Scout Motors
Senior Staff Software Engineer-Backend
$180K–$242K
Fremont, California, United States · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Leads backend and platform architecture and strategy for Scout Motors’ digital products, while guiding complex technical programs, mentoring engineers, and driving AI-assisted development adoption.
What you'll do
- Set long-term technical strategy and architectural standards across digital platforms and product domains; advise leaders on technology investments and platform direction.
- Lead multi-year, cross-team technical initiatives and resolve complex challenges; simplify systems and improve engineering effectiveness.
- Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders, represent engineering with stakeholders and external partners, and define practices for AI-assisted development.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
- 12+ years of experience building and scaling complex software platforms, including significant experience influencing technical strategy at an organizational level.
- Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, platform engineering, APIs, microservices, cloud-native technologies, and large-scale backend ecosystems.
- Demonstrated success leading complex initiatives and defining architectural direction across teams, organizations, or product domains.
Pay
$180,000.00 - $220,000.00 USD base salary; $198,000 - $242,000 USD base salary
Tools
distributed systems, APIs, microservices, cloud-native technologies
AI focus
Drive adoption of AI-assisted development across teams by defining best practices, evaluating tools, and mentoring engineers.
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