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 200 transit agencies in 12 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
Swiftly is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with experience building scalable cloud‑based services. You’ll collaborate seamlessly with Product Managers, Designers and teammates to discover the right solutions. You will work across the stack – contributing to backend services as well as modern frontend applications – to deliver seamless, end‑to‑end experiences for our customers. Our backend environment includes Java, Node.js, and Python; our MV* framework of choice is Vue.js, but we welcome applicants who are excited to work across languages and have strong experience with any major MV* framework.
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!
What you’ll do
Design, build, maintain and extend products, features, and functionality that solve real customer problems
Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to discover and validate customer needs and technical approaches
Prototype quickly, and as necessary, to de‑risk projects, test assumptions, and iterate ideas into production‑ready solutions
Consistently deliver incremental value by anticipating dependencies, breaking down work, and regularly demoing progress
Communicate technical trade‑offs, present system design proposals clearly, and document architectural decisions
Apply modern software engineering practices to deliver robust, maintainable, and extensible systems
Uplevel teammates through code reviews, pairing, and strong collaboration
Take ownership of your code and product domain, engaging in retrospectives and continuously improving how the team works
What will set you up for success
Motivated by mission‑driven work and excited to improve public transit
5+ years of relevant software engineering experience
Experience building real‑time data processing systems
Comfort applying modern AI tools to accelerate development and improve quality
Full‑stack skills: strong in at least one of Java, Python, or Node/JavaScript; comfortable building modern frontends (Vue.js a plus); eager to learn across the stack
Experience building and consuming APIs; proficiency with SQL and non‑relational databases, including making informed schema and data‑modeling decisions
Experience with cloud‑native architectures and services (AWS preferred)
Strong product mindset — you use technology pragmatically to solve meaningful customer problems
Continuous learner who embraces emerging technologies and helps others grow
Collaborative team player who contributes wherever needed to support team goals
Open to feedback (a core Swiftly value!), humble in technical debate, and committed to blameless learning and improvement
Pay Range
In accordance with pay transparency laws, please see the approximate salary ranges below. These ranges represent 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
Canadian Salary Range:
$140,000-200,000
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
12 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 off‑sites. As a fully distributed company, we consider these off‑sites 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.
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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 200 transit agencies in 12 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
Swiftly is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a cross‑functional product team that builds the real‑time operational tools transit agencies rely on every day. Your team owns Live Operations (a real‑time, map‑based dispatch dashboard), GPS Playback (historical trip analysis), and an expanding suite of communication and coordination capabilities that connect dispatchers, operators, and field supervisors.
We seek Engineering Managers who are curious about problems to solve and orient toward impact by being flexible in their specific contributions to help their team succeed. You will be responsible for growing and supporting a high‑performing team, driving delivery of complex web‑based products, and ensuring your engineers have the context, support, and technical direction they need to do their best work. You should bring deep familiarity with modern web technologies, real‑time data systems, and map‑based applications — enough to guide architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and engage credibly in technical discussions.
The team is at an exciting inflection point: sustaining and improving established products that agencies depend on daily while building new capabilities that will define how transit operations teams communicate, coordinate, and resolve issues in real time. You'll need to balance these priorities, collaborate closely with partner teams, and help the team navigate the transition from early‑stage features to scalable, enterprise‑ready products.
We encourage you to apply if you meet half or more of the requirements and are excited to learn about the rest. Above all else, we value candidates with a growth mindset, the aptitude to learn, and strong motivation to deliver impact to customers. If this is exciting to you, we'd love to talk!
* We use AI tools for scheduling and summarization in our hiring process. We do not use AI tools to make decisions about who moves forward or to assess the strength of candidates. Every application is reviewed and all hiring decisions are made by Swiftly team members. This is an active, open role that we are currently hiring for at Swiftly.
What you’ll do
Partner with the team's Product Manager, Designer, and Engineers to understand customer needs, define impactful solutions, set milestones and goals, and deliver valuable products to market.
Facilitate technical discovery, translating rapid learning into product designs and guiding engineers as plans solidify.
Guide the team to balance technical excellence with rapid delivery, evolving practices as products scale.
Proactively seek feedback and communicate progress, learnings, and blockers to drive alignment across teams.
Manage team members with a focus on enabling a supportive, inclusive, growth‑oriented, and outcome‑focused culture on the team.
