Staff Software Engineer

February 20

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Smartcar is a company that provides a unified API platform for integrating apps and services with connected cars. They offer a range of vehicle data endpoints and functionalities, including location tracking, EV charging management, mileage verification, and digital car keys. Their solution supports a wide range of automotive brands and is compliant with major data security standards. Smartcar facilitates seamless integration for developers with friendly documentation and SDKs, aiming to enhance the mobility experience by connecting various apps directly to vehicles.

mobility • apps • cars • developer • API

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2014

🔌 API

🚗 Transport

🌐 Web 3

💰 $24M Series B on 2022-01

📋 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 looking 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.

🎯 Requirements

• 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.

🏖️ Benefits

• 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.