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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 30 days Wheely's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Wheely's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Wheely
- high 20 stale, 0 reposted of 32 open
- Hiring momentum
- 51 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Wheely's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Wheely.
About this role
As a (Senior) Backend Engineer on the Mapping team at Wheely, you will focus on developing and maintaining scalable backend services, primarily using Go. Your work will involve implementing new microservices, optimizing system performance under heavy load, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical designs. You will also play a key role in managing the migration from legacy services while ensuring high-quality, maintainable code is delivered quickly.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Wheely as an employer.
What you need
- 3+ years of experience (5+ years for seniors) building and maintaining scalable backend services
- In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)
- Experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka
- At least 1 year of hands-on experience with mapping-related work such as processing noisy geospatial data, map-matching techniques, or road network graphs and routing algorithms
- Strong engineering fundamentals, with the ability to interview in a language other than Go if necessary
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
What you get
- Office-based role in West London, four days a week with flexible start and finish times, plus one remote day of your choice
- Salary: £90,000 – £120,000
- Employee stock options plan
- Private medical and dental insurance
- Life and critical illness cover
- Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display
Worth weighing
- The role is office-based four days a week, which may not suit all candidates looking for remote work options.
- The salary range is specified, but it may vary based on experience and negotiation.
- The company is in a transition phase, migrating from a Ruby monolith to a Go-based architecture, which may involve dealing with legacy systems.
- The interview process includes a system design section for senior candidates, which may require additional preparation.
Summarised from Wheely's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Wheely on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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