Motive is seeking a Staff System Software Engineer to design and develop cutting-edge IoT platforms, solve complex technical challenges, and deliver scalable, high-performance solutions to empower physical operations.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in software development, with deep expertise in either device, backend, cloud, or mobile platforms, and familiarity with others.
- Proficiency in Golang, Kotlin, and C++, with a track record of writing elegant, maintainable, and high-performance code.
- Full Stack and Ecosystem understanding - from development and dependencies, modern best practices, to CI/CD understanding, cloud-native, and security-aware experience.
- Experience working with analytics and observability from client to cloud, such as Snowflake and Redash reporting, Grafana and Datadog metrics, and agent methodologies.
- Ability to rapidly master new technologies and adapt to ambiguity, whether it’s distributed systems including embedded devices, machine learning infrastructure, or front-end frameworks.
- A strategic problem-solver who balances technical trade-offs with business impact.
- A proven history of independent, ambitious project delivery in fast-paced environments.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize high-performance software and firmware for next-gen IoT platforms.
- Troubleshoot and optimize software on complex distributed systems, ensuring security, scalability, and resilience.
- Create data test driven end to end simulation frameworks to validate system integrity at scale.
- Leverage AI-powered coding tools to enhance productivity and drive innovation.
- Act as a technical mentor, fostering a culture of excellence, ownership, and pragmatism across the engineering team.
- Embrace rapid iteration and experimentation, solving real-time problems and pivoting when necessary to achieve breakthrough results.
- Collaborate with executive and product teams to translate abstract ideas into actionable engineering plans.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong communication skills, capable of translating complex technical challenges into clear, actionable plans.
- A natural leader with the conviction to push for the right technical solutions and challenge the status quo.
- Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
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