Java/Kotlin Developer, Masabi
Contract
Fare payments platform for public transit systems
Job no longer available
Fare payments platform for public transit systems
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To drive the fare payment revolution, powering the journeys of millions all over the world.
Role
Who you are
- Required experience is simple: solid core programming skills in Kotlin, and a desire to implement quality software that operates at scale
- We don’t expect to hire developers who already pre-understand our whole stack – apart from anything else, we want the stack to keep evolving as developers identify new tools and frameworks
- However, we are looking for people who can operate as part of a team that owns their piece of software, can influence its growth, and advise on the best shape of a new feature
What the job involves
- We believe making great products should be enjoyable and rewarding. Our teams are self-organising – most use scrum, kanban or a hybrid approach that gives them the best chance to meet their collective goals
- Each team has specialists in dev, test, (sometimes hardware too) and deployment who work together to create fantastic business outcomes for our customers
- We have hack days a few times a year, with small yet perfectly formed prizes, but mostly we do it for fun, to learn, and to prototype cool ideas that might help our customers
- As a part of the Fares team, you will build new features in several backend services that are operating in the core of our systems
- Expanding our best-fare calculation engine to support new tariff schemes will continue to offer a complex and unique challenge for prospective developers
- The Fares team is a self-organising team that is responsible for designing, implementing, testing and releasing the new functionalities
- We have the freedom of choosing the preferred tech, having the opportunity to work on different kinds of technologies and programming paradigms
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Masabi is developing a SaaS-based fare collection and ticketing platform that allows commuters to buy and present tickets for public transport on their mobile phones or by tapping a bank card. Replacing ticket booths, vending machines and on-board points of sale, Masabi presents a convenient and modern alternative for public transport providers without the hefty set-up fees of an in-house solution.
Competition has recently been heating up in the SaaS for mobility services sector, and Masabi now faces competition from the likes of Transloc, Passport and SilverRail Technologies. However, Masabi stands out with the flexibility of its platform and its ease of implementation (just over two weeks in the case of Nikko Kotsu Bus in Japan, compared to the months it can take for competing solutions).
Masabi now has deployments with over 150 transit agencies in 9 countries, with millions of passengers using its fare and ticketing system each year. It is continuing to expand its customer base, most recently deploying its platform with Eau Claire Transit and the Las Vegas Regional Transportation Commission. As more transit companies switch from legacy systems to modern ticketing solutions, Masabi is well poised for future success.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2019
$20m
SERIES C
Dec 2015
$12m
SERIES B
Total funding: $40.8m
Company benefits
- Enhanced parental leave
- 25 days of holiday per year plus the option to buy another 5 days pro-rated
- Private Healthcare via AXA including pre-existing conditions and mental health
- Life Insurance
- Choice of workstation
- Flexibility to work from home whenever you need to and flexible working hours (we are currently operating either fully remote or in a hybrid mode, please see Remote Working Policy below for more details)
- Ability to work for up to 3 months per year from any country in the world
- Pension scheme
- Training allowance of up to £1000 per year
- £200 annual allowance for any home office need or improvement
- Onsite/video yoga classes
- Childcare vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Unlimited snacks and drinks, with regular free lunches (when in the office)
- Regular social gatherings with a monthly allowance for each employee
- Biannual company events
- Fun and collaborative environment with a focus on making a difference in the world
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Ed Howson
(Co-Founder)Previously Senior Account Manager at AxiCom, Founder and Managing Partner at Temono Communications since 2005.
Tom Godber
(Co-Founder & Advisor)Previously Developer at Accenture & at Trilogy Software, Non Exec Director at Pinga and ex-CPO at Masabi since the establishment of the company. They are a Mentor for Black Valley since October 2021.
Ben Whitaker
(Director & Co-Founder)Previously a security expert and engineer, Ben has helped define the UK rail mobile ticketing standard and is now the company’s product evangelist, focusing primarily on innovation.
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