Remote Senior Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. As the Senior Staff Software Engineer for Scout Motor’s digital products and services, you will lead teams of highly skilled software engineers and drive the development of digital solutions and services for our customers and business partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering and scaling software products and services, providing technical leadership and direction for development, preferably with a focus on back-end platform and services development
• Experience building comprehensive understanding of APIs, microservices, databases, integrations and other complex backend systems
• Strong coding skills, navigating codebases with different languages and tools (GoLang, React, Kotlin, Swift, gRPC, GraphQL), building and managing ci/cd pipelines supporting services, web and mobile releases
• Knowledge of potential system vulnerabilities and how to prevent them
• Experience operating in start-up settings, launching 0 to 1 products and services, and driving graduation to highly complex and scalable services and applications
• Experience as a technical lead for large projects (6-12+ months in length), including defining the roadmap for complex projects spanning multiple teams and functions
• Ability to internalize the best ideas from across the organization, humbly setting a vision that others are excited to get behind
• Experience integrating with 3rd party platforms and partnering with external service providers
• 5+ years in leading high-performing software engineering teams. Direct evidence of the ability to guide, motivate, and inspire a team towards the successful completion of complex projects

Responsibilities

• Work with engineers & technical leaders across the company to ship interoperable products and services on strong foundations that manage customer interactions inside and outside of the vehicle
• Partner with cross-functional partners to produce how and when plans to support systems and product requirements. Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation
• Assess and recommend key tools and technology decisions that will power the digital ecosystem. Influence decisions on build/buy/partner, contemplating today’s needs, and future enterprise requirements
• Own and drive the technical roadmap and architecture for scout business services and processes. Manage and extend services and infrastructure, constantly improving and adding new features, while driving operational excellence
• Develop technology and best practices capable of supporting scalable, functional, and reliable products, services and their associated integrations
• Promote and drive best practices and industry standards across the company
• Champion software engineering and operational excellence, establishing and improving metrics and processes. Set a high bar for engineering standards, tooling, and processes
• Assist in calibrating and developing the software engineering team
• Recruit and manage a team of software engineers, setting the bar for quality software development

Preferred Qualifications

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

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 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 circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave