The software team at Superpedestrian works on our scooter and electric bike fleet management and Vehicle Intelligence system. This includes backend and APIs to support the rich data we collect, communication and security for IoT, manufacturing integration, research and support tools, mobile SDKs and much more! We’re a tight knit, industrious bunch and we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the team. The ideal candidate has strong skills in backend development, optimizing algorithms and database structures, but can contribute on multiple levels.
There are currently several opportunities open in the software team and we are looking for candidates at different stages of their career. Don’t hesitate to apply if you only meet some of the preferred qualifications or if you feel you’re overqualified. This is a position where you will have the opportunity to shape your responsibilities based on your skills and interests.

What you’ll do:

• Architect new services, features and products.
• Create, maintain and enhance database-backed APIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design and ship new features.
• Write and review code across the stack, including back end services, web applications, data and communication layers.
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability and general reliability.
• Work on improving application performance and bug fixes.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency and application performance.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Participate in peer code reviews.
• Participate in Agile Scrum sprint and release planning.

What we’re looking for:

• 5+ years of industry experience building scalable backend services
• Experience with Python or other scripting language
• Experience with Django, Rails, Node or similar web framework
• Experience with RESTful web services, JSON
• Working knowledge of database systems such as PostgreSQL, NoSQL (MongoDB)

Even better:

• Experience storing and indexing large scale location data
• Experience with e-commerce technologies
• Ability to identify technology that will grow our big data processing capabilities
• Experience working with a developer community
• Passion for improving company wide processes leveraging software solutions