Backend Services Software Engineer, Motive
$107-170k
1-2 days a week in office
Fleet management platform for trucks
Open for applications
Fleet management platform for trucks
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$107-170k
1-2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect the world’s trucks.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of software development experience
- A degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
- An affinity for creating software that is extensible, performant, and easy to read
- Strong programming skills in one or more of these languages: Ruby (Rails), GoLang, Java, Python, or NodeJS
- Solid understanding of relational databases preferably Postgres or MySQL
- Experience with scaling, troubleshooting, migrations and security of distributed systems
- Experience with NoSQL databases, AWS, micro services, SOAExperience with CI/CD and version control (preferably Git)
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field
- 3+ years software development experience
- Experience building product platforms, using micro-services and distributed systems technologies
- Experience in modern programming languages. Proficiency in Ruby, Golang, Kotlin/Java is a plus
- Experience with Relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and Cassandra
- Experience building for Cloud Infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, Azure or private clouds
- Ownership and Problem Solving mindset
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer, you will be a part of a team who can turn product ideas into reality by designing components and services for new feature developments
- You will implement scalable architecture and work with an enthusiastic team contributing to robust projects that will be critical for Fleet Safety such as server solutions that interface with best in class Dashcams, tracking critical driving events, and tools for both Safety managers and drivers
- Collaborate with a cross functional team to design and document scalable solutions Ability to write secure, maintainable code that powers the platform that connects the world’s trucks
- Launch and support features that will be used by trucking industry and its partnersLead code reviews and help to guide software architecture decisions
- Resource for the product team to determine technical feasibility of features
- As a Software Engineer in the FleetFoundation team, you will build scalable APIs and services that are core to Motive’s success
- Develop highly observable, reliable, and scalable platform components with a focus on long-term maintainability
- Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs for both internal and external applications
- Champion engineering excellence by proactively reducing technical debt and improving code quality
- Leverage AI tools such as Cursor, CoPilot to increase productivity and code quality
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver on project goals
- Actively work on our AWS Cloud infrastructure
- Mentor and learn from other engineers to foster a culture of continuous growth
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.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-13% employee growth in 12 months
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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