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Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Motive

San Francisco, CA · full time · Lead / Staff / Principal

$140,000 – $193,000

Listed on Motive’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role involves designing and operating backend systems that process IoT telemetry from hundreds of thousands of devices to give fleet operators real-time visibility into equipment location and health. It suits experienced engineers comfortable with distributed systems, stream processing, and cloud infrastructure who want to work near hardware while building scalable cloud services.

Our summary, not Motive’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field
  • 5+ years software development experience
  • Experience building distributed systems and event-driven/stream-processing pipelines
  • Experience with Relational and NoSQL databases
  • Experience building for Cloud Infrastructure
  • Hybrid in office two days per week

Nice to have

  • Proficiency in Ruby, Golang, Kotlin/Java
  • Experience with IoT/sensor data or geospatial systems
  • Familiarity with AI tools like Cursor or CoPilot

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