Senior Software Engineer II, Core Product

Motive

Senior Software Engineer leading technical initiatives at Motive, enhancing scalable systems for an auto dealership platform. Collaborating with engineers to drive architecture and engineering quality.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJavaScriptNext.jsRuby on Rails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead architecture and scalability initiatives across our Rails and Next.js platform
Improve platform maintainability by helping evolve customer-specific logic into reusable systems and configuration-driven solutions
Identify and reduce recurring engineering and operational toil
Improve frontend performance, platform efficiency, and overall system reliability
Drive technical direction for complex projects spanning multiple product areas
Partner closely with product and engineering leadership to make thoughtful long-term technical decisions
Raise engineering quality through strong technical mentorship, code review, and architectural guidance
Help establish pragmatic engineering standards and scalable development practices
Work in a small, elite, cross-functional, and dynamic engineering team where your contributions have an immediate and noticeable impact

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software engineering experience
Strong experience designing and scaling modern web applications and distributed systems
Experience operating in startup environments with significant ambiguity and rapid growth
Strong technical judgment and systems thinking
Experience leading large technical initiatives without formal management authority
Highly organized, self-motivated, and detail-oriented, with exceptional ownership and follow-through
Comfortable balancing speed, scalability, and pragmatism in a fast-moving product environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Motive contributes 100% of the cost of employees' health, dental, and vision insurance premiums.
For employees’ dependents, Motive covers 50% of their insurance premiums.
Up to 4% match on Roth or Traditional 401k.

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Hard Skills & Tools

RailsNext.jsweb applicationsdistributed systemstechnical mentorshipcode reviewarchitectural guidancescalable development practicesplatform efficiencyfrontend performance

Soft Skills

technical judgmentsystems thinkingorganizational skillsself-motivateddetail-orientedownershipfollow-throughleadershipcollaborationadaptability