Staff Software Engineer

Slate Auto LLC; United States; Remote; USD 171,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k

Job summary

Slate is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead design of key systems across our digital platform. You will own architecture, code, and tests, while mentoring engineers to raise the technical bar.

You will collaborate with UX and product teams to deliver customer-first solutions in a fast-paced startup environment. You are a technical authority with 10+ years of experience, skilled in distributed systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure, with a plus for ecommerce or marketplace knowledge.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building and operating scalable software systems.
• Technical leadership with architecture and trade-off decisions across teams.
• Experience designing reliable distributed systems including web services and cloud infra.
• Ability to work through ambiguity and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Experience integrating third-party platforms and SaaS via APIs, events, and webhooks.
• Experience with ecommerce or marketplace systems is a plus.
• Frontend performance optimization experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, architecture, implementation, and delivery of major systems across teams.
• Code and test components, lead reviews, and bring designs to technical committee.
• Own code quality, system tests, and integration for built interfaces.
• Simplify complex problems and bring creative, sound judgment.
• Collaborate with UX and product teams to build customer-first solutions.
• Be a technical authority and advise on trade-offs across groups.
• Help shape technical objectives and align across groups.
• Mentor engineers and guide work to raise the technical bar.

Skills

10+ years of software development

Technical leadership

Distributed systems design

APIs and web services

Cloud infrastructure

API integrations with SaaS

Ecommerce/marketplace knowledge

Frontend performance optimization

Tools

Web services

APIs

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

ABOUT SLATE

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.

Who we are looking for:

Slate is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical design of key systems across our digital platform. We’re building a direct-to-consumer EV brand from the ground up, and our software connects customers to their Slate at every step, from discovering and customizing their vehicle to managing their ownership journey.

What you get to do:

• You lead the design, architecture, implementation, and delivery of major systems and initiatives that span multiple teams.
• You code and test system components, leading code and design reviews and bringing significant designs to technical committee review.
• You own code quality, system tests, functional tests, and integration for the systems you build and the interfaces between them.
• You relentlessly simplify, bringing creativity and sound judgement to significant, ambiguous problems that have no established answer.
• You collaborate with UX and product teams to build and invent new solutions that put customers first.
• You are a recognized technical authority and are regularly consulted on difficult trade-off decisions across groups.
• You use your expertise to help shape company technical objectives, and you build formal networks across groups to align on direction.
• You act independently on new and special assignments, guide the work of others, and mentor engineers to raise the technical bar.

What you bring to the team:

• 10+ years of professional software development experience building and operating scalable, customer-facing software systems.
• Technical leadership experience, including designing architecture, making complex trade-offs, and driving engineering decisions across teams.
• Experience designing and building reliable, scalable distributed systems, including web services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
• Proven ability to work through ambiguity, simplify complex problems, and deliver high-quality solutions in fast-paced environments.
• Experience integrating third-party platforms and SaaS products through APIs, events, and webhooks.
• Experience with ecommerce or marketplace systems, such as catalog, checkout, payments, or order management, is a plus.
• Experience building high-performance customer experiences, including frontend performance optimization, is a plus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

SALARY RANGE

The compensationfor this position is the range Slate reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; work location; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

$171,191.00 - $285,319.00 USD Annual Base Pay Range:

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Slate offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in the equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.

WHY JOIN TEAM SLATE?

At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.

• Safety First
• Delight Customers
• One Team
• Relentless Improvement
• Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy
• Respectful Collaboration
• Positive Legacy

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.

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