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Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Principal Software Engineer I, Full Stack

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Cambridge, MA
Senior level
Cambridge, MA
Senior level
Lead the development of full-stack solutions, mentor engineers, evaluate technologies, and ensure system reliability and performance.
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Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) is the world’s largest telematics service provider. Its mission is to make the world’s roads and drivers safer. The company’s AI-driven platform, DriveWell® Fusion, gathers sensor data from millions of IoT devices — including smartphones, proprietary Tags, connected vehicles, dashcams, and third-party devices — and fuses them with contextual data to create a unified view of vehicle and driver behavior. Auto insurers, automakers, commercial mobility companies, and the public sector use insights from CMT’s platform to power risk assessment, safety, claims, and driver improvement programs. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with offices in Budapest, Chennai, Seattle, Tokyo, and Zagreb, CMT measures and protects tens of millions of drivers across the world every day.

CMT is seeking an experienced, customer-committed Principal Software Engineer to lead complex projects, and mentor teams in building scalable and reliable full-stack solutions while helping to make the world's roads safer. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our platform and ensuring its continued success.

Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership:

  • Lead the development of critical features and components, ensuring high quality and timely delivery. 
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence.
  • Identify and resolve complex technical challenges, proactively mitigating risks.
  • Lead cross functional technical projects.

Architectural Leadership:

  • Evaluate and recommend new technologies and approaches to improve system performance and efficiency.
  • Design and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable architectures for complex systems.

Strategic Planning:

  • Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to define technical roadmaps and strategies.
  • Anticipate future technical needs and ensure the platform is prepared for growth.
  • Contribute to the development of best practices and standards for software development.

Operational Excellence:

  • Ensure the reliability and performance of production systems, providing on-call support as needed.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, minimizing downtime.
  • Follow company defined development and operational standards and processes
  • Complete any additional tasks as they arise

Mentorship and Collaboration:

  • Mentor and guide senior and junior engineers, fostering their technical growth.
  • Lead code and design reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices.
  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product, QA, and operations.
  • Participate heavily in the hiring process, and improve the hiring process.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent years of experience and/or certification
  • 8+ years of relevant working experience
  • Deep expertise in web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript) and modern web frameworks (e.g., React, Django) 
  • Extensive experience designing or developing Restful APIs or web services 
  • Strong proficiency in a backend development language (e.g. Python, Java)
  • Expertise in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), including services like EC2, S3, Lambda, SNS, SQS, RDS (Postgres), and NoSQL databases.
  • Proven ability to design and implement scalable and resilient systems.
  • Strong understanding of software development best practices, including testing, CