# Senior Software Engineer

**Company:** [Motive](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/motive)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $140k – $193k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Ruby, Go, Kotlin, Java, Kafka, Flink, kinesis, Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis, Cassandra, AWS, GCP, Azure
**Posted:** 2026-07-31

> Build and operate scalable backend services and stream-processing pipelines (Kafka, Flink) that process telemetry from hundreds of thousands of IoT devices. Requires 5+ years experience with distributed systems, modern languages, databases, and cloud infrastructure; IoT/geospatial experience a plus.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do

- Develop highly observable, reliable, and scalable backend services that process telemetry from hundreds of thousands of IoT devices (sensors, beacons, asset gateways).
- Build and operate stream-processing pipelines (Kafka, Flink) powering geo-fencing, alerting, trip construction, and asset location.
- Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs for both internal and external applications.
- Collaborate with Embedded, IoT, and cross-functional teams on device data contracts and end-to-end feature delivery.
- Champion engineering excellence by proactively reducing technical debt and improving code quality.
- Leverage AI tools such as Cursor, CoPilot to increase productivity and code quality.
- Actively work on our AWS Cloud infrastructure, and mentor and learn from other engineers to foster a culture of continuous growth.

## What We're Looking For

- 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
- 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

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