Senior Software Engineer - Backend

• Design, 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.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prototype solutions and deliver incremental value.

This role directly improves public transit reliability and rider experience by developing predictive algorithms that increase on-time performance and passenger information accuracy, leading to more efficient and sustainable urban mobility.

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with data-intensive or real-time systems.
• Experience with Java and cloud-native backend services (AWS preferred).
• Strong understanding of real-time data processing, such as streaming, event-driven, or predictive systems.
• Proficient with SQL and comfortable building and consuming APIs.

Competitive salary, equity compensation, medical/dental/vision, 401(k)/RRSP matching, flexible PTO, home office setup reimbursement, monthly cell/internet reimbursement, monthly 'Be Well' stipend, 16 paid holidays, 12 weeks paid parental leave, flexible work environment.

US Salary Range: $130,000 - $210,000 USD

Canadian Salary Range: $140,000 - $220,000 CAD

Swiftly is a transit data platform that helps cities move more efficiently by providing real-time passenger information, operations management, and service performance improvement tools to over 200 transit agencies in 12 countries.