Front-End Engineer Team Lead

Via; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Front-End Team Lead, where you will guide a talented group of developers in creating innovative UI/UX products. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of transportation technology, impacting thousands of users daily. With a commitment to social good and a hybrid work model, this position offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects while enjoying a collaborative environment. If you are passionate about modernizing public transportation and eager to tackle complex challenges, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Stock Options

Comprehensive Health Scheme

Weekly Team Lunches

Spacious Office

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in web application development and team leadership.
• Experience with React or similar frameworks is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers to create visionary UI/UX products.
• Implement front-end tools and improve user experience across the platform.

Skills

Team Leadership

React

Web Application Development

User Experience Improvement

Map-based Application Development

Backend Development (Python)

Education

BSc. Computer Science

Tools

Front-end Libraries

Mapbox

Google JS SDK

Job description

Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single person’s daily commute to reducing humanity’s collective environmental footprint — we’ve got huge goals.

As a Front-End Team Lead at Via, you’ll join our R&D center to lead a team of developers, directly contributing to our product by using cutting-edge technologies. You’ll take a critical part in our mission to shape the future of transportation, affecting tens of thousands of riders daily worldwide. You will take a key role and be a focal point on front end architecture.

What You’ll Do:

1. Implement front-end tools & libraries which are used in Via
2. Work and lead a group of talented engineers to create visionary UI/UX products
3. Examine, question and improve - consult and make decisions to move things forward
4. Improve the user experience across Via's platform

Who You Are:

1. BSc. Computer Science or similar
2. Proven experience leading a team of people
3. 4+ years of professional experience
4. Experience with React or similar frameworks
5. 3+ years of experience as a Web Application Developer
6. Map based application development (Mapbox, Google JS SDK, etc…) - Advantage
7. Experience with backend development (Python) - Advantage

What We Offer:

1. Joining a global employer with over 700 mobility deployments in 35+ countries
2. Becoming part of a company that was awarded for its commitment to social good
3. Competitive compensation including stock options
4. A hybrid working model and a spacious office near Chancery Lane, where you can enjoy weekly team lunches
5. Comprehensive health scheme offered through AXA

We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We’re driven by a simple mission: to create modern and efficient public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. With our best in class suite of products, we make transit thrive.

Our teams of world-class engineers, data-scientists, product managers, operations specialists, marketers, transit experts and more bring cutting-edge AI-powered software and innovative technology-enabled operations to our partners across the globe. Founded in 2012, Via builds solutions to digitize, automate, and enable data-driven decision making for entire transportation networks; fixed-route buses, microtransit, paratransit, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and more.

If you’re excited to be at the forefront of modernizing the future of transportation, are up for solving tough problems, and willing to become/already are a transit nerd, we are the place for you. Even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description for this role, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Ready to join the ride?

Via is an equal opportunity employer.