Swiftly, Inc.
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
United States · Senior
No sponsorship$130k-$210kDetected 20 days ago
JavaScriptPythonJavaVue.jsBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentAlgorithmsCode ReviewAWSKafkaData EngineeringAdaptability
About the role
- Our goals include delivering complete and trustworthy data, surfacing better options for managing service, scaling predictive insights, and supporting more and larger agencies.
- Most importantly, we're looking for teammates who are excited to push the accuracy and reliability of our predictions forward, experiment rapidly, and solve problems holistically.
- If this sounds like you, we'd love to talk.
Responsibilities
- Design, evaluate, build, and maintain real-time algorithms and systems for vehicle tracking, map-matching, ETA predictions, and disruption detection.
- Build data infrastructure to support rigorous algorithm development, validating changes at scale before they reach production.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to prototype solutions, validate approaches, and deliver incremental value.
- Share designs and technical decisions openly, weighing tradeoffs and documenting for alignment.
- Apply modern engineering practices to deliver robust, maintainable, and extensible code.
- Support and elevate teammates through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing.
- You've taken algorithms from idea to implementation, delivering production-ready systems that drive real-world impact.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of real-time data processing, such as streaming, event-driven, or predictive systems.
- Experience with backend data systems, real-time processing, and designing cloud-based Java services and APIs makes you a strong fit.
Nice to have
- experience with Apache Kafka, Python/JupyterHub, JavaScript/Vue.js, or AWS Step Functions.
- Experience with Java and cloud-native backend services (AWS preferred).
Compensation
- In accordance with pay transparency laws, please see the approximate salary ranges below.
- These ranges represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position.
- Actual salaries will vary and are based on a multitude of non-discriminatory factors including final role leveling decisions, a candidate's relevant work experiences/skills, and geographic location.
- Salary is one component of Swiftly's total compensation package, which also includes stock options, competitive benefits, 401(k)/ RRSP matching, a fantastic team and culture, opportunity to have a huge impact, emphasis on professional growth and holistic wellness, and other perks.
- US Salary Range: $130,000 - $210,000 USD
- Canadian Salary Range: $140,000 - $220,000CAD
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Equity compensation (company ownership) for every employee
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Retirement with Employer Match
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Home office setup reimbursement
- Monthly cell/internet reimbursement
- Monthly "Be Well" stipend
- Flexible PTO with a recommended minimum
- Flexible work environment
- 12 fully paid weeks of leave for child birth/adoption
Company info
- Swiftly employees can generally expect to travel 1-2 times a year for in-person company or team offsites.
- As a fully distributed company, we consider these offsites important for cultivating strong relationships across our teams!
- Attending these in-person is expected and encouraged, although we understand everyone has different personal circumstances and we will consider requests for exceptions.
- Customer-facing team members and other specific roles may be expected to travel more frequently.
- We are an equal opportunity employer - we are committed to a workplace that is as dynamic, diverse, and passionate as the communities we serve.
Visa & Work Authorization
- At this time we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
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