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Staff Software Engineer

Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Full time
Salary: 
96 - 225K yearly
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
Work from: 
United States

Smartcar logo
Smartcar Scaleup https://smartcar.com/
51 - 200 Employees
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Job description

Smartcar is on a mission to simplify how people securely connect their favorite apps and services to their cars. We build developer-friendly vehicle APIs so businesses can use a single integration to make their products available to cars across brands.

Founded in 2015, Smartcar has raised $36M from Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates, and Energize Capital. We are now the leading developer platform for mobility businesses across North America and Europe, serving amazing customers such as Uber, Turo, NRG, Uplight, Emovis, and AutoNation.

Innovative mobility companies use our API platform to manage EV charging, verify mileage, issue digital car keys, monitor fleets, and much more.

We are look for a Staff Software Engineer to join our OEM Adapter Engineering team. In this role, you will provide technical leadership and strategic guidance to ensure the successful development, maintenance, and optimization of vehicle manufacturer (OEM) integrations. As a key member of the team, you will focus on creating secure, reliable, and scalable adapters that enable seamless compatibility between Smartcar’s platform and a diverse range of OEM systems.

This position emphasizes technical excellence, architectural leadership, and collaboration within the OEM Adapter Engineering team and across other engineering teams, ensuring our APIs remain robust and deliver high-quality data to our customers.

This role is remote within the United States. We’d love for you to join us!


Key Responsibilities
  • Architect and Design Solutions: Lead the design and architecture of OEM adapter integrations, ensuring scalability, performance, and alignment with Smartcar’s platform goals.
  • OEM Integration Leadership: Drive the technical direction of the OEM Adapter Engineering team, focusing on building secure, robust, and efficient integrations with a wide variety of vehicle manufacturers.
  • API and Data Flow Optimization: Develop and enhance systems that handle data ingestion, normalization, and delivery from OEMs, ensuring high reliability and low latency.
  • Technical Excellence: Set high standards for coding practices, documentation, and testing within the team. Lead by example to foster technical rigor and quality.
  • Scalability and Performance: Oversee initiatives to optimize the performance and scalability of OEM integrations, meeting the demands of a growing customer base and evolving use cases.
  • Collaboration and Cross-Functionality: Work closely with architecture, product, and other engineering teams to ensure OEM adapters align with broader platform objectives and deliver exceptional value to customers.
  • Mentorship and Development: Guide and mentor engineers on the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical growth.
  • Innovation and Best Practices: Stay informed about the latest technologies and trends in the automotive and API space. Advocate for the adoption of tools and techniques that enhance the team’s efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Security and Compliance: Ensure all OEM adapter solutions meet stringent security and compliance standards, safeguarding customer and partner data.

    • Who You Are
  • 15+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on distributed systems, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
  • Proven expertise in building and maintaining high-performance, scalable APIs and OEM integrations.
  • Strong background in providing architectural guidance and leading cross-functional engineering efforts.
  • Hands-on experience with programming languages such as JavaScript with proficiency in other relevant languages (Python and Go).
  • Familiarity with event-based architectures (e.g., Kinesis, Kafka, RabbitMQ) and streaming platforms.
  • Experience with OEM vehicle data integrations and automotive protocols is desirable.
  • Proficiency in AWS or other cloud platforms, with hands-on experience in designing scalable cloud-based solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and guide teams through complex technical challenges.
  • Excellent communication skills and experience working closely with product managers and other stakeholders.

    • Bonus
  • Prior experience with automotive OEM data integrations or similar domains.
  • Expertise in improving developer workflows and API usability.
  • Experience working in high-growth B2B SaaS companies.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.

    • Manager
  • Angie Shields, Director of Experience Engineering

    • Your Team
  • Adrian Garcia
  • Aytekin Ozdemir
  • Brandon Rothweiler
  • Jacob Smith

    • Compensation and Benefits Package
  • Base salary determined by years of experience: $180,000 - $225,000.
  • Equity.
  • Remote work within the United States.
  • Health, Dental and Vision covered at 90% for all plans and 80% coverage for dependents, which amounts to approximately 11 thousand dollars a year.
  • 401K matching at 4%.
  • Unlimited PTO.
  • Wellness stipend of $50 a month.
  • Cell phone and Internet stipend of $50 a month.
  • $300 yearly learning and development stipend.
  • $350 work-from-home stipend.
  • 8 weeks of 100% paid parental leave with an additional 4 weeks unpaid, 1-week half day ramp back time and a 5 week Factor subscription.
  • 10 days of paid bereavement leave.

    • Expected Hours
  • You are free to work standard work hours for your time zone. One important note: Most of the team is based on the west coast therefore please expect to be available between the hours of 9AM and 4PM PT for outreach or meetings. We will do our best to ensure meetings are not late in your evening, but will not always be able to do so

    • Sponsorship
  • We do not currently support any new sponsorship opportunities or sponsorship transfers for this role

    • Recruiter For This Role
  • Jackie Leary
    • Smartcar is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodations for a disability or special need during the interview process, please contact us at HR@smartcar.com. We're here to ensure your comfort and provide reasonable support.

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    Experience

    Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
    Spoken language(s):
    English
    Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

    Hard Skills

    Architectural DesignEvent-Driven ProgrammingApplication Programming Interface (API)Distributed ComputingKinaxis (Software)RabbitMQPython (Programming Language)JavaScript (Programming Language)Cloud ComputingApache KafkaAmazon Web ServicesGo (Programming Language)Test AutomationAUTomotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR)Application Programming Interface (API)CI/CDProcess Management

    Other Skills

    • Collaboration
    • Communication
    • Mentorship
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