Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack

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

We are looking for a Full-stack Senior Software Engineer to contribute significantly to Swiftly's transit data platform. You'll join a team that builds analytical products that transit professionals use to visualize and improve service quality. This work includes delivering data through APIs and creating visualizations of historical transit network performance across operational and ridership data. Your contributions will have a tangible impact, helping transit agencies deliver more efficient, reliable service.

Experience with cloud-based Node.js/Java backend services is essential for this role. We also value strong experience with modern JavaScript front-ends. Our MV* framework of choice is Vue.js, but we welcome applicants who have experience with any major MV* framework. In general, we'd love to see candidates apply who enjoy full-stack development as a means to enable you to deliver end-to-end experiences with your teammates.

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!

• Design, build, deliver, maintain, and extend features and functionality that solve real customer problems
• Contribute technically to Swiftly’s SaaS web frontend application and APIs
• Partner with product management, design, and engineers to discover the right solution to customer problems. This may include building quick prototypes to assess the right technical design and to accurately estimate the level of effort
• Deliver functionality that helps your team make progress on our product vision, especially by anticipating dependencies, breaking down work into smaller batches, and demonstrating incremental work in progress
• Seek feedback on system designs by identifying technical tradeoffs, presenting proposed solutions in a clear way, and documenting decisions
• Leverage modern software engineering principles and deliver robust, maintainable, extensible code, including by using and contributing to Swiftly’s Design System
• Elevate those on your team and on other teams through mentoring, code reviews, pairing, and ultimately by embodying and proliferating excellent teamwork
• Engage with our JavaScript Functional Group - a cross-functional space for both backend and frontend JavaScript engineers to share knowledge and work collectively towards improving our JS repos
• Take ownership of your product and code, and reflect on how you and your team can improve by engaging in team retrospectives and embracing a continuous improvement mindset

• You are excited to be part of a mission-driven company. Regardless of your why, it is important that you care about the work we do
• You have 4+ years of software engineering experience
• You have experience building backend APIs (Node.js, Express, Hapi, etc.) - Bonus: Knowledge of Python/Django/Django Rest Framework

• You have experience with client-side MV* framework(s) (Vue, React, etc.)
• You have knowledge of web technologies (e.g., JavaScript, HTML, CSS, HTTP, etc.)
• You have experience with any of the following domains: Data analysis and visualization (e.g. d3.js), Map-based experiences (e.g. MapLibre GL, Mapbox GL), Web app infrastructure and platform tooling (Webpack, Vite, Microfrontends, Github Actions, etc)

• You love applying technology to solve real problems for customers and users
• You embrace a mindset of continuous learning – helping both yourself and those around you adapt as technology constantly evolves
• You are a dynamic team player and seek to make valuable contributions wherever it is most needed at any given time to support your team's goals
• You’re open to receiving feedback (a core Swiftly value!), approach technical debates with humility, and participate in blameless postmortems when things go wrong

Pay Range

In accordance with pay transparency laws, please see the approximate salary ranges below. These ranges represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. Actual salaries will vary and are based on a multitude of non-discriminatory factors including final role leveling decisions, a candidate’s relevant work experiences/skills, and geographic location. Salary is one component of Swiftly’s total compensation package, which also includes stock options, competitive benefits, 401(k)/ RRSP matching, a fantastic team and culture, opportunity to have a huge impact, emphasis on professional growth and holistic wellness, and other perks.

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

Canadian Salary Range: $140,000 - $200,000 CAD

Beyond the Skills

We are looking for candidates who are passionate about mobility, sustainability, or mission-oriented projects that have a significant real-world impact. Ideal candidates encompass the core values of our company:

- Team. Together, we are more effective and better supported

- Impact. Drive impact for our customers, our company, and all of our teams

- Diversity. See differing perspectives as ways to address our weaknesses and find new strengths

- Communication. Assume others internally and externally have good intentions

- Feedback. We share feedback because we want each other to grow professionally and personally

- Growth. Foster personal, professional, and company growth

Benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Equity compensation (company ownership) for every employee

• Medical, Dental and Vision

• Retirement with Employer Match

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Home office setup reimbursement

• Monthly cell/internet reimbursement

• Monthly "Be Well" stipend

• Flexible PTO with a recommended minimum

• Flexible work environment

• 16 paid holidays - including months without US national holidays

• 8 fully paid weeks of leave for child birth/adoption

Travel note: Swiftly employees can generally expect to travel 1–2 times a year for in-person company or team offsites. As a fully distributed company, we consider these offsites important for cultivating strong relationships across our teams! Attending these in-person is expected and encouraged, although we understand everyone has different personal circumstances and we will consider requests for exceptions. Customer-facing team members and other specific roles may be expected to travel more frequently.

We are an equal opportunity employer - we are committed to a workplace that is as dynamic, diverse, and passionate as the communities we serve.