Senior Staff Software Engineer-Backend

The role

You will lead a team of software engineers and drive the development of digital solutions for customers and business partners. You will design technical underpinnings, build key systems, and act as a technical mentor and leader.

What you will do

• Define and drive long-term technical strategy for critical digital platforms.
• Partner with senior engineering, product, and business leaders to shape technology investments and architectural direction.
• Lead the definition of scalable architectural patterns and engineering standards.
• Drive resolution of highly ambiguous and business-critical technical challenges.
• Identify opportunities to simplify systems and reduce technical debt.
• Lead large, multi-year technical initiatives and provide technical oversight.
• Build alignment among diverse stakeholders and influence strategic technical decisions.
• Serve as a recognized technical authority for backend systems and platform architecture.
• Develop and mentor senior engineers, staff engineers, and emerging technical leaders.
• Represent engineering in strategic discussions with external partners and executive stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• 12+ years of experience building and scaling complex software platforms.
• Significant experience influencing technical strategy at an organizational level.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, platform engineering, APIs, microservices, cloud-native technologies, and large-scale backend ecosystems.
• Proven track record of defining architectural direction that spans multiple teams, organizations, or product domains.
• Demonstrated success leading highly complex initiatives with significant business, customer, or operational impact.
• Experience establishing engineering standards, reference architectures, and technical governance practices across an organization.
• Recognized expertise in evaluating strategic technology decisions.
• Exceptional ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders without direct authority.
• Proven record of mentoring senior engineers and developing future technical leaders.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership to align technical strategy with business objectives.
• Experience representing engineering in strategic engagements with external partners, vendors, and technology providers.

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 its heritage to shape the future of transportation. The company empowers inclusive and entrepreneurial teams to innovate.