Algorithm Engineer (m/f/d) - Routing

Join us as an Algorithm Engineer (m/f/d) in our Routing Team on a shared journey that matters!

The Routing team is building MOIA's routing engine which constitutes an essential part of MOIA's business model. The system helps us to safely guide our ever-growing fleets of manually driven and autonomous vehicles through cities and predict accurate travel times for our customers . Especially w ith custom routing for autonomous vehicles we help to provid e the smoothest driving experience for our next generation of vehicles .

What you will do

• You and your team build and maintain a software system to provide travel times and routes for our vehicle fleet. The travel times directly influence the assignment of customers to vehicles and yield ETAs for our customers. Hence, high accuracy is mandatory and monitoring and improving it is your daily business.
• In other scenarios, only approximate travel times are required but at a high volume. You will actively participate in developing state-of-the-art routing algorithms and data structures that support fast travel time queries and continuously monitor and improve the quality of the system.
• Provide tools to help us and other teams understand and debug routing behavior.
• Analyze geospatial data to systematically tune our routing parameters according to our specific use cases for autonomous and non-autonomous vehicles.
• To reach these targets jointly, you become part of a highly specialized team comprising software engineers with different areas of expertise such as routing algorithms, high-performance computing, geospatial computation, and cloud infrastructure.

What will help you to fulfill your role

• An understanding of the complexity of algorithms and the desire to dig deep and squeeze the last bit of performance out of our systems.
• Either previous experience or a strong interest in working with geospatial data (maps, routes, GPS traces), routing algorithms, and routing APIs .
• Solid professional experience in developing highly efficient applications in a systems programming language. Ideally, you love to write Rust code like we do .
• Having deep experience in developing and designing software for microservice -based environments. Familiarity with Docker , Kubernetes , and AWS -managed services for deployments is a plus
• Be ready to live and breathe DevOps and believe in automated testing, infrastructure as code, and continuous deployment
• You enjoy collaborating and sharing knowledge with colleagues, also in a remote-first setting

We encourage you to apply even if your profile does not meet all the requirements for the role since we are looking for a diverse range of experiences, skills, and interests. We are certain that there will be something for everyone because we are working on such a variety of tasks and embrace individual growth at MOIA.

In case you have questions regarding your application, you can approach the recruiter Jovana directly.

Our benefits in a nutshell

• Competitive salary (including bonus)
• Hybrid work setup: Work from home or one of our offices - you and your team decide how often to meet, blending flexibility with collaboration!
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of flexible work arrangements depending on your needs (parenting, care work, volunteering, etc.)
• Budget and monthly expense allowance for home office setup
• Possibility of remote work from outside Germany for up to 6 weeks per year from over 35 countries - learn more in our blog!
• Public transport ticket (fully subsidized "Deutschlandticket") for commuting and travelling throughout Germany and discount on MOIA rides
• Subsidized fitness club membership or bike leasing
• Learning environment with continuous learning days, job rotation, trainings and workshops, coaching, conferences, books, and language classes
• Mental health support, 1:1 sessions with external professionals and mental unload workshops
• 30 vacation days, sabbatical and unpaid leave option
• Relocation support with service provider (visa, administration, etc.)
• Dog-friendly offices

For student & internship positions, we have an adjusted set of benefits. You can find them here.

Be who you are!

We are a member of Charta der Vielfalt and are dedicated to actively fostering a workplace that celebrates and promotes diversity in various aspects such as age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or cognitive ability, and ethnicity. At MOIA, we embrace a culture where people are accepted, respected, valued, appreciated, and included.

In our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity, we regularly provide unconscious bias training to all our employees. Furthermore, we continuously strive to enhance our hiring process by ensuring a diverse hiring panel.

Our Future Work model

Since we love to collaborate, it is clear to us that we don't want to become a fully remote company, but we also don't need to spend every day of the week in the office to do a great job.

Our current hybrid work approach focuses on adapting to different needs, including increased flexibility that works best for the teams and the individuals with as much self-determination as possible.

Get more insights on how we work on our blog to find out more about our hiring process or follow us on Instagram for a look inside MOIA.

Who we are

At MOIA we’re reimagining the future of mobility – safe, autonomous and tailored to the needs of cities and their people. As a tech company with more than 400 employees, we build mobility solutions that truly move cities forward.

We launched our ridepooling service in Hamburg in 2019 and have been part of the city’s public transport system since 2023. Since launch, we have transported over 12 million passengers. Currently, MOIA is evolving from a mobility provider to a tech provider offering a scalable and safe turnkey solution for autonomous driving.

With office locations in Berlin and Hamburg, our diverse and international team comprising more than 60 nationalities works together toward that shared mission.

MOIA is more than a technology provider – we are a partner to cities and public transport operators committed to creating more livable spaces and delivering mobility solutions that are reliable, safe and comfortable.

Your application to MOIA

We value authenticity and personal insights in your application responses. While AI tools can be useful, we encourage you to answer the following questions based on your own experiences and understanding. This helps us keep a human touch and better evaluate your unique perspective and match for the role.

To reinforce an unbiased screening process, we kindly ask you not to include your picture, age, address, or any other details unrelated to your qualifications and suitability for the role. Additionally, we anonymize applications during the initial review phase by removing personally identifiable information. This ensures that our evaluation focuses solely on your skills, experience, and potential – supporting a fair and inclusive hiring experience for all candidates.

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