Senior Engineer, Developer Platform

Mission Summary:

We are seeking a capable and highly motivated Senior Engineer for our Developer Platform - Engineering Enablement (EE) team to enable teams to work more effectively by partnering with them to improve tooling and processes. You will join a talented team of engineers and collaborate closely with teams across the organization to identify pain points and drive initiatives that empower teams to deliver on Motional’s mission.

This position may work remotely from anywhere in the United States, or out of our Boston, MA or Pittsburgh, PA office (hybrid).

What will you be doing?

• Develop and maintain tools and systems that optimizes the development lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines, build systems, toolchains and code quality tools.
• Develop and maintain automation, services and bots to reduce developer toil.
• Develop pipelines to capture metrics that track Motional’s developer experience.
• Work closely with engineering teams around the world (Singapore, US) to understand their needs, identify pain-points and drive initiatives to improve their development workflows.
• Collaborate closely with the Engineering Enablement team members to ensure that team-owned platforms, tools and processes adequately meet the demands of engineering teams across Motional.

What we hope you’ll bring:

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent knowledge and work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in DevProd or related roles.
• Strong background in Modern C++ (C++17 and beyond) and Python.
• Proficient with Bazel, build tools, debugging tools, toolchains and hermetic build environments.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g. GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Experience with software engineering principles including requirements gathering, software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, testing methods.
• Experience with Linux environments, software, and toolchains.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional problem solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.

Bonus points for experience with:

• Experience in the AV industry or robotics.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Cloudwatch, Datadog).
• Experience with software development tools and services (e.g. Artifactory, Vault, Sonarqube).

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range: $159,000 USD - $207,000 USD

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.