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Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Motive · Hybrid - San Francisco, California; Hybrid - Seattle

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Motive's roles stay open a median of 73 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of Motive's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Motive
high
133 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
2026-10-23

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 Software Engineer on the Equipment Monitoring team, you will develop backend systems that enhance fleet visibility into equipment location and health using IoT data. Your responsibilities include building and maintaining stream-processing pipelines, designing scalable APIs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure effective data flow and feature delivery. This role also involves mentoring other engineers and leveraging AI tools to improve productivity and code quality.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
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

  • 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 (Kafka, Flink, Kinesis or similar)
  • Experience in modern programming languages. Proficiency in Ruby, Golang, Kotlin/Java is a plus
  • Experience with Relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and Cassandra
  • Experience building for Cloud Infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, Azure or private clouds

Nice to have

  • Experience with IoT/sensor data or geospatial systems (geofencing, location) is a plus

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

  • Hybrid in the office two days a week
  • No specific salary figure mentioned beyond the range
  • Role involves collaboration with hardware and IoT teams, which may require a willingness to engage with physical devices

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Listed by Motive on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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