Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

Description

You will lead a team of software engineers and drive the development of Scout’s digital backend products for customers and business partners, spanning systems such as order management, customer management, marketing, production, inventory/planning optimization, loyalty, merchandise, servicing/repairs, mobile app, and vehicle connectivity. You will work with engineering managers, senior engineers, and cross-functional partners to design scalable technical foundations, while also staying hands-on with complex systems delivery. The role includes technical mentorship and leadership, as well as owning architecture and execution across roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Ship interoperable products and systems with strong backend foundations for customer interactions inside and outside the vehicle

• Partner with product/design to plan how and when systems support product requirements; make tradeoffs across business priorities, UX, and long-term technical sustainability

• Assess and recommend tools and technology decisions for the digital product ecosystem (build/buy/partner considerations)

• Develop software and best practices for scalable, reliable, functional products and their integrations

• Design, code, deploy, and operate technical architecture and systems

• Identify, scope, and lead large technical projects; reduce complexity and improve reliability of existing systems

• Champion software engineering and operational excellence by improving metrics and processes; set high standards for tooling and engineering practices

• Calibrate and develop the software engineering team

• Recruit and manage software engineers and set the bar for software quality

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field

• 12+ years of software engineering experience scaling software products with technical leadership (preferably ecommerce, payments, digital products, and backend platforms)

• Strong experience with APIs, microservices, and complex backend systems

• Strong coding skills and ability to work across Go, Java, Kotlin, and Swift

• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines supporting web and mobile releases

• Knowledge of system vulnerabilities and prevention

• Startup experience launching 0 to 1 products and evolving them to highly customized, scalable applications

• Technical lead experience for large projects (6+ months), defining roadmaps across multiple teams/functions

• Ability to internalize ideas and set a vision that others can rally behind

• Experience integrating with third-party platforms and working with external service providers

• 4+ years leading high-performing software engineering teams

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with base salary range of $180,000–$220,000; CA/WA/NY range of $209,000–$253,000

• Annual performance bonus program

• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection plans

• 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting

• Paid time off: 20 days planned PTO (accrued), 40 hours unplanned PTO, and 14 company/floating holidays annually

• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders

• Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, and military leave