Senior Software Engineer, Task Platform

Rocket Lab; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading micromobility company is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to enhance its Task Platform team. You will lead projects to optimize business functions such as labor planning and pricing, and collaborate across teams to ensure efficient global operations. The ideal candidate is passionate about urban transportation and has a solid foundation in software development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Ability to collaborate with product managers and stakeholders.
• Experience conducting code reviews and ensuring best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects in collaboration with engineers and product managers.
• Troubleshoot and respond to incidents.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering excellence.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Mentoring

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Golang

Job description

Lime is the world's largest shared electric vehicle company. We’re on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. Our electric bikes and scooters have powered 700+ million rides in 250+ cities on 5 continents, replacing an estimated 150+ million car trips. Named a Time 100 Most Influential Company and Fast Company Brand That Matters, Lime continues to set the pace for shared micromobility globally.

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our Task Platform team, playing a key role in driving the success of our global operations. As a member of this team, you'll work on optimizing critical business functions, such as labor planning, pricing, vehicle position optimization, and task routing, all of which are core to Lime’s operations.

In this role, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to create innovative backend solutions that scale our global fleet, ensuring our operations run smoothly across diverse locations. Your work will directly impact the efficiency of our operations, with your contributions being felt across the entire company.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about urban transportation, excited to innovate, and eager to scale solutions that make a difference on a global scale.

What you will do:

• Lead projects with the collaboration of other engineers, product managers, and operations to successfully deliver on key objectives

• Contribute to the technical direction and engineering quality of the team with the ability to identify, define, and solve technical problems in the form of maintaining engineering standards and influencing technical decisions

• Scrutinize and reason clearly about the technology and architecture choices we make. In many cases, you will be the decider of these decisions

• Troubleshooting and full-cycle incident response (mitigation, correction, prevention)

• Mentor other engineers promoting engineering excellence and a culture of feedback giving

• Participate in building Lime’s team by performing software engineering interviews

• Contribute to shaping overall engineering culture at the company

About you:

• 5+ years of professional software development experience with a track record of building and maintaining high-quality software that deliver business impact

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally with product managers and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions

• Experience conducting code reviews and implementing best practices to ensure scalable and maintainable code

• Experience working on scalable and robust system architectures

• Ability to provide technical guidance, mentor junior engineers, and foster a culture of continuous learning and quality engineering

Preferred Experience:

• Ruby in Rails

• Golang

• Operational tooling: Routing, labor planning, ticket system, task prioritization, etc.
  
  

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If you want to make an impact, Lime is the place for you. Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? If this role excites you we encourage you to apply. Explore all opportunities on our career page.

Lime is an Equal Opportunity Employer, but that’s just the start. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That’s why we’re dedicated to hiring and developing the most talented and globally diverse team – which includes individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities and experiences.Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email [e-mail] for assistance.

Use of artificial intelligence or an LLM such as ChatGPT during the interview process will be grounds for rejection of your application.