Principal Software Engineer - (Platform & Applications - CloudApps)

Motional; Santo Niño 1st; On-site; PHP 8,759,000 - 12,165,000; Full time

Job summary

Motional in Singapore seeks a Principal Engineer for Cloud Applications to define the technical roadmap for platforms that manage and update our autonomous fleet.

You will architect the Fleet Management ecosystem to support 100x scale, bridging cloud portals and robotics systems while raising SDLC maturity across the group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience leading major technical initiatives.
• Expert-level proficiency in Golang and Python for backend services with large-scale systems.
• Strong C++ depth with hardware/software communication or robotics updates.
• Proven ability to drive automation, testing, and high-reliability release processes.
• Experience designing event-driven architectures for scalable, real-time portals.
• Experience with major cloud providers and IaC principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and scaling of the Command Center to support massive growth and geographic complexity.
• Own the architectural interface between cloud deployment services and on-vehicle hardware for safe, atomic updates.
• Elevate the team by instituting automated testing, CI/CD safety, and release orchestration standards.
• Architect Commercial Ready fleet tools decoupled from legacy dependencies for rapid global deployment.
• Mentor Staff and Senior engineers across Cloud, Robotics, and Embedded teams.

Skills

Golang

Python

C++

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Event-driven architecture

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Bazel

Job description

As the Principal Engineer for Cloud Applications in Singapore, you will define the technical roadmap for the platforms that manage and update our autonomous fleet: Command Center and OTA Updates. Moving beyond a Staff-level focus on specific features, you will architect the entire Fleet Management ecosystem to support a 100x scale in global commercial operations. You will bridge the gap between high-scale cloud portals and on-vehicle robotics systems, while establishing the industry standard for SDLC maturity across the group.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the design and scaling of the Command Center (React/Golang/Python) to support massive growth in fleet size and geographic complexity. You will ensure the platform remains responsive and reliable as it transitions to a high-frequency, commercial-ops portal.
• Own the architectural interface between cloud-based deployment services and on-vehicle hardware. You will oversee the development of C++ and Python services that manage mission-critical updates, ensuring safe, atomic, and verifiable deployments to robotics hardware.
• Elevate the team from high-velocity to high-reliability. You will design and implement organization-wide standards for automated testing, CI/CD safety, and release orchestration, ensuring that every deployment is a non-event.
• Architect the Commercial Ready versions of our fleet tools, ensuring they are decoupled from legacy R&D dependencies and ready for rapid deployment into new global markets and partner ecosystems (e.g., Uber).
• Act as a force multiplier across the Singapore office. You will provide technical mentorship to Staff and Senior engineers, bridging the gap between Cloud, Robotics, and Embedded teams to solve complex, cross-stack architectural challenges.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of leading major technical initiatives that impact multiple teams.
• Expert-level proficiency in Golang and Python for backend services, with a deep architectural understanding for large-scale, real-time operational portals.
• Strong technical depth in C++, with experience in hardware-software communication, IoT messaging protocols, or robotics update mechanisms.
• Proven ability to transform the engineering culture of a group, moving from manual or high-friction processes to a state of high automation, reliability, and test coverage.
• Experience in designing new software systems from the ground up using event-driven architecture (EDA) to ensure high scalability, decoupling, and real-time responsiveness.
• Expert at balancing immediate commercial requirements with the long-term technical health and hardening of mission-critical systems.
• Strong experience with major cloud providers (AWS/GCP/Azure) and a solid understanding of containerization and Infrastructure-as-Code principles.

Bonus points (not required):

• Prior experience in the Autonomous Vehicle, Robotics, or large-scale IoT/Fleet Management industries.
• Experience leading technical projects in a globally distributed team.
• Experience with OLAP databases (e.g. ClickHouse) or building observability tools for monitoring and tracing.
• Proven expertise in CI/CD orchestration, build systems (Bazel), frameworks