Let’s get started
By clicking ‘Next’, I agree to the Terms of Service
and Privacy Policy, and consent to receive emails from Rise
Jobs / Job page
Lead Software Engineer (Rust) -Algorithmic and Optimisation (m/w/d) image - Rise Careers
Job details

Lead Software Engineer (Rust) -Algorithmic and Optimisation (m/w/d)

What's the role?

Team:Join us in tackling one of the most fascinating challenges in logistics: the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP).HERE Tour planning is the engine behind multi-vehicle route optimization, empowering businesses to design smarter, faster, and more driver-friendly tours.We harness the world’s most precise and up-to-date map data, real-time traffic insights, road restrictions, and driver preferences to craft tours that are both efficient and practical. Our mission? To transform complexity into clarity—delivering solutions that reduce travel time, cut costs, and keep logistics running like clockwork.But we don’t stop at optimization. Our algorithms factor in every critical detail—driver preferences, delivery time windows, vehicle capacities, and compliance requirements—to ensure that every plan isn’t just efficient and adhering to required constraints. This holistic approach drives cost savings, delivery accuracy, and driver satisfaction while ensuring operations remain sustainable and compliant.

 

Learn more about the product here: https://www.here.com/platform/tour-planning

 

Our tech stack includes Rust, Kotlin, Python, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform—empowering us to build scalable, high-performance systems.

 

About the Role

We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer with deep experience in algorithms, optimization, and logistics to help drive the future of logistics and transportation technology. As a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll take ownership of designing and implementing scalable, high-performance solutions for real-world logistics challenges such as the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) and other advanced optimization tasks. You’ll collaborate closely with a talented team of engineers, contributing your expertise to architect, build, and deploy robust systems that power our logistics platform.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and optimize software solutions for complex logistics problems including VRP, clustering, and multi-constraint routing.

  • Lead technical efforts and set direction for architecture and system design.

  • Write high-performance, production-ready code—our backend is primarily written in Rust.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure technical solutions align with product goals and user needs.

  • Stay informed on relevant advancements in algorithms and software engineering to continuously improve system performance and scalability.

NOTE: This is an individual contributor role.

Who are you?

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Operations Research, or related fields (PhD is a strong plus).
  • 5+ years of work experience in a similar role.
  • Strong programming skills, with a preference for experience in Rust (Or C++ but willing to learn Rust)
  • Expertise in algorithms, optimization, computational mathematics, and graph theory.
  • Excellent communication skills to bridge the gap between research and engineering teams.

Would be a plus:

  • Experience working with geospatial data, clustering, or logistics-related challenges is a strong plus.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and containerization tools like Docker is a plus.

What Do We Offer?

  • Work on the development of high scale services, serving and storing petabytes of data
  • Work with cutting edge, modern technologies
  • A great work-life balance
  • 30 paid vacation days
  • Flexible working hours
  • Competitive salary plus bonus
  • Fantastic & talented people from 60+ countries worldwide
  • Brown bag talks, team events, BBQ on the rooftop and more!

Change is HERE. Apply Now!

As part of HERE Technologies employment process, candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This offer and any related claims are subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. This will involve employment, education, and criminal verification if applicable.

 

#LI-AY2 #LI-HYBRID

Who are we?

HERE Technologies is a location data and technology platform company. We empower our customers to achieve better outcomes – from helping a city manage its infrastructure or a business optimize its assets to guiding drivers to their destination safely.

 

At HERE we take it upon ourselves to be the change we wish to see. We create solutions that fuel innovation, provide opportunity and foster inclusion to improve people’s lives. If you are inspired by an open world and driven to create positive change, join us. Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel. 

 

Average salary estimate

$100000 / YEARLY (est.)
min
max
$80000K
$120000K

If an employer mentions a salary or salary range on their job, we display it as an "Employer Estimate". If a job has no salary data, Rise displays an estimate if available.

Similar Jobs
Photo of the Rise User

HERE Technologies is looking for a strategic and experienced Sr Account Manager to drive revenue growth and manage key accounts in the location services sector.

Photo of the Rise User
Posted 10 days ago
Inclusive & Diverse
Empathetic
Collaboration over Competition
Growth & Learning
Transparent & Candid
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Mental Health Resources
Life insurance
Disability Insurance
Child Care stipend
Employee Resource Groups
Learning & Development

Experienced Senior Software Engineer needed by American Express to lead and build innovative full-stack expense management solutions.

Photo of the Rise User

BP3 Global needs a highly experienced BPM Software Engineer proficient in Camunda, Java, and modern front-end frameworks to support their IPA team and enterprise clients.

