Location: London, UK   |   Full-Time
Engineering Management Backend Development Data Infrastructure Python AWS Kubernetes Data Warehousing Cloud Computing Back End Engineer Staff Engineer Management 
**About Citymapper by Via:** Citymapper by Via is a technology company dedicated to transforming urban mobility. We build innovative solutions to modernize public transportation systems, making cities more accessible, efficient, and sustainable. Our mission is to create modern and efficient public transportation systems that provide greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. We achieve this through cutting-edge AI-powered software and innovative technology-enabled operations. We were recognized for our commitment to social good, receiving awards such as Inc. Magazine’s “Best in Business” Awardee in the software category for Companies That Put Purpose Before Profit and being part of 17 Ventures That Embodify the U.N.’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workforce.

    **About The Role:** We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a high-impact Backend team responsible for the core data infrastructure and backend systems that power the Citymapper platform. Your team will ensure the accuracy of real-time transport data, support key user-facing features, and develop reliable systems used across the platform - including those for handling user data. This work is central to Citymapper’s integration into Via’s TransitTech solutions and directly shapes the experience of millions of users worldwide.

    **Key Responsibilities:**
    - Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend and data engineers, supporting their development and driving high performance.
    - Own the full technical scope of your team’s products, setting direction and ensuring strong execution.
    - Contribute hands-on to the design, maintenance, and development of scalable, efficient backend systems that process large volumes of transport data with high reliability.
    - Build new features in our backend systems for routing and transport data.
    - Strengthen our analytics capabilities by managing the flow of user data into the data lake - improving compliance and enabling new products and insights.
    - Define and uphold technical standards for architecture, code quality, testing, and performance.
    - Ensure data accuracy and reliability by monitoring data quality and proactively resolving discrepancies.
    - Work closely with engineers, architects, data scientists, and product managers to align on goals and deliverables.
    - Lead key projects - from launching new product initiatives to migrating systems and data to improve compliance and availability.

    **Required Skills and Qualifications:**
    - 4+ years of experience managing a team
    - 8+ years experience in software engineering or data science
    - Experience working with large Python codebases
    - Experience working with cloud computing platforms
    - BSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related degree
    - Independent, responsible, with a true desire to make an impact
    - Passionate about software engineering and constantly expanding your knowledge
    - Driven by tough challenges, and producing reliable and scalable solutions
    - Enthusiast about code quality, architecture, design, testing, and performance
    - Great leadership and interpersonal communication skills, passionate about building and motivating teams to reach their potential
    - Experience working with AWS and Kubernetes - Advantage
    - Experience working with data warehousing technologies, such as Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, Google BigQuery etc. - Advantage
Post Date: July 2, 2025