Balance investment across sustaining established products and delivering new capabilities, adjusting priorities as the team's product portfolio evolves.
Stay apprised of developments in AI tooling, capturing improvements that drive efficiency and effectiveness of the team as product development evolves.
Collaborate with partner product teams to ensure cohesive cross‑team solutions, particularly where your team's products integrate with mobile, embedded, and backend systems.
Create an environment where your direct reports are proud to work at Swiftly, as measured by employee retention and employee satisfaction scores.
What will set you up for success
3+ years of experience in engineering team leadership and people management, with a track record of developing engineers and building high‑performing teams.
Proven experience guiding teams toward outcomes and delivering end‑to‑end products in cloud‑based SaaS environments.
Broad experience across the stack (frontend, backend, data). Bonus if you have experience with AWS, JavaScript/Vue.js, Postgres, Java.
Familiarity with real‑time data systems, including technologies like WebSockets, pub/sub architectures, or streaming data pipelines.
Experience with map‑based or geospatial web applications is a strong plus (e.g., MapLibre, Mapbox, Leaflet).
Comfortable applying modern AI tools and techniques in the software development lifecycle to accelerate development.
Strong ability to support team execution by clarifying goals, breaking down work effectively, and managing competing priorities across multiple product surfaces.
You seek and internalize feedback (a core Swiftly value!) and approach technical debates with humility.
You are excited to be part of a mission‑driven company improving public transit. Regardless of your why, it is important that you care about the work we do.
Pay Range
In accordance with pay transparency laws, please see the approximate salary ranges below. These ranges represent the anticipated low and high end of the salary and any on‑target earnings (if applicable) 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: $160,000 - $225,000 USD
Canadian Salary Range: $175,000 - $220,000 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 U.S. national holidays
8 fully paid weeks of leave for childbirth/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.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer - we are committed to a workplace that is as dynamic, diverse, and passionate as the communities we serve.
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Join the mission of improving public transit as a Senior Software Engineer. Your expertise in full-stack development will produce scalable solutions that enhance real-time data management and service reliability.
As an integral team member, you will collaborate with product and engineering teams to design innovative software solutions. Engage with a variety of technologies including Java, Node.js, and modern frontend frameworks. The position emphasizes creating robust, maintainable systems while promoting continuous learning and professional growth within a supportive team environment.
Key Responsibilities:
• Create, develop, and enhance user-centric products
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams for validation
• Rapidly prototype to confirm ideas and mitigate risks
• Show incremental progress through regular demos
• Clearly communicate technical strategies and document decisions
Requirements:
• At least 5 years of software engineering experience
• Background in building real-time data applications
• Comprehensive skills across full-stack technologies
• Knowledge of cloud-native services is a plus
• Enthusiastic about learning and supporting colleagues
Empower transit solutions with your engineering acumen, making meaningful contributions to an efficient and reliable public transportation ecosystem.
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A leading tech company in mobility is seeking an Engineering Manager in Canada. This role involves leading a product team to develop real-time operational tools for transit agencies. Responsibilities include team management, guiding product development, and cooperating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have over 3 years of engineering leadership experience and familiarity with web technologies and real-time data systems. The position offers a competitive salary, equity compensation, and a focus on employee growth. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading transit data platform company based in Canada is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build scalable cloud-based services. The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless customer experiences and is expected to have over 5 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in Java, Python, or Node.js, as well as comfort in full-stack development, is desired. This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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 200 transit agencies in 12 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
Swiftly is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join a cross‑functional product team enabling our transit agency customers to operate and manage on‑vehicle hardware systems and devices. Your team’s work spans technology stacks connecting cloud‑native services interfacing with Swiftly’s core data engine to a variety of embedded/IoT devices running onboard public transit buses, trains, and ferries. You'll work across this full vertical, writing software that runs on edge devices in the field, building the communication layers that connect those devices to the cloud, and developing the backend services that configure, control, and process data from these sources. We encourage you to apply if you meet half or more of the requirements and are excited to learn about the rest. Above all else, we value candidates with a growth mindset, the aptitude to learn, and strong motivation to deliver impact to customers. If this is exciting to you, we'd love to talk!
