Software Engineer, Backend

Overview

Build scalable payment and fleet APIs/services on AWS.

Key Responsibilities

• ai tools
• aws cloud
• api design
• monitoring
• data modeling
• code quality

Tasks

-Leverage AI tools such as Cursor, CoPilot to increase productivity and code quality -Build appropriate monitoring, logging, debugging for the health of the system. -Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver on project goals. -Develop highly observable, reliable, and scalable platform components with a focus on long-term maintainability. -Actively work on our AWS cloud infrastructure -Actively work on our AWS Cloud infrastructure -Build and make scalable design choices for API interfaces to work across internal and external applications and services. -Mentor and learn from the developers within the engineering organization -Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs for both internal and external applications. -Mentor and learn from other engineers to foster a culture of continuous growth. -Building software that improves the cost of running a service in production, reduces iteration time and helps you and the team make better decisions about how and what we build and try next. -Build and scale data models and improve system performance. -Champion engineering excellence by proactively reducing technical debt and improving code quality.

Requirements

• ruby
• golang
• aws
• postgresql
• micro‑services
• 3+ years

What You Bring

-Ownership and Problem Solving mindset -Ability to quickly learn billing/payment related third party integration like stripe or adyen. -Experience building product infrastructure, distributed systems and data models -Experience building product platforms, using micro-services and distributed systems technologies -3+ years software development experience -Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and Cassandra -Experience with Relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and Cassandra -2+ years software development experience -B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field -Communicate effectively cross functional teams and projects. -Experience building for Cloud Infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, Azure or private clouds -Experience in modern programming languages. Proficiency in Ruby, Golang, Kotlin/Java is a plus. -Experience in Ruby on Rails, Go Lang, Java, Javascript/Node.js or similar language

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About Motive

-Launched with a simple goal: digitize driver hours and logs for truckers. -Evolved into an integrated platform combining IoT devices and AI-powered apps for managing vehicles, safety, compliance, assets, maintenance, and expenses. -Typical projects include rolling out fleet-wide dashcam systems with real-time safety alerts and automating compliance workflows for construction or oil-and-gas fleets. -Specializes in fleet management for sectors like trucking, logistics, construction, field service, agriculture, transit, and delivery. -A standout achievement: its Motive Card achieved a $1 billion annualized spend run rate, showcasing strong traction in spend management.

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