Photo of the Rise User
Posted 13 days ago

Lead the development of cutting-edge AI-powered legal applications as a Full Stack Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters' CoCounsel AI Assistant team.

Posted 6 days ago

Lead a high-performing full stack development team at Stanley Black & Decker, driving innovative web solutions and AI-enabled testing in a remote, technology-forward environment.

Photo of the Rise User
PM2CM Hybrid No location specified
Posted 15 hours ago

PM2CM, Inc. is looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer to lead development of scalable web applications and spatial solutions for a major school district in Los Angeles.

Photo of the Rise User
Posted 13 days ago
Inclusive & Diverse
Feedback Forward
Collaboration over Competition
Growth & Learning

Contribute to OpenAI's Accelerators team by enabling next-generation compute platforms and optimizing AI workloads on innovative hardware at scale.

Photo of the Rise User
ServiceNow Hybrid San Diego, California, United States
Posted 2 days ago
Inclusive & Diverse
Mission Driven
Rise from Within
Diversity of Opinions
Work/Life Harmony
Empathetic
Feedback Forward
Take Risks
Collaboration over Competition
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mental Health Resources
Life insurance
Disability Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Conferences Stipend
Paid Time-Off
Maternity Leave
Equity

ServiceNow looks for a Senior Staff Software Engineer skilled in Java and AI integrations to develop and enhance its innovative cloud platform from its San Diego office.

Photo of the Rise User

Bitwise is looking for an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join their lean, innovative team to develop scalable backend services powering the future of crypto asset management.

Create Hybrid San Francisco
Posted 4 days ago

An exciting opportunity for engineers passionate about AI and product to join a founding team building cutting-edge LLM-powered software in San Francisco.

Photo of the Rise User
Squarespace Hybrid New York, New York, United States
Posted 18 hours ago
Rise from Within
Mission Driven
Customer-Centric
Empathetic
Inclusive & Diverse
Passion for Exploration
Fast-Paced
Growth & Learning
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mental Health Resources
Life insurance
Disability Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Conferences Stipend
Education Stipend
Learning & Development
Paid Time-Off

Squarespace invites an experienced Senior Software Engineer to innovate and scale backend features for Acuity Scheduling within a dynamic, hybrid New York team.

Photo of the Rise User
Posted 7 days ago
Customer-Centric
Mission Driven
Inclusive & Diverse
Rise from Within
Diversity of Opinions
Work/Life Harmony
Growth & Learning
Transparent & Candid
Medical Insurance
Paid Time-Off
Maternity Leave
Mental Health Resources
Equity
Child Care stipend
Paternity Leave
WFH Reimbursements
Flex-Friendly
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
401K Matching
Military leave

Innovate GPU firmware tools and infrastructure as a Firmware Infrastructure Engineer at NVIDIA, pushing the boundaries of GPU technology.

Take a critical role at Northrop Grumman as a Senior Principal Software Engineer focused on vulnerability research and reverse engineering to secure national security technologies.

Photo of the Rise User
Apple Hybrid Cupertino, California, United States
Posted 14 days ago
Inclusive & Diverse
Diversity of Opinions
Work/Life Harmony
Dare to be Different
Reward & Recognition
Empathetic
Take Risks
Growth & Learning
Transparent & Candid
Mission Driven
Passion for Exploration
Feedback Forward
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mental Health Resources
Life insurance
Disability Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Learning & Development
Paid Time-Off
Maternity Leave
Social Gatherings

Contribute to safeguarding Apple’s services as a Site Reliability Engineer by designing and maintaining resilient, large-scale distributed infrastructure.

Our mission is to create a digital representation of reality to radically improve the way everyone and everything lives, moves and interacts.

33 jobs
MATCH
Calculating your matching score...
FUNDING
SENIORITY LEVEL REQUIREMENT
TEAM SIZE
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Full-time, hybrid
DATE POSTED
March 27, 2025

Subscribe to Rise newsletter

Risa star 🔮 Hi, I'm Risa! Your AI
Career Copilot
Want to see a list of jobs tailored to
you, just ask me below!
LATEST ACTIVITY
Photo of the Rise User
Someone from OH, Mansfield just viewed Customer Care Representative at Gas South
Photo of the Rise User
Someone from OH, Mansfield just viewed Customer Service Representative at TaxRise
Photo of the Rise User
Someone from OH, Cincinnati just viewed Life Science Content and Community Specialist at Quartzy
Photo of the Rise User
8 people applied to Flutter Developer at Adree