Via is on a mission to create public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. Our platform serves as the technology backbone for modern transit networks, transforming antiquated and siloed public transportation systems into smart, data-driven, and efficient digital networks. With hundreds of agency partners around the world, Via is recognized as the leading transportation technology and service provider globally.
As an Engineering Manager, Mobile at Via, you’ll own a key product line and lead a team building mobile apps that power reliable, equitable and sustainable transit for communities worldwide. You’ll pair strategic leadership with end-to-end execution, shaping product direction, scaling core experiences, and driving meaningful real-world impact by building from the ground up on Via’s established platform.
About the Role:
- Lead the development of key mobile initiatives, such as improving rider/driver app performance, reliability, and user experience across iOS and Android
- Own and execute a roadmap focused on scalability (e.g. handling peak demand, optimizing app responsiveness, and reducing latency across core user flows)
- Drive cross-functional projects with Product, Design, and Backend teams to launch new features end-to-end, from concept through production
- Improve engineering quality and velocity by introducing better development practices, strengthening code review standards, and evolving mobile architecture
- Build and grow a high-performing team by hiring, mentoring, and supporting engineers across different levels
- Identify and lead improvements to team processes (e.g. release cycles, CI/CD, testing frameworks) to increase efficiency and reduce friction
- Contribute to broader mobile initiatives, such as aligning on shared tooling, frameworks, and long-term platform strategy
About You:
- 7+ years of experience building mobile applications (iOS or Android), including experience working on production-scale apps
- Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex projects end-to-end
- Strong understanding of mobile architecture, performance optimization, and modern development practices (e.g. CI/CD, testing, MVVM)
- Comfortable working across mobile, backend, and product domains to deliver cohesive solutions
- Collaborative and pragmatic, able to balance speed with quality and make thoughtful trade-offs
- Hands-on and detail-oriented when needed, while still operating effectively at a leadership level
- Clear communicator who builds trust across teams and creates a positive, inclusive team environment
Compensation and Benefits
- Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills. Salary reflected does not include equity or variable pay, where applicable
- Salary Range: $215,000 - $265,000
- We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.
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.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience building mobile applications (iOS or Android)
- Experience working on production-scale mobile apps
- Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex projects end-to-end
- Strong understanding of mobile architecture, performance optimization, and modern development practices (CI/CD, testing, MVVM)
- Comfortable working across mobile, backend, and product domains
- Experience hiring, mentoring, and growing engineering teams
- Hands-on engineering capability while operating at a leadership level
- Clear communication skills and ability to build a positive, inclusive team environment
Via Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Via and has not been reviewed or approved by Via.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair or competitive in some roles, with mentions of high base salaries and achievable incentives. Feedback suggests equity is available and sometimes easy to exercise after vesting.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is referenced as part of the package and viewed positively in certain cases. Feedback suggests equity terms can be favorable and contribute to overall compensation satisfaction.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare benefits are highlighted as a strong point within the benefits package. Feedback suggests health coverage is valued by some employees.
Via Insights
What We Do
We build technology that changes the way the world moves. Our guiding principle is simple: the future of transportation is dynamic, shared public mobility — the kind that reduces carbon emissions across cities, compliments existing transit infrastructure, and provides equitable access to efficient, affordable ways of getting around. For everyone.
Why Work With Us
You’ll work in an established startup that’s growing at staggering speed. We have plenty of room for the most bold among us to dream it up and make it happen. You’ll be empowered to experiment, and encouraged to challenge what we’ve already done while making stuff no one’s even thought of yet.
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