Motive

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

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2 months ago
Seattle, WA, USA or San Francisco, CA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$140k - $193k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop observable, reliable, and scalable backend services processing telemetry from hundreds of thousands of IoT devices
  • Build and operate Kafka and Flink stream-processing pipelines for geofencing, alerting, trip construction, and asset location
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs for internal and external applications
  • Collaborate with Embedded, IoT, firmware, and cross-functional teams on device data contracts and end-to-end feature delivery
  • Reduce technical debt and improve code quality
  • Use AI productivity tools such as Cursor and CoPilot
  • Work on AWS cloud infrastructure and mentor and learn from other engineers

Requirements

  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or a related field
  • 5+ years of software development experience
  • Experience building distributed systems and event-driven or stream-processing pipelines using Kafka, Flink, Kinesis, or similar technologies
  • Experience with modern programming languages; Ruby, Golang, and Kotlin/Java proficiency is a plus
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and Cassandra
  • Experience building cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, Azure, or private clouds
  • Experience with IoT or sensor data and geospatial systems such as geofencing and location is a plus
  • Ownership and problem-solving mindset
  • Authorization to receive and access commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations

Benefits

  • Health, pharmacy, optical, and dental care benefits
  • Paid time off and sick time off
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance and 401k contribution, subject to eligibility requirements
  • Hybrid work arrangement with two days per week in the office

Tech Stack

Amazon DynamoDBApache CassandraApache FlinkApache KafkaAWSAzureGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKotlinPostgreSQLRedisRuby

Categories

BackendData Engineering
Motive

About Motive

5,001-10,000 employees

Motive builds an automated operations platform that pairs IoT hardware with AI-powered software for fleets and physical operations, covering GPS tracking, ELD compliance, dashcams, safety, maintenance, and spend management. It sells hardware and SaaS subscriptions to transportation, construction, energy, field service, and public-sector customers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, the privately held company reports serving over 120,000 businesses.

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