Software Engineer, Motive

Embedded IoT

$107-164k

Salary is applicable to US rate only and may vary on further locations

Linux

Android

C++

Senior and Expert level

Austin

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

1-2 days a week in office

Fleet management platform for trucks

Open for applications

Fleet management platform for trucks

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceLogisticsTransportInternet of ThingsSaaS

Open for applications

$107-164k

Salary is applicable to US rate only and may vary on further locations

Linux

Android

C++

Senior and Expert level

Austin

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

1-2 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceLogisticsTransportInternet of ThingsSaaS

Company mission

To connect the world’s trucks.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We are looking for a motivated and driven self-starter, to further our solutions on embedded platforms
5+ years of experience
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Strong programming experience and demonstrated proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems, including development of algorithms, manipulation of complex data structures, and implementing highly optimized code
Consumer electronics experience or familiarity with 2-3 or relevant technologies: mutli-core ARM processors, WiFi/BT, IoT
Familiarity with ARM or equivalent embedded multi-core microprocessor architectures is required
Strong understanding of operating systems concepts such as thread scheduling, context switching and memory management is required
RTOS, Linux or Android OS with ARM
Electrical bus communication such as UART, CAN, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, etc

What the job involves

As an Embedded Engineer, you will have an amazing opportunity to shape the way we develop our IoT embedded solutions
As an exceptional technical engineer and self-starter, you are able to design, execute and test new telematics and connectivity features on a range of Linux, Android or real-time operating systems
This role will help build the next-generation embedded solutions for Motive. You understand how to design and develop modular software features in a collaborative environment and agile team
This role offers immense career advancement and opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology
Design and development of high-performance firmware and software for cutting-edge embedded platforms
Debug, optimize, and validate firmware on complex embedded multi-core architectures
Develop automated and unit-level functional testing to validate features
Engage with a cross-disciplinary team to design, develop and test features up the stack

Our take

Trucking is a huge but fragmented industry that was largely ignored by Silicon Valley until companies such as Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) came along. The integrated fleet management platform acts as air traffic control for trucks, bringing drivers online and into the 21st century.

The company offers both hardware and software solutions to freight companies, allowing them to manage their fleet and keep their drivers safe. One of these solutions is an AI-powered dashcam that detects unsafe driving behavior in real time and instantly alerts the driver.

The platform, which is used by over 120,000 companies, from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises, received series F funding in 2022, which is being used to accelerate its investment in AI, expand its product offerings into spend management, and grow its enterprise capabilities.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-13% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4)

Trustpilot (1.8)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Jul 2025

$150m

LATE VC

May 2022

$150m

SERIES F

Total funding: $717.3m

Company HQ

Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Obaid Khan

(COO)

Studied Political Science and Government at University of California before founding KeepTruckin in 2013.

Shoaib Makani

(CEO)

Studied Government & Economics at LSE. Analytics Intern at Yahoo. Worked for a year at Google as APMM. Went on to work in Business Development at AdMob.

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