Staff Software Engineer, Mudflap
Ruby on Rails
$200-250k
+ Equity
More information about location
Fuel discounts for truck drivers
Job no longer available
Fuel discounts for truck drivers
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$200-250k
+ Equity
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
Mudflap's mission is to change a $1 trillion industry for the better.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of professional software development experience
- Extensive experience building robust, scalable backend systems with Ruby on Rails
- Proven track record of technical leadership and mentoring in high-performing teams
- Strong understanding of API design, system architecture, and backend performance optimization
- Passion for solving complex problems and simplifying them for others
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment typical of early-stage startups
- Curious, self-driven, and committed to continuous learning and improvement
What the job involves
- As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of our platform
- You’ll lead architectural initiatives, mentor team members, and drive the technical direction of our backend systems, built primarily in Ruby on Rails, to support our mobile and web applications
- We are extremely product and customer centric, and engineers play a key role in major company-wide projects
- This is an opportunity to build at a rapid pace and continue creating a platform that hundreds of thousands of SMB trucking companies use to run their business - and love!
- Drive technical strategy for key initiatives, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across our systems
- Lead the design and development of large-scale, production-grade applications and APIs using Ruby on Rails
- Architect complex features and third-party integrations that are resilient and maintainable
- Set standards for technical excellence, code quality, and best practices across the engineering organization
- Mentor and guide engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical planning
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions
- Influence architectural decisions and contribute to long-term technical planning
- Design scalable, future-proof data models and database schemas
- Take full ownership of projects—from concept through to deployment and beyond
- Lead by example with clean, well-tested, maintainable code
Our take
Owner-operators make up 9% of the truckers on the road, in other words 680,000 small businesses forming the backbone of the U.S’s crucial trucking industry. However, only big fleets get major fuel discounts because they have large gallon volumes, leaving these self-employed truckers to pay full price.
Mudflap is bringing those savings to owner-operators & small fleets. When drivers sign up for the app, they join tens of thousands of users which Mudflap then leverages to drive sales for truck stops which offer discounts on fuel in return. It’s a smart model which massively simplifies the process for earning discounts compared to the old route of a fuel card which requires a credit check.
Stop managers could be sceptical about working with mobile payments in return for a promise of increased demand. However, the company provides its entire network with a Mudflap tablet through which to handle all payment transactions within the network, making it easy for whoever is behind the counter.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
52% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- A flexible, remote-first company
- A team of talented individuals on a mission to change a $1 trillion industry for the better
- A high bar for quality and commitment to self-improvement
- An open mind to new ideas and methodologies
- Opportunities and support for massive career growth
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Sharon Yapp
(Co-Founder & Head of Product)Previously Director of Product Management at Trip.com, Zinio, Care.com, and Trucker Path.
Sanjay Desai
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Chief Product Officer at Klout and Trucker Path. Was also CEO of SchoolTube.
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