Software Engineer, Backend​/Fleet

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Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

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As a Software Engineer in the Fleet Foundation team, you will build scalable APIs and services that are core to Motive’s success. We are looking for strong engineers to build the platform that will be leveraged by multiple teams at Motive such as Safety, Motive Cards, Assets etc. The team is responsible for providing a fast, reliable and accurate view of Trips, Drivers, Vehicles and other critical Fleet data.

• Develop highly observable, reliable, and scalable platform components with a focus on long-term maintainability.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs for both internal and external applications.
• Champion engineering excellence by proactively reducing technical debt and improving code quality.
• Leverage AI tools such as Cursor, CoPilot to increase productivity and code quality.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver on project goals.
• Actively work on our AWS Cloud infrastructure.
• Mentor and learn from other engineers to foster a culture of continuous growth.

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years software development experience
• Experience building product platforms, using micro-services and distributed systems technologies
• Experience in modern programming languages. Proficiency in Ruby, Golang, Kotlin/Java is a plus.
• Experience with Relational and No
  
  SQL databases such as Postgre
  
  SQL, Dynamo
  
  DB, Redis, and Cassandra
• Experience building for Cloud Infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, Azure or private clouds
• Ownership and Problem Solving mindset

We are hiring in the following locations:
San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, and Toronto. This is a hybrid role
, with the expectation of being in the office 1–2 days per week.

Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits.

United States

$107,000—$164,000 USD

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

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