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Vay is a remote-driving mobility platform operating autonomous vehicles on public roads in Las Vegas and expanding across the US and Europe. The company has completed over 150,000 trips and operates the second-largest commercial driverless fleet in the Western World, backed by a strategic $410 million investment from Grab.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design and develop scalable backend systems that power Vay's fleet coordination, dispatch, operations, and customer experience. You'll take end-to-end ownership of technical solutions from problem definition through implementation and continuous improvement. Your work will span complex distributed systems challenges including vehicle coordination, real-time driver and customer management, and operational infrastructure.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design and build scalable backend systems using Go and cloud-native technologies
- Own end-to-end technical solutions from problem analysis through deployment
- Shape architectural decisions and establish engineering practices for platform reliability and scale
- Solve complex engineering challenges at the intersection of software, physical vehicles, and operational systems
- Collaborate cross-functionally with infrastructure, embedded, mobile, and product teams
- Build maintainable, well-tested systems with continuous focus on performance and reliability
You'll work in a global team of 30+ nationalities tackling hard problems in a fast-paced environment with direct visibility into real-world impact.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong backend engineering experience designing, building, and operating complex production systems with clear understanding of architectural decisions and trade-offs
- Practical expertise in distributed systems design, including scalability, reliability, performance, complexity, and maintainability
- Sound technical judgment navigating ambiguity and making pragmatic engineering decisions
- End-to-end ownership mindset: understanding underlying problems, challenging assumptions, and taking responsibility from design through production
- Strong engineering fundamentals in system design, data modeling, testing, and performance optimization
- Collaborative communication skills explaining complex concepts and working across disciplines
- Strong proficiency in at least one modern backend language (Go, Java, or Python) with familiarity in cloud infrastructure, relational databases, and event-driven architectures
- Motivation by technically challenging problems with real-world customer impact
NICE TO HAVE:
- Background in mobility, logistics, or similar domains
- Experience with mobile-first products
- Familiarity with Node.js, gRPC, AWS, Terraform, or NoSQL databases
- Proficiency with C/C++ for performance-critical components
