Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Digital Products)

Scout Motors
Fremont, CA
Category Engineering
Job Description
Join Scout Motors, a company that is revolutionizing the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace, as a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Digital Products).

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering and scaling software products, providing technical leadership and direction for development, preferably with a focus on ecommerce, payments, digital products, and back-end platform development.
  • Experience building comprehensive understanding of APIs, microservices, and other complex backend systems.
  • Strong coding skills, navigating codebases with different languages (GoLang, Java, Kotlin and Swift) and tools, building and managing CI/CD pipelines supporting both web and mobile releases.
  • Experience operating in start-up settings, launching 0 to 1 product, supporting early low-code tools, and driving graduation to highly customized applications.
  • Experience as a technical lead for large projects (6+ months in length), including defining the roadmap for complex projects spanning multiple teams and functions
  • 4+ years in leading high-performing software engineering teams. Direct evidence of the ability to guide, motivate, and inspire a team towards the successful completion of complex projects.

Benefits

  • Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
  • 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
  • Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued, 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
  • Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
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