backend engineer for maps

Описание:

Wheely provides premium transportation across major cities in Europe, the US, and the Middle East, combining technology with five-star chauffeuring. Its service is trusted by more than 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts.

Задачи:

• Write high-quality, performant code primarily in Go
• Implement new microservices and help manage and migrate away from legacy services
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists to turn abstract requirements into concrete technical designs
• Keep systems responsive under heavy load by optimizing latency and reliability

Требования:

• At least 3 years of experience building and maintaining scalable backend services; 5+ years for senior-level candidates
• Strong engineering fundamentals; candidates who do not know Go can interview in their strongest language, such as Python, C++, or Ruby
• In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis
• Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ or Kafka
• At least 1 year of hands-on mapping-related experience, such as processing noisy geospatial data, map-matching techniques, road network graphs, or routing algorithms
• Upper-Intermediate (B2) English proficiency or higher; comfortable debating technical trade-offs with peers
• Будет плюсом: Driver-side intuition for navigation systems, experience with routing engines such as OSRM, C++, familiarity with open geospatial datasets such as OpenStreetMap

Условия:

• Salary starting from £90,000
• Office-based role in West London, four days a week, with flexible start and finish times and one remote day of your choice
• Employee stock options plan
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Life and critical illness cover
• Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display
• Monthly credit towards Wheely journeys
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Professional development stipend
• Relocation support, including visa sponsorship and allowance