Backend Software Engineer, Motive

CA$121-161k

Salary in CAD, may vary in other locations

AWS

GCP

Java

Redis

Postgres

Ruby

Kotlin

Cassandra

Azure

Golang

DynamoDB

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

Vancouver

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

CA$121-161k

Salary in CAD, may vary in other locations

AWS

GCP

Java

Redis

Postgres

Ruby

Kotlin

Cassandra

Azure

Golang

DynamoDB

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

Vancouver

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

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 in the FleetFoundation team, you will build scalable APIs and services that are core to Motive’s success
We are looking for strong engineers to build the platform that will be leveraged by multiple teams at Motive such as Safety, Motive Cards, Assets etc
The team is responsible for providing a fast, reliable and accurate view of Trips, Drivers, Vehicles and other critical Fleet data
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.

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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