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Motive · 1 day ago

Software Engineer, Backend

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$137K/yr - $171K/yr

4+ years exp

Motive empowers physical operations with innovative tools for enhanced safety and productivity. The Software Engineer will build core geospatial infrastructure for the FleetOps platform, focusing on high-throughput services for real-time location data processing.

Computer Software

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build and scale geospatial data models and improve system performance to handle massive volumes of incoming GPS telemetry

Design scalable API interfaces that allow internal applications and external services to efficiently query location, routing, and geofencing data

Integrate with mapping technologies, demonstrating the ability to quickly learn and utilize tools like Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, or geospatial libraries (e.g., PostGIS)

Optimize for scale and cost, building software that processes high-throughput location streams efficiently, reducing infrastructure overhead while maintaining data freshness

Ensure system health by building appropriate monitoring, logging, and debugging tools to track latency, accuracy, and reliability of location services

Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to translate complex geospatial challenges into deliverable features

Actively work on our AWS cloud infrastructure to support distributed systems and real-time data processing pipelines

Mentor and learn from the developers within the engineering organization, fostering a culture of technical excellence

Qualification

Geospatial infrastructureDistributed systemsCloud InfrastructureRuby on RailsPostgreSQLJavaJavaScript/Node.jsGo LangNoSQL databasesCommunication skills

Required

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field

4+ years software development experience

Experience building product infrastructure, distributed systems and data models

Experience in Ruby on Rails, Go Lang, Java, Javascript/Node.js or similar language

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

Benefits

Health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits

Paid time off

Sick time off

Short term and long term disability coverage

Life insurance

401k contribution

Company

Motive

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Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable.

Founded in 2013

San Francisco, California, US

1001-5000 employees

http://gomotive.com

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