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Motive

Software Engineer – Monitoring

Motive

. Develop highly observable, reliable, and scalable backend services processing telemetry from hundreds of thousands of IoT devices .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $164,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in developing scalable backend services and APIs, with a strong focus on event-driven architectures and cloud infrastructure. Proficient in leveraging modern programming languages and databases while collaborating effectively across teams to enhance code quality and reduce technical debt.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Backend Service DevelopmentKafka Stream-ProcessingAWS Cloud InfrastructureDistributed SystemsAPI Design and Maintenance

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Hard Skills
Software DevelopmentEvent-Driven ArchitectureRubyGolangKotlinJavaPostgreSQLDynamoDBRedisCassandra
Soft Skills
Ownership MindsetProblem-SolvingMentoring
Tools & Technologies
KafkaFlinkCursorCoPilot
Industry Keywords
IoTTelemetryGeofencingLocation ServicesCloud Infrastructure

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureCassandraCloudDistributed SystemsDynamoDBGoogle Cloud PlatformIoTJavaKafkaKotlinNoSQLPostgresRedisRubyGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop highly observable, reliable, and scalable backend services processing telemetry from hundreds of thousands of IoT devices
  • Build and operate Kafka and Flink stream-processing pipelines powering geofencing, alerting, trip construction, and asset location
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs for internal and external applications
  • Collaborate with Embedded, IoT, and cross-functional teams on device data contracts and end-to-end feature delivery
  • Reduce technical debt and improve code quality
  • Leverage AI tools such as Cursor and CoPilot to increase productivity and code quality
  • Work on AWS cloud infrastructure
  • Mentor and learn from other engineers

Requirements

What you’ll 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 with 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
  • Experience with IoT/sensor data or geospatial systems (geofencing, location) is a plus
  • Ownership and problem-solving mindset
  • Hybrid in the office two days a week
  • Applicant must be authorized to receive and access commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Sick time off
  • Short term and long term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • 401k contribution
  • Restricted stock units may be included in total compensation for certain roles
  • Some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices