Tech Lead Manager – Backend Platform Full Time

Summary:

• Motive empowers people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable.
• The platform integrates safety, operations, and finance teams, allowing them to manage drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet-related spending in a single system.
• Motive serves over 120,000 customers across industries such as transportation, logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.
• Motive’s platform uses AI to provide visibility, control, and reduce manual tasks through automation.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance.
• Provide guidance on technical challenges, career development, and performance improvement.
• Oversee the planning and execution of software engineering projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.
• Define project objectives, scope, and deliverables, and monitor progress to meet deadlines.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards.
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to define and implement technical strategies.
• Collaborate with product managers, quality assurance, and other stakeholders to ensure effective coordination across different functions.
• Drive communication channels to address project-related challenges and provide solutions.
• Promote innovation within the engineering team and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Optimize resource allocation and address resource constraints to maintain project timelines.
• Oversee the quality assurance process to ensure the delivery of high-quality software products.
• Implement testing and validation processes to meet quality standards.
• Provide regular updates to key stakeholders on project status, achievements, and challenges.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree is a plus.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Proven success in leading and delivering complex backend software engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of software development processes and methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

• Motive is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, which is one of its core values.
• Motive is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.
• The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations.