Mid/Senior Backend Engineer - Mapping

wheely • United Kingdom

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AI Summary

Develop high-quality, performant backend services in Go for Wheely's mapping team, focusing on road matching and low-latency ETA predictions. Implement new microservices and migrate legacy systems while ensuring responsiveness under heavy load. Requires 3+ years of backend experience, strong database knowledge, and at least 1 year of hands-on geospatial or mapping-related work.

Key Highlights

Go-centric stack with migration from Ruby monolith to microservices on AWS and Kubernetes

Specialized focus on spatial intelligence, road matching, and geospatial data processing

Hybrid work model in West London with competitive salary and equity package

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Key Responsibilities

Write high-quality, performant code primarily in Go

Implement new microservices while helping to responsibly manage and migrate away from legacy services

Work closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists to turn abstract requirements into concrete technical designs

Ensure systems stay responsive under heavy load, optimising for both latency and reliability

Technical Skills Required

Go PostgreSQL MongoDB

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Benefits & Perks

Employee stock options plan

Private medical and dental insurance

Life and critical illness cover

Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display

Monthly credit towards Wheely journeys

Cycle to Work scheme

Professional development stipend

Relocation support, including visa sponsorship and allowance

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Nice to Have

Driver-side intuition for navigation systems (rerouting behavior, GPS drift, missed turns, real-world edge cases)

Experience with routing engines like OSRM

Proficiency in C++

Familiarity with open geospatial datasets such as OpenStreetMap

Job Description

Wheely is redefining premium transportation across major cities in Europe, the US, and the Middle East. We blend cutting-edge technology with the craft of five-star chauffeuring to deliver an experience trusted by more than 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts.We're a profitable, fast-growing scale-up with $43M raised and over $100M in annual revenue. Having recently launched in New York City, we're expanding rapidly across the US and EMEA. If you take pride in your craft and want to help shape the next chapter of our growth, we'd love to hear from you.

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