Backend Engineer (Mid/Senior), Maps

About the role

The Mapping team at Wheely is responsible for the spatial intelligence of the platform, including road matching, ETA predictions, and processing high-volume coordinate data. We are seeking a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to build clean, maintainable code using TDD and DDD practices. You will work within a Go-based stack to help migrate legacy services and ensure system reliability under heavy load.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality, performant code primarily in Go.
• Implement new microservices while helping us 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 our systems stay responsive under heavy load, optimising for both latency and reliability.

Required skills

• Go
• PostgreSQL
• MongoDB
• Redis
• RabbitMQ
• Kafka
• Geospatial data processing
• Map-matching
• Routing algorithms
• System design

Nice to have

• Driver-side navigation intuition
• OSRM
• C++
• OpenStreetMap

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining scalable backend services
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience with mapping-related work
• Upper-Intermediate (B2) English proficiency

Benefits

• Employee stock options plan
• Private medical insurance
• 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
• Visa sponsorship

About the Company

Wheely is a profitable, fast-growing scale-up redefining premium transportation across Europe, the US, and the Middle East. The company blends technology with five-star chauffeuring, serving over 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts.