# Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Hiring organization: [Motive](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/motive)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d1279816-3de9-4b45-9e0a-3bf879430803

Listed on Motive's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Salary: 140000 – 193000 USD per year

## Summary

Build backend systems that process IoT sensor data from fleet equipment at scale, designing Kafka and Flink pipelines to deliver real-time location tracking and alerts to customers. This role suits engineers experienced with distributed systems and stream processing who want to work across the full stack from embedded devices through cloud infrastructure.

_Our summary, not Motive's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Cassandra, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, DynamoDB, Java, Kotlin, PostgreSQL, Redis, Ruby

## Required

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Experience building distributed systems and event-driven/stream-processing pipelines
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Experience building on cloud infrastructure
- Ownership and problem-solving mindset
- Hybrid in office two days per week

## Nice to have

- Experience with modern programming languages like Ruby, Golang, Kotlin, or Java
- Experience with IoT/sensor data or geospatial systems including geofencing and location tracking

Apply on Motive's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gomotive/jobs/8651443002