Director of Engineering, Mobile

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 Director of Engineering, Mobile, you will have a truly unique opportunity to lead Via's state of the art mobile apps. We do extraordinary things at Via. We build apps that are used by millions, we build dozens of branded apps through an innovative app generation "factory", and that's just the tip of the iceberg. You will be responsible for crafting products, technology and delivery. Your day to day involves putting together strategic plans, designing architecture, promoting testing automation and full CI, managing and recruiting brilliant people, leading and mentoring mobile engineering teams. You will ensure high quality delivery with automated test suites, monitoring solutions, CI pipelines.

What You'll Do:

• Lead and execute on a long term vision and strategy for Via's mobile teams
• Drive the technical direction and roadmap for mobile development, working closely with cross-functional teams to prioritize initiatives and deliver on business objectives
• Coach, support and provide feedback for your direct reports to positively impact their career development and growth
• Act as a subject matter expert in mobile engineering, providing guidance and thought leadership to teams within our R&D center
• Improve engineering-wide processes and practices in collaboration with other engineering leaders
• Create a culture of excellence, innovation, and inclusion

Who You Are:

• At least 2 years of experience as a director or group manager leading leaders
• At least 5 years of experience managing mobile teams including evaluating technologies, work methods, architecture and design
• At least 8 years of hands on experience building complex mobile apps in iOS, Android or Flutter
• Experience working on high scale, production grade systems
• A strong leader who inspires, motivates and mentors teams to reach their full potential
• An all-around team player and self-motivated individual
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical topics to non technical partners
• Experience combining full stack and mobile is a big advantage
• BSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, or any related degree

Compensation and Benefits:

• Our product impacts millions of users around the world  providing alternative transport solutions that are more: efficient and accessible, changing cities to make them greener.
• Competitive compensation package which includes base salary and equity
• Health insurance with a discount for family members
• Hybrid work and a lovely office situated in the heart of TLV, in Midtown, close to the light rail and train station 
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Other perks: Freefit and other sports lessons, 10bis/Cibus - you choose, happy hours, team events, communities and many more benefits

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 worldclass 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.