What You’ll Do
Design, build, maintain and extend products, features, and functionality that solve real customer problems
Partner with Product, Design and Engineering to discover and validate customer needs and technical approaches
Develop and extend integrations with onboard hardware devices such as headsign controllers, passenger counters and fareboxes
Build and improve cloud‑native backend services that manage device configuration, process telemetry data and provide observability into fleet‑wide device health
Implement and maintain robust mechanisms for over‑the‑air software deployment, configuration updates and remote device management
Design testing strategies that account for the realities of hardware‑in‑the‑loop systems including integration testing, simulated environments and production monitoring
Maintain and improve our physical hardware lab if local to San Francisco, else contribute to solutions for remote development, testing and debugging needs
Consistently deliver incremental value by anticipating dependencies, breaking down work and regularly demoing progress
Communicate technical trade‑offs, present system design proposals clearly and document architectural decisions
Uplevel teammates through code reviews, pairing and strong collaboration
Take ownership of your code and product domain, engaging in retrospectives and continuously improving how the team works
What Will Set You Up For Success
Motivated by mission‑driven work and excited to improve public transit
5+ years of software engineering experience, with meaningful time spent working on embedded systems, IoT platforms or edge computing
Proficiency with Linux including imaging, system administration, containerization, process management, networking and security
Experience with communication protocols and paradigms of multiple varieties: serial interfaces (RS‑232, J1708, CAN), network protocols (HTTP/REST, UDP, TCP) and messaging patterns (MQTT, pub/sub, store‑and‑forward)
Familiarity with approaches to remote deployment and update mechanisms (e.g., OTA updates, A/B partitioning, configuration management, edge container orchestration)
Interest in being hands‑on with code and devices, whether your comfort level is plugging in an ethernet cable or crimping your own
A testing and quality mindset, with strong opinions on system validation, automated testing, observability and monitoring
Comfort applying modern AI tools to accelerate development and improve quality
Proficiency with languages and technologies in our stack: Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, MQTT, SQL databases
Experience with cloud‑native architectures and services (AWS preferred)
Strong product mindset — you use technology pragmatically to solve meaningful customer problems
Continuous learner who embraces emerging technologies and helps others grow
Collaborative team player who contributes wherever needed to support team goals
Open to feedback (a core Swiftly value), humble in technical debate and committed to blameless learning and improvement
Pay Range
In accordance with pay transparency laws, the approximate salary range for this position is $140,000‑$205,000 USD. Canadian salaries range from $160,000 to $185,000 CAD. Actual salaries vary and are based on multiple factors including role level, relevant experience and geography. Salary is one component of Swiftly’s total compensation package, which also includes equity compensation, competitive benefits, 401(k)/RRSP matching, a supportive team and culture, opportunities to have a huge impact, emphasis on professional growth and holistic wellness, and additional perks.
Beyond The Skills
Team. Together, we are more effective and better supported.
Impact. Drive impact for our customers, our company and all of our teams.
Diversity. Seek differing perspectives as ways to address our weaknesses and find new strengths.
Communication. Assume that others internally and externally have good intentions.
Feedback. 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 coverage
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
12 fully paid weeks of leave for childbirth/adoption
Travel note
Swiftly employees can generally expect to travel 1‑2 times a year for in‑person company or team off‑sites. As a fully distributed company we consider these off‑sites important for cultivating strong relationships across our teams! Attending these in‑person sessions 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.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analysing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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Drive innovation in public transit at Swiftly as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in IoT. Engage with cutting-edge technology to ensure seamless device integration and communication.
Join Swiftly’s dynamic engineering team as a Senior Software Engineer, where you’ll focus on creating solutions for embedded IoT devices on transit vehicles. With over 200 transit agencies relying on our technology, your work will directly improve service performance and passenger information accuracy. This role emphasizes collaboration across product and design to ensure successful deployments and integrations.
Key Responsibilities:
• Build and enhance features addressing customer needs
• Partner with design/engineering to validate solutions
• Extend integrations with onboard hardware devices
• Develop backend services for device configuration and processing
• Ensure effective remote deployment and management strategies
Requirements:
• 5+ years in software engineering, IoT experience preferred
• Experience with Linux and device communication protocols
• Knowledge of cloud-native services and architectures
• Proficient in programming languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript
• Willingness to continuously learn and adapt
Join us in transforming public transit with technology that makes a difference.
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