Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend

The role

You will lead a team of software engineers to develop digital solutions including order management, mobile apps, and vehicle connectivity. You will design technical architectures, manage large technical projects, and act as a technical mentor.

What you will do

• Work with engineers and technical leaders to ship interoperable products and systems
• Partner with product and design to support systems and product requirements
• Assess and recommend key tools and technology decisions
• Develop technology and best practices for scalable and reliable software products
• Execute against short-term and long-term roadmaps
• Design, code, deploy and operate technical architecture and systems
• Identify, scope, and lead large technical projects
• Champion software engineering and operational excellence
• Assist in calibrating and developing the software engineering team
• Recruit and manage a team of software engineers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and scaling software products
• Experience providing technical leadership and direction for development
• Experience building comprehensive understanding of APIs, microservices, and other complex backend systems
• Strong coding skills in GoLang, Java, Kotlin and Swift
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines supporting both web and mobile releases
• Knowledge of potential system vulnerabilities and how to prevent them
• Experience operating in start-up settings, launching 0 to 1 product, supporting early low-code tools, and driving graduation to highly customized applications
• Experience as a technical lead for large projects (6+ months in length)
• Experience integrating with 3rd party platforms and partnering with external service providers
• 4+ years in leading high-performing software engineering teams

Nice to have

• Experience building data pipes, AI/ML and web/mobile analytics
• Experience building systems in auto industry
• Full-stack development

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting
• 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO
• 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

Before you apply

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
• This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City

About the company

Scout Motors is an iconic American brand electrifying and digitizing rugged SUVs and trucks. The company empowers inclusive and entrepreneurial teams to innovate in the transportation industry.