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Senior Software Engineer, Backend
full-timeSan Francisco$161k - $201k

Summary

Location

San Francisco

Salary

$161k - $201k

Type

full-time

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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 nearly 100,000 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 Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and building products that will modernize the Compliance, Fleet, and Driver management solutions for our Enterprise and Public Sector customers to increase productivity, and more importantly to keep the roads safe. As part of this role you will build scalable infrastructure, APIs/services and work with a team that is passionate and makes an impact on the trucking industry which is the driving force of the economy. We are looking for accomplished engineers to not just deliver products to bolster Motive’s success in providing Enterprise and Public Sector solutions, but to go beyond using the latest technologies.


What You’ll Do:



  • Collaborate across teams to design, deliver and support scalable product features

  • Make scalable design choices, while championing quality and simplicity

  • Leverage AI tools such as Cursor, CoPilot to increase productivity and code quality

  • Build appropriate monitoring, logging, debugging for the health of the system

  • Mentor and learn from the developers within the engineering organisation.


What We’re Looking For:



  • A degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field

  • 6+ years software development experience

  • Experience building product infrastructure, distributed systems and data models

  • Experience in Ruby on Rails, Go Lang, Java, Javascript/Node.js or similar language

  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and Cassandra

  • Experience building for Cloud Infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, Azure or private clouds


 This is a hybrid role, with the expectation of being in the San Francisco office 2 days per week.

Pay Transparency
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.

The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. For this role, the compensation range is:

United States
$161,000$201,000 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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The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology. 

Other facts

Tech stack
Software Development,Distributed Systems,Data Models,Ruby on Rails,Go Lang,Java,Javascript,Node.js,Relational Databases,NoSQL Databases,PostgreSQL,DynamoDB,Redis,Cassandra,Cloud Infrastructure,AWS,GCP,Azure

About Motive

At Motive, we deliver impactful solutions that resonate. Founded in early 2019 by a team passionate about marketing, we thrive on collaborating with diverse clients and tackling a variety of fascinating projects. Our concierge model strips away the bulk of a traditional agency, making us both nimble and cost-effective.

Our expert team of marketing, digital, and creative professionals excels in both digital and print realms. We tailor our services to fit your needs—whether you require a comprehensive brand and design transformation, engaging copy, an elegant brochure, or a detailed website audit and refresh. Our expertise allows us to scale our services to meet your demands, ensuring we adapt seamlessly to your project’s scope.

We take pride in the strong relationships we’ve built with our clients, consistently surpassing their expectations with memorable, creative, and intelligent strategies, fully engaging with each unique challenge they present.

Team size: 11-50 employees
LinkedIn: Visit
Industry: Advertising Services
Founding Year: 2019

What you'll do

  • As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build products to modernize Compliance, Fleet, and Driver management solutions. You will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable product features and ensure system health through monitoring and debugging.

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What does Motive pay for a Senior Software Engineer, Backend?

Motive offers a competitive compensation package for the Senior Software Engineer, Backend role. The salary range is USD 161k - 201k per year. Apply through Clera to learn more about the full compensation details.

What does a Senior Software Engineer, Backend do at Motive?

As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Motive, you will: as a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build products to modernize Compliance, Fleet, and Driver management solutions. You will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable product features and ensure system health through monitoring and debugging..

Why join Motive as a Senior Software Engineer, Backend?

Motive is a leading Advertising Services company. The Senior Software Engineer, Backend role offers competitive compensation.

Is the Senior Software Engineer, Backend position at Motive remote?

The Senior Software Engineer, Backend position at Motive is based in San Francisco, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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