Front-End Team Lead

Posted 4 Days Ago
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London, Greater London, England
Senior level
Automotive • Mobile • Social Impact • Transportation
We’re putting our heads together to modernize mobility, one shared ride at a time.
The Role
As a Front-End Team Lead at Via, you will lead a team of developers to enhance the user experience across Via's platform by implementing front-end tools, improving UI/UX products, and contributing to product architecture.
Summary Generated by Built In

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:

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

Who You Are:

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

What We Offer:

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

We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We pioneered the TransitTech category to ensure that the future of transportation is shared, dynamic public mobility — the kind that reduces carbon emissions across congested cities, minimizes reliance on private cars, and provides everyone with accessible, efficient, and affordable ways of getting around. 

We created the first end-to-end TransitTech solution for cities and transit agencies, offering world-class software, service design, and operational expertise to fundamentally improve the way the world moves.

Via was founded with the guiding principle that we go further when we go together. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. All backgrounds, identities, and voices are welcomed and celebrated at Via.

Ready to join the ride? 

Via is an equal opportunity employer.

Top Skills

Python
React
The Company
Chicago, IL
0 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

We build technology that changes the way the world moves. Our guiding principle is simple: the future of transportation is dynamic, shared public mobility — the kind that reduces carbon emissions across cities, compliments existing transit infrastructure, and provides equitable access to efficient, affordable ways of getting around. For everyone.

Why Work With Us

You’ll work in an established startup that’s growing at staggering speed. We have plenty of room for the most bold among us to dream it up and make it happen. You’ll be empowered to experiment, and encouraged to challenge what we’ve already done while making stuff no one’s even thought of yet.

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