Senior Software Engineer, Backend; Digital Products

Overview

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Digital Products) – Fremont, California, United States

Scout Motors is building electric vehicles with a legacy of American innovation. We empower diverse, entrepreneurial teams to shape the future of transportation and deliver digital products and services that meet customer and partner needs.

Join us to drive change and help define the digital core of Scout Motors.

As the Senior Staff Software Engineer for Scout Motors’ digital products and services, you will lead teams of highly skilled software engineers and drive the development of digital solutions for customers and business partners. Key products in the digital portfolio include order management, customer management, production, inventory and planning optimization, loyalty, merchandise, servicing and repairs, mobile app, vehicle connectivity, charging, and more.

You will work with engineering managers, senior engineers, and cross‑functional partners to design the technical foundations of multiple products and services.

• Bachelor s or master s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and scaling software products and services, providing technical leadership and direction for development, preferably with a focus on backend platform and services development.
• Experience building a comprehensive understanding of APIs, microservices, databases, integrations and other complex backend systems.
• Strong coding skills, navigating codebases with different languages and tools (Go, gRPC, Graph
  
  QL), building and managing CI/CD pipelines supporting services, web and mobile releases.
• Knowledge of potential system vulnerabilities and how to prevent them.
• Experience operating in startup settings, launching 0 to 1 products and services, and driving graduation to highly complex and scalable services and applications.
• Experience as a technical lead for large projects (6-12+ months), including defining the roadmap for complex projects spanning multiple teams and functions.
• Ability to internalize the best ideas from across the organization, humbly setting a vision that others are excited to get behind.
• Experience integrating with 3rd party platforms and partnering with external service providers.
• 4+ years in leading high-performing software engineering teams. Direct evidence of the ability to guide, motivate, and inspire a team towards the successful completion of complex projects.

Preferred:

• Experience building data pipes, AI/ML and web/mobile analytics.
• Experience building systems in auto industry.

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up. This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation. Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:

• Competitive insurance including:
  Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with:
  An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, 40 hours unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually;
  Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders;
  Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate s skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial California base salary range = $ - $

Internal leveling code: IC7

Notice to applicants:

• Residing inSan Francisco:
  Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• Residing inLos Angeles:
  Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner…