Motive

Staff Platform Engineer

Motive · Hybrid - Austin, Texas; Hybrid - Buffalo, New York; Hybrid - Nashville, Tennessee; Hybrid - San Francisco, California; Hybrid - Seattle

Posted 13 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
13 days
Motive's roles stay open a median of 37 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of Motive's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Motive
moderate
47 stale, 18 reposted of 136 open
Hiring momentum
203 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Motive's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Motive.

About this role

As a Staff Platform Engineer at Motive, you will lead the development of systems and automation that support the Motive platform across various products. Your role will involve building CI/CD pipelines, enhancing the developer experience, and mentoring fellow engineers while focusing on secure and scalable distributed services. You will work with technologies like Kubernetes, Python, and Golang to create efficient and automated engineering solutions.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Motive as an employer.

What you need

  • 6+ years engineering experience
  • B.S. Degree in Engineering or related field
  • Building CI/CD infrastructure with multiple pipeline solutions
  • Improving the SDLC release process
  • Streamlining microservice creation mechanisms
  • Streamlining developer's local environments

Nice to have

  • Experience with Gerrit and Android OS (AOSP) build systems
  • Experience with embedded systems builds and compiles

What you get

  • health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits
  • paid time off
  • sick time off
  • short term and long term disability coverage
  • life insurance
  • 401k contribution

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond hybrid options
  • Compensation range provided, but varies based on location
  • Role involves mentoring, which may require strong interpersonal skills

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Listed by Motive on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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