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Motive empowers physical operations teams—from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses across transportation, logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food & beverage, retail, and public sector—with a unified platform for managing drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet spend. The platform combines safety, operations, and finance capabilities with industry-leading AI to provide complete visibility and control while automating manual workloads.
As a Backend Engineer on the Workforce Management team, you will design, build, and maintain scalable software that helps physical operations teams manage their workforce more effectively. You will own projects end-to-end, contribute to technical decisions, and solve complex engineering problems with a focus on reliability, performance, and customer impact. This role supports one of Motive's fastest-growing product lines.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Designing and implementing scalable, reliable services and product features
- Owning engineering projects from technical planning through delivery and ongoing improvement
- Identifying root causes and resolving complex issues across services and systems
- Improving performance, observability, and maintainability of existing software
- Collaborating with product, design, and adjacent engineering teams to deliver cohesive solutions
- Contributing to technical discussions, design reviews, and engineering best practices
- Mentoring teammates and sharing knowledge across the engineering organization
Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong programming skills in one or more languages: Java, Go, Python, Ruby, or JavaScript
- Experience designing and building distributed, scalable, and reliable systems
- Strong understanding of relational databases, APIs, and software development fundamentals
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, microservices, testing, and continuous integration/delivery
- Ability to independently drive projects and make sound technical decisions
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
