Software Engineer - Backend

1 Day ago • 3-6 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Software Engineer at Motive, you will be part of a team that designs and develops components and services to bring product ideas to life. You will implement scalable architecture, collaborate with a cross-functional team, and contribute to robust projects critical for Fleet Safety. This includes server solutions interfacing with top-tier Dashcams and developing tools for Safety managers and drivers. You will launch and support features for the trucking industry and its partners, lead code reviews, and help guide software architecture decisions. Also, you'll serve as a resource for the product team to determine the technical feasibility of features.

Must have:

3+ years of software development experience
Degree in computer science or related field
Experience with writing maintainable code
Strong programming skills in Ruby, GoLang, Java, Python, or NodeJS
Solid understanding of relational databases (Postgres or MySQL)
Experience with scaling, troubleshooting, migrations and security of distributed systems
Experience with CI/CD and version control (Git)

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Job Details

Who we are:

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.

Motive serves more than 120,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

Visit gomotive.com to learn more.

About the Role:

As a Software Engineer, you will be a part of a team who can turn product ideas into reality by designing components and services for new feature developments. You will implement scalable architecture and work with an enthusiastic team contributing to robust projects that will be critical for Fleet Safety such as server solutions that interface with best in class Dashcams, tracking critical driving events, and tools for both Safety managers and drivers.

What You'll Do:

Collaborate with a cross functional team to design and document scalable solutions
Ability to write secure, maintainable code that powers the platform that connects the world’s trucks
Launch and support features that will be used by trucking industry and its partners
Lead code reviews and help to guide software architecture decisions
Resource for the product team to determine technical feasibility of features

What We're Looking For:

3+ years of software development experience
A degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
An affinity for creating software that is extensible, performant, and easy to read
Strong programming skills in one or more of these languages: Ruby (Rails), GoLang, Java, Python, or NodeJS
Solid understanding of relational databases preferably Postgres or MySQL
Experience with scaling, troubleshooting, migrations and security of distributed systems
Experience with NoSQL databases, AWS, micro services, SOA
Experience with CI/CD and version control (preferably Git)

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