About the position
Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and will do so once again. But Scout is more than just a brand, it’s a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work. The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the environment by developing electric vehicles with the capability to get you to any location. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn’t been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. And respect for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute. At Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion. Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation.
Responsibilities
- Lead teams of highly skilled software engineers and drive the development of digital solutions and services for customers and business partners.
- Work with engineering managers, senior engineers, and cross-functional partners to design the technical underpinnings of multiple products and services.
- Be hands-on building key systems and be directly responsible for the successful delivery of complex and large-scale technical efforts.
- Act as a technical mentor and leader for other engineers.
- Work with engineers & technical leaders across the company to ship interoperable products and services.
- Partner with cross-functional partners to produce plans to support systems and product requirements.
- Assess and recommend key tools and technology decisions for the digital ecosystem.
- Own and drive the technical roadmap and architecture for scout business services and processes.
- Develop technology and best practices capable of supporting scalable, functional, and reliable products.
- Promote and drive best practices and industry standards across the company.
- Champion software engineering and operational excellence.
- Assist in calibrating and developing the software engineering team.
- Recruit and manage a team of software engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering and scaling software products and services.
- Experience building comprehensive understanding of APIs, microservices, databases, integrations and other complex backend systems.
- Strong coding skills in languages and tools such as GoLang, React, Kotlin, Swift, gRPC, GraphQL.
- Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines supporting services, web and mobile releases.
- Knowledge of potential system vulnerabilities and how to prevent them.
- Experience operating in start-up settings, launching 0 to 1 products and services.
- Experience as a technical lead for large projects (6-12+ months in length).
- Ability to internalize the best ideas from across the organization.
- Experience integrating with 3rd party platforms and partnering with external service providers.
- 5+ years in leading high-performing software engineering teams.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience building data pipes, AI/ML and web/mobile analytics.
- Experience building systems in the auto industry.
- Full-stack development experience.
Benefits
- Competitive insurance including medical, dental, vision and income protection plans.
- 401(k) program with an employer match and immediate vesting.
- Generous Paid Time Off including 20 days planned PTO, 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders.
- Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave.
- Pay Transparency.
