Senior Backend Developer

Location: 

Austin, TX, TX, US, 78733

Type of Employment:  Full-time
Career Level:  Professional
Job Family:  Engineering
Date posted:  Oct 14, 2025

Yunex Traffic is at the forefront of a technological revolution in Intelligent Traffic Systems. As cities and states seek to implement autonomous, electric, connected, and shared ITS infrastructure in the context of smart cities, they are looking at ways to handle existing infrastructure, including highways, city streets, tunnels, and pedestrian crossings with forward-looking technology and transport solutions. At Yunex Traffic, we make life better for people, and we positively impact the quality of life of millions of North American drivers daily by making traffic flow safely and efficiently.

As a Senior Software Developer at Yunex Traffic, you will be responsible for shaping the future of mobility by joining the Platform Systems group within the R&D department and developing our next-generation Traffic Management System. City, county, and state Departments of Transportation rely on management systems like ours to manage on-road traffic within their jurisdictions.

 

You will join an established agile software team that is dedicated to developing traffic control applications for our core products.  You will participate in solving real-world problems by creating innovative yet reliable software and system solutions.  You will have the opportunity to build your skillset and gain experience in the traffic and mobility domain while developing high-quality software, contributing to the safety of drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists while improving travel times across the North America and beyond.

 

At Yunex Traffic, our mission is to make life better for people – positively impacting the quality of life for millions of drivers by making traffic flow efficiently and safely.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Design and contribute to development of next-generation central traffic management software, incorporating customer requirements and industry standards
  • Collaborate with Product Management, Product Owner, and Architects to design and implement backend microservices
  • Contribute to product success and excel with a dynamic team in a highly collaborative environment
  • Ensure code quality by participating in code reviews and implementing

 

Required Education, Skills, and Experience:

  • BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a comparable science, technology, or engineering background
  • Proficient in C++ and Component Object Model (COM) COM
  • Solid experience in backend service development
  • Microservice development using ASP.NET Core
  • REST API Design
  • State persistence using SQL (e.g. Postgres)
  • Experience with Cluster Technologies
  • Experience with CI/CD Pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab)
  • Experience evaluating new technology with Proof of Concepts
  • Dedication to software quality
  • Experience writing automated unit tests (e.g. NUnit, xUnit)
  • Knowledge of software patterns
  • Outstanding analytical, problem solving, planning, and abstract thinking skills
  • Strong attention to detail, proactively driving assignments and tracking tasks
  • Creative thinking and innovation skills to define new approaches to issues
  • Excellent communication skills

 

Preferred Education, Skills, and Experience:

  • Experience with message-based / event-based communication via message bus (e.g. RabbitMQ, Kafka, NATS, …)
  • Experience using GraphQL
  • Solid understanding and experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience using Helm with Kubernetes
  • Experience using static code analysis tools (e.g. SonarQube)

 

How do I apply?

 We can only accept online applications. Click the “Apply Now” button below to submit your application.

 

About Us:

We are a global leader in intelligent transport systems with more than 3,500 passionate employees who pioneer, develop, create, install and maintain innovative road traffic and mobility solutions all over the world.

We make our roads smarter, safer and greener. The work we do enables cities, highways authorities and infrastructure operators to create a new world of mobility and makes cities more livable for everyone.

Our solutions range from traffic lights, tolling solutions and tunnel management to software, AI applications and the intelligent networking of all road users.

Become a Traffic Transformer and help us to continue transforming towns and cities all over the world.

 

Our Commitment:

 At Yunex Traffic, the uniqueness of our people is our strength. Our people are at the heart of what we do and every voice, perspective and contribution is valued. The future of mobility needs people who think down different tracks and we empower our people to transform cities all over the world. Join us and make a difference toQualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

Yunex Traffic follows a hybrid work structure where employees can work remotely for up to 50% of their scheduled time. Working collaboratively in the office allows for in-person group thinking and building on teamwork. Our positions are designed so that a person is within commuting distance from many of our regional offices within the United States.  

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Yunex Traffic is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or 

We believe that a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our team. While growing our international team, we are committed to providing an inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment which supports and enables each team member with personal growth along life’s journey. Benefits like parental leave and support for continued education are just a few of the ways Yunex Traffic strives to support our employees. Here at Yunex Traffic we believe and embrace that a diverse workforce is the only way to have a successful company. We therefore greatly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual origin

 


Nearest Major Market: Austin