Senior Software Engineer - Backend/Algorithms
Swiftly • CAJava Remote
Company Description
Swiftly is on a mission to help cities move more efficiently. We are the leading transit data platform for agencies to share real-time passenger information, manage day-to-day operations, and improve service performance. Today, over 180 transit agencies in 11 countries – including LA Metro, MARTA, SEPTA, and MBTA – rely on Swiftly to improve on-time performance by up to 40% and increase passenger information accuracy by up to 50%. The result is better service reliability, increased ridership, and more efficient transit operations.
Even though Swiftly's HQ office is located in San Francisco, CA, we are open to candidates in most locations across the U.S. as well as Ontario and British Columbia, Canada. At this time we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
Engineering at Swiftly
Engineering at Swiftly is not only about writing code – we believe in creating empowered product teams that work together to conceptualize new features and bring them to life. Each team aims to strike a balance between delivering incremental improvements, creating prototypes to test new ideas and mitigate risks, and building scalable software using industry best practices. We’re guided by a mission to positively impact transit riders, and we embrace humility and intentionality in how we make technical decisions so that we best meet our customers’ needs.
The Role
This person will join the team that owns the real-time source of truth for our system, developing predictive algorithms that power accurate passenger information. From map-matching and vehicle location processing to ETA predictions and disruption detection, your work will drive the tools transit professionals use every day to manage service, improve operations, and keep riders informed through partner apps and integrations.
We’re a full-stack team building real-time data pipelines, backend services, APIs, and client-side web apps for visualizing networks and adjusting service. Our goals include delivering complete and trustworthy data, surfacing better options for managing service, scaling predictive insights, and supporting more and larger agencies.
Experience with backend data systems, real-time processing, and designing cloud-based Java services and APIs makes you a strong fit. As a full-stack team, we also value experience collaborating across frontend and backend to deliver end-to-end products. 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.
We encourage you to apply if the above is exciting to you and if you meet half or more of the below requirements. Above all else, we value candidates who angle toward growth, leveraging a positive attitude and the aptitude to relentlessly seek and solve problems to deliver impact. We know the tech landscape is ever-changing and strongly support individual growth. If this is exciting to you, then we'd love to talk!