Senior Software Engineer-Backend

As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Sales Engineering team, you will be a core contributor to the systems that power our end-to-end customer vehicle purchase journey. From trade-in and vehicle configuration through finance, leasing, and delivery — you will build reliable, well-crafted backend services and work hands-on with the third-party integrations that bring those capabilities to life. 

You will collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and external partners to ship features that directly impact how customers experience buying a vehicle. You'll take ownership of meaningful pieces of the stack, contribute to technical decisions within your team, and grow your scope over time. 

This role is ideal for an engineer who writes thoughtful, production-quality code, takes pride in building things that work reliably, and wants to deepen their experience in a complex, high-stakes transactional domain. 

What you’ll do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Build and maintain backend services across the customer purchase journey — writing clean, well-tested, production-quality code that your teammates can rely on and build upon. 
• Design and implement APIs, data models, and service logic that are correct, performant, and easy to evolve as requirements change. 
• Integrate with third-party providers - valuation services, lender platforms, logistics APIs, and factory systems - building integration layers that are reliable and well-abstracted. 
• Apply sound engineering patterns to the challenges of distributed systems: error handling, retries, idempotency, and observability - both within our own services and across external dependencies. 
• Take end-to-end ownership of features: from scoping and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring in production. 
• Participate actively in code and design reviews: sharing knowledge, catching issues early, and helping maintain a high engineering bar across the team. 
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and partner teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet real user needs. 
• Contribute to improving team practices: documentation, testing standards, on-call processes, and the day-to-day reliability of the systems you own. 
• Use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully to increase your own velocity and share effective practices with teammates. 

Location & Travel Expectations:

• The role will be based out of a Scout Motors location in Fremont, California.
• This role requires 1 day per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. 
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.

What you’ll bring 

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring: 

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.   
• 5+ years in software development, with a focus on back-end technologies 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders 
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, both independently and as part of a team 
• Proficiency in one of Go, Node.js, Python, Java, or Ruby 
• Experience with both relational and/or non-relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis) 
• Experience with identity management systems (e.g., Azure AD, AWS Cognito, LDAP, Okta, Keyclock) and directory services for user authentication and management 
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and best practices 
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with a passion for finding elegant solutions to complex challenges   
• Nice to have: 
  • Experience building AI/ML platform foundations or developer AI tooling. 
  • Experience in automotive, mobility, retail, ecommerce, or digital consumer products. 
  • Experience building multi-tenant platforms and shared enterprise services.  

What you'll gain

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up.  This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation.  In addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:

• 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, as accrued
  • 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

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range = $140,000.00 - $170,000.00

Initial California base salary range = $154,000 - $187,000

Internal leveling code: IC9