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(Senior) Backend Engineer, Maps

Wheely · Λευκωσία, Nicosia, Cyprus

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
66 days
Wheely's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Wheely's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Wheely
high
28 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
2026-10-08

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About this role

As a Backend Engineer on the Mapping team at Wheely, you will focus on developing and maintaining scalable backend services, primarily using Go. Your responsibilities will include implementing new microservices, optimizing systems for performance, and collaborating with product managers and designers to translate requirements into technical designs. You will also manage the migration from legacy services while ensuring the platform's responsiveness under heavy loads.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
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
  • Experience with Go or willingness to be interviewed in another strong programming language (Python, C++, Java, Ruby, etc.)
  • 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
  • Upper-Intermediate (B2) English proficiency or higher

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 Nicosia, four days a week with flexible start and finish times, plus one remote day of your choice
  • Competitive salary
  • Employee stock options plan
  • Private medical and dental insurance
  • Daily Lunch allowance
  • Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display

Worth weighing

  • The role involves migrating away from a Ruby monolith, which may require dealing with legacy systems.
  • The interview process includes a coding section and a system design section for senior candidates, indicating a thorough evaluation.
  • No specific salary range is mentioned, which may require negotiation later.

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Listed by Wheely on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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