About Optibus:

Optibus is a unified software platform revolutionizing public transportation planning, scheduling, and operations in over 6,000 cities worldwide. Using AI, ML, and optimization algorithms, it empowers agencies to design more efficient, equitable, and sustainable transit networks, enhancing passenger access, reducing emissions, and improving driver conditions. With offices globally and a team of 350+ employees, Optibus fosters a collaborative culture centered on innovation, determination, and impact. As the first unicorn in public transportation technology, Optibus is driving the modernization of mass transit to make it the preferred choice for cities and passengers alike.

About the position:

This position is in one of the teams working on Optibus Operations, a new and modern public transportation control center software. Our clients use the product you will work on to manage thousands of buses and drivers in real time to avoid delays and optimize their public transport service. We’re seeking a skilled and experienced Fullstack Engineer to join our Ops Driver Team. This is a senior-level position, suitable for an engineer with 5-7 years of experience who’s ready to take on high-impact projects in a serverless, event-driven environment. You'll be directly involved in developing and deploying features critical to operational efficiency and user experience. In this role, you’ll own technical decisions across the frontend, backend, and infrastructure of our modern web application and associated mobile application. You’ll collaborate with Product Management, Design, and other tech teams on architecture proposals, implementing them with engineering colleagues from your team working across several countries. Your work will focus on improving features, reliability, and performance.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, deploy, and maintain full-stack applications using React, TypeScript, Redux/Redux-Saga on our web frontend, React Native on our mobile app, and Node.js with TypeScript on AWS Lambda for the backend.
• Navigate the complexities of our event-sourcing and CQRS-based system in a serverless AWS environment.
• Actively participate in the entire development lifecycle, driving technical discussions across teams.
• Collaborate with the Product Manager and Designer to deliver robust, scalable features.
• Maintain and improve coding standards and best practices within the team, offering mentorship and technical guidance as needed.

• 5+ years of experience in full-stack development, with deep knowledge of TypeScript, React, and Node.js. Bonus: experience working with React Native.
• Practical experience in serverless architecture, especially AWS Lambda.
• Experience with event-driven design patterns, such as event sourcing and CQRS.
• Experience with AWS Aurora and DynamoDB for data management, and Elasticsearch for centralized logging.
• Strong command of infrastructure-as-code; we heavily rely on AWS CDK.
• Willingness to get involved with our infrastructure stack, including Jenkins CI/CD, Cypress, and Elastic.

Optibus.com is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire talented individuals, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, religious beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.