About the role
Who we are: Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks. Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector. Visit gomotive.com to learn more.
About
the Role: As a Software Engineer at Motive, you will design and build scalable product and platform capabilities that power mission-critical customer experiences, with meaningful ownership from architecture through production operations. In this role, you will report into an Engineering Manager, and help shape technical direction, raise engineering standards, and mentor other engineers while partnering across product and engineering teams to deliver reliable, secure, and maintainable systems. What You’ll Do: Design, build, and ship scalable services, APIs, and product features with a strong emphasis on reliability, maintainability, and performance. Drive technical design and make sound architecture decisions for new capabilities and improvements to existing systems. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to refine
requirements and deliver high-quality solutions that solve meaningful customer problems. Improve engineering excellence through code reviews, testing, monitoring, logging, debugging, and operational best practices. Mentor engineers and contribute to team direction by sharing knowledge, providing technical guidance, and helping scale effective engineering practices. What We’re Looking For: 5+ years of software engineering experience building production systems, platforms, or customer-facing products. Strong experience with one or more modern programming languages such as Go, Ruby, Python, Java, Kotlin, Swift, or similar. Proven experience designing scalable distributed systems, data models, APIs, and cloud-native services. Strong technical judgment and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify risks, bugs, and bottlenecks early. Experience mentoring engineers and collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver complex technical initiatives. Preferred
Qualifications 8+ years of software engineering experience building production systems, platforms, or customer-facing products. Experience mentoring engineers and collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver complex technical initiatives. Experience leading technical projects, designing distributed systems. Pay Transparency Your
compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total
compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers
benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care
benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all
benefits are subject to eligibility
requirements). Learn more about our
benefits by visiting Motive
Perks &
Benefits The base
compensation range for this role is: $20,000 — $235,000 USD Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here . UK Candidate Privacy Notice here . The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology. All job postings are for existing vacancies. Please note; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices.
About Motive
Motive develops technology that connects and automates physical operations for businesses across various industries. The company provides a platform that combines telematics, fleet management, compliance tools, equipment monitoring, and AI-powered safety solutions. Its products help companies track vehicles, monitor driver behavior, automate workflows, and ensure regulatory compliance through real-time data and analytics. Motive also offers integrated solutions for spend management and maintenance, enabling businesses to control costs and improve operational efficiency. The platform supports diverse sectors including trucking, construction, oil and gas, and agriculture by centralizing data and enabling actionable insights. Through automation and visibility, Motive helps organizations optimize asset utilization and enhance decision-making in day-to-day operations.
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Job details
Salary
$200,000 - $235,000
Location
San Francisco, CA
Funding
Total raised
$717M
Last stage
Series F
Investors
Founders
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.