Scout Motors is looking to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by developing and enhancing their digital products, including mobile and desktop applications, vehicle connectivity solutions, mapping services, production, inventory and planning optimization, and servicing and repairs.
Requirements
- 15+ years in software development and experience with scaling software products, with 5+ years in technical leadership roles focused on front-end development
- Deep expertise with popular tools/frameworks and libraries such as React.js, WebGL, GSAP, Framer, Stro, etc., along with knowledge of their ecosystem and best practices, is required.
- Expertise in micro-frontend architecture and its practical application in large-scale systems.
- Proven ability to define and drive the architectural direction for large-scale front-end systems, with extensive experience building complex applications that consume GraphQL, RESTful, and RPC APIs—ensuring long-term scalability, maintainability, and performance.
- Deep knowledge of UI/UX design principles, responsive/mobile-first design, SEO, accessibility (WCAG), and performance optimization.
- Exposure to analytics, experimentation platforms, and feature flagging tools.
- Deep understanding of robust branching strategies, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks (Playwright, Cypress), and cloud environments (AWS preferred).
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and develop scalable and performant front-end applications for web and mobile platforms.
- Define and drive implementation of best practices in front-end development, including accessibility, security, testing, performance, and maintainability.
- Lead and mentor engineers across multiple squads, fostering growth and raising the technical bar for front-end engineering.
- Work with Design and Product teams to deliver seamless and delightful user experiences while balancing technical feasibility and scalability.
- Make critical decisions on frameworks, tooling, and component architecture to support long-term code health and efficiency.
- Contribute to the technical roadmap, ensure alignment with business goals, and guide major initiatives from concept to launch.
- Collaborate with backend and platform engineers to ensure smooth integration and consistency across the digital stack.
Other
- This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Fremont, California.
- The responsibilities of this role require 2 days per week attendance in office with in-person meetings and events regularly.
- Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.
- We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset.
- You'll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- You'll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals.
- Education/Certifications: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field
- Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience operating in start-up settings, launching 0 to 1 product
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with a passion for finding elegant solutions to complex challenges
- Prior experience working experience in a manufacturing or automotive environment
- Deep understanding and practical experience in identifying, mitigating, and preventing common web application security vulnerabilities, aligning with the OWASP Top 10 risks (e.g., Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Broken Access Control, Injection flaws). This includes a strong command of security best practices, secure coding principles, and experience integrating security into the development lifecycle.
- Experience building mobile apps or backend services
- Residing in San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- Residing in Los Angeles: Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
- Residing in New York City: This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.
- Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected by law.
- Scout is committed to compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws.
- If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact ScoutAccommodations@scoutmotors.com.
