Software Developer (Transit & Mobility)

$90,000 - $120,000/Yr

Ibi Group - Portland, OR

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Portland, OR

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Software Developer (Transit & Mobility) role at Arcadis involves contributing to the development and maintenance of open-source transportation software, specifically focusing on multimodal trip planners and transit data management tools. This position is part of a distributed team that collaborates with various transit agencies to enhance data management and provide real-time information to passengers. The developer will work closely with product managers and end users to design new features, write tests for code reliability, and improve software development processes.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of open source transportation software (OpenTripPlanner-based multi modal trip planners and the GTFS management platform TRANSIT-data-tools software).
• Customize and deploy implementations of OpenTripPlanner and/or TRANSIT-data-tools to meet the needs of client transit agencies.
• Write tests to enhance the reliability of our codebase.
• Develop wireframes and user interface mockups for new features.
• Work closely with product managers, development team and end users to design and architect new product features.
• Develop and maintain engaging and practical system documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve our software development process.

Requirements

• Programming experience with a modern javascript framework (React, Angular, etc.).
• Familiarity with source control (git), software testing and knowledge of software development processes.
• Familiarity with Linux-based shell scripting and CLI.
• A sense for design and what makes for clean and intuitive user interfaces.
• Familiarity with design tools (Sketch, Adobe Xd, Figma, InVision) and desire to learn new ones.
• Familiarity with and/or interest in public transit and multimodal transportation.
• Curiosity to understand how systems work and identify/solve problems.
• Attention to detail and ability to balance priorities and multiple projects.
• Willingness to both learn independently but reach out for support/guidance as needed.
• Interest in developing new skills and excitement for new challenges.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with, or interest in, transit data (e.g. GTFS and GTFS-real-time formatted data) and/or open source transit software (e.g. OpenTripPlanner).
• Experience with or interest in the design and implementation of map-based user interfaces, using tools such as Leaflet, Mapbox, Carto, etc.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $90,000 - $120,000 based on experience and location.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• Participation in a mentorship program and global women's network.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace.