Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Digital Products)
Scout Motors10 hours ago
Base Salary
$182k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of scalable digital product architectures and backend systems.
- Work with engineering, product, design, and technical leaders to deliver interoperable products and systems supporting customer interactions inside and outside the vehicle.
- Define technical roadmaps, lead large projects spanning multiple teams, and make technology, build-versus-buy, and partner decisions.
- Establish engineering standards, tooling, metrics, processes, and operational excellence practices.
- Recruit, manage, mentor, calibrate, and develop software engineering teams while setting a high bar for quality.
- Integrate with third-party platforms and external service providers and support the evolution of early-stage products into customized applications.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering and scaling software products, preferably involving ecommerce, payments, digital products, and backend platforms.
- 5+ years of experience leading high-performing software engineering teams, with evidence of guiding teams through complex projects.
- Experience with APIs, microservices, complex backend systems, and integrations with third-party platforms.
- Strong coding skills across Go, Java, Kotlin, and Swift, including management of pipelines supporting web and mobile releases.
- Experience leading large technical projects lasting 6+ months and defining roadmaps across multiple teams and functions.
- Experience in startup environments, launching 0-to-1 products, supporting low-code tools, and scaling toward customized applications.
- Knowledge of system vulnerabilities and prevention techniques.
- Preferred experience includes data pipelines, web or mobile analytics, automotive systems, and full-stack development.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance.
- 401(k) program with employer matching and immediate vesting.
- 20 days of planned paid time off as accrued, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 annual company or floating holidays.
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders.
- Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, and military leave.
- Full-time, exempt role based in Fremont, California, with three days per week in the office and occasional travel.
About Scout Motors
Scout Motors designs and manufactures electric trucks and rugged SUVs for consumer drivers, reviving the historic Scout off‑road brand. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company is building a manufacturing plant in Blythewood, South Carolina. Its lineup targets work and outdoor use, with both an all‑electric powertrain and a Harvester range‑extender option that integrates a gas generator for extended range.