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MotiveSoftware Engineer - Monitoring
Motive's Equipment Monitoring group develops backend services that give fleet operators visibility into where trailers, reefers, heavy machinery and small assets are, how they are used…
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Motive's Equipment Monitoring group develops backend services that give fleet operators visibility into where trailers, reefers, heavy machinery and small assets are, how they are used and whether they are healthy. This full-time role is listed in the United States. The engineer constructs the ingestion and stream-processing layers that convert sensor data from IoT hardware into live location data, geofence triggers, trip records and alerts, and works alongside the embedded…
Job Description
Motive's Equipment Monitoring group develops backend services that give fleet operators visibility into where trailers, reefers, heavy machinery and small assets are, how they are used and whether they are healthy. This full-time role is listed in the United States. The engineer constructs the ingestion and stream-processing layers that convert sensor data from IoT hardware into live location data, geofence triggers, trip records and alerts, and works alongside the embedded and firmware groups and IoT colleagues on device payload formats and data paths.
Day-to-day work involves building observable, dependable services for telemetry from very large device counts, running Kafka and Flink pipelines for geofencing, alerting, trip building and location, designing APIs for internal and external apps, reducing technical debt, improving code quality, working on AWS, using AI coding assistants to boost productivity, and mentoring others.
The posting asks for a computer science or related degree, five-plus years of software development, and experience with distributed and event-driven systems built on Kafka, Flink, Kinesis or similar tools. Familiarity with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Cassandra and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP or Azure is expected, while IoT or geospatial work is a plus. The arrangement is hybrid, with two office days a week. Pay varies by residence; the Canada range is CAD 171,000 to 200,000.
Responsibilities
- Build observable, reliable backend services for telemetry from sensors, beacons and gateways
- Operate pipelines that drive geofencing, alerting, trip building and asset positioning
- Design and maintain scalable interfaces for internal and external applications
- Coordinate device data agreements with embedded and IoT teams to deliver features end to end
- Reduce technical debt and improve code quality
- Work on AWS systems and coach other engineers
Requirements
- Five-plus years of software development
- Practical experience with distributed systems and event-driven or stream-processing pipelines
- Working knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases
- Background deploying services to AWS, GCP, Azure or an on-premises private cloud
- Ownership attitude and problem-solving drive
Qualifications
- Computer science or related degree
- Ruby, Golang or Kotlin/Java (a plus)
- IoT, sensor or geospatial background (a plus)
Core Skills
Benefits
- Medical, pharmacy, vision and dental coverage
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Disability cover (short and long term)
- Life insurance
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is the role based?
The listing names the United States and describes two days a week in the office.
What salary does the posting offer?
A compensation range of CAD 171,000 to 200,000 for candidates in Canada, which the posting says depends on where the candidate lives.
What experience is required?
Five-plus years of software development, including distributed or stream-processing systems.
What benefits are listed?
Medical, pharmacy, vision and dental cover, paid and sick time off, disability cover, life insurance and a 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility.
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