Motional · 21 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Command Center
Las Vegas, NV
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$172K/yr - $229K/yr
8+ years expMotional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of operational tools for their Autonomous Vehicle ride service, bridging the gap between Operations and Engineering teams.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesFleet ManagementInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Build High-Impact Ops Tools: Lead the coding and delivery of frontend and backend services that the Operations team uses daily to monitor and manage the fleet. You will balance long-term scalability with the need for immediate operational solutions
Act as the primary engineering presence at the Las Vegas AV operation center, providing real-time technical support and troubleshooting to ensure daily mission success
You will interview and onboard future hires, mentor junior engineers, and define the workflows (handovers, async communication, documentation standards) that enable seamless collaboration between Las Vegas and Singapore
Own the "Ops-to-Tech" Bridge: Partner deep with Operations, Product, and TPMs to translate complex, real-world fleet challenges into clear, actionable technical requirements for the global engineering team
Shape the Tooling Roadmap: Drive the vision for our fleet management and orchestration systems. You won't just build tickets; you will identify the right problems to solve to increase fleet efficiency and reduce manual toil
Feedback Loop Architect: Design processes and features that turn qualitative operational feedback into quantitative data, helping the global team prioritize platform improvements
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional experience as a software engineer, with a proven track record of designing and building distributed systems
Strong 'Product' Mindset: You are obsessed with value. You can look at a chaotic operational floor and architect a software solution that brings order and efficiency
Experience supporting production systems with a customer-centric mindset and strong communication skills
Ability to manage stakeholders (Ops, Product) and communicate effectively with a remote engineering team to get things done without owning the entire stack
Proficiency in Golang / Python for web service and scripting
Experience building cloud services using SQL and NoSQL databases
A Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Preferred
Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, and Terraform
Experience with OLAP databases (e.g., ClickHouse) or building observability tools for monitoring and tracing
Previous experience in the Autonomous Vehicle (AV), Robotics, or IoT industries
Benefits
Medical
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401k with a company match
Health saving accounts
Life insurance
Pet insurance
And more
Company
Motional
Motional offers an autonomous driving platform for robotaxi providers, fleet operators, and automotive manufacturers.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2024-05-03Acquired
2024-03-15Seed
Leadership Team
Laura Major
President and CEO
Balajee Kannan
Vice President, Autonomy
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