Software Engineer, Motion
Growth & CX
$150-200k
+ Equity
AI-driven work management platform
Job no longer available
AI-driven work management platform
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$150-200k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
We want to enable a team of 10 to do what a team of 1,000 can do today. Motion is building the first end-to-end agentic work suite for everyday businesses.
Role
Who you are
- You are passionate about making manual processes more efficient and automated
- You are proficient in Python, Typescript, React and can iterate quickly
- You are ambitious and always looking for ways to improve. For most engineers, this role will give you the most responsibilities you’ve ever had, while holding you to higher standards than other companies you’ve worked at. Don’t rest on your past achievements — expect to work your hardest and do the best work of your career at Motion. You will receive lots of coaching and feedback that you should seek to grow from
- You can take ownership of projects and lead them to completion while dealing with ambiguity and finding the right balance between speed and quality. You don’t need every detail and edge case spelled out for you because you can figure out the goals of the project and fill in the blanks
- You are a fast learner and can quickly familiarize yourself with a complex product and code base. You aren’t afraid to tackle any part of the stack or learn a new unfamiliar technology. You are comfortable with the fact that working in a startup means working around tech debt
- You have a strong understanding of how you can create the most impact, and don’t get lost in the weeds in details that don’t matter. You’re excited to work on whatever solves the biggest customer problems, not just the coolest technical challenges
- You can collaborate effectively with other talented engineers and work well in an environment where the best ideas win. The median engineer at Motion has 9 years experience. You should expect your ideas to get challenged and to learn a lot from your coworkers
What the job involves
- The goal of this role is to create compounding for our team and turn headcount on these teams from linear to logarithmic growth
- In this role, you'll work directly with Motion's co-founder Ethan to build world class systems for every function of the business
- We work hard to ensure Motion’s engineering team is one of the highest talent-density teams in the world. We have accomplished in weeks or months what it would take larger teams years to do
Our take
Today's fast-paced digital world can make time management feel overwhelming, leading many smartphones to be filled with applications for to-do lists, calendars, and project management tools. The fragmented nature of these apps makes them time-consuming and frustrating to navigate, ultimately making them unsuitable for usage within professional workforces.
Motion provides an all-in-one AI-driven time management platform for businesses, facilitating the automation of daily task planning, task prioritization, and long-term scheduling. The AI technology also automates frustrating maintenance tasks normally associated with productivity apps such as the rescheduling of unfinished work, adding exceptions for weekends or time off, and recognizing when a user is falling behind on their schedule.
Whilst businesses have a plethora of productivity platforms at their disposal, Motion has been smart to apply AI to its software to reduce the amount of time users must spend manually using it. Through this approach, the company aims to bring the benefits of time-management platforms without their pitfalls, ultimately helping to keep workers on track and minimize missed deadlines, without requiring constant manual planning time.
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Insights
Glassdoor (4)
Trustpilot (3.9)
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2025
$38m
SERIES C
May 2023
$14m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $65.1m
Company benefits
- Competitive Salary and Equity
- Health Benefits
- Generous PTO
- Work from Home Equipment
- 100% Remote Friendly
- Annual COmpany Off-sites
Company values
- Take personal ownership
- Disagree & commit
- Raw hours make a difference
- Straightforward communication
- Look for opportunities to grow
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Articles
Leadership
Harry Qi
(Co-Founder & CEO)Ethan Yu
(Co-Founder & COO)Omid Rooholfada
(Co-Founder)Chander Ramesh
(Co-Founder & CTO)Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Motion
- Motion is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities. We do not discriminate based on gender identity, race, ancestry, disability, religion, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome and encourage all qualified candidates to apply for our job openings.
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