python/JupyterHub, JavaScript/Vue.js, or AWS Step Functions.
  • Open to candidates in most U.S. locations, Ontario, or British Columbia; visa sponsorship is not available.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with US range of $130,000–$210,000 USD and Canadian range of $140,000–$220,000 CAD.
  • Equity compensation for every employee.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement plan with employer match.
  • Flexible spending account (FSA).
  • Home office setup reimbursement plus monthly cell/internet reimbursement.
  • Monthly Be Well stipend and other holistic wellness support.
  • Flexible PTO, 16 paid holidays, and 12 fully paid weeks of leave for child birth/adoption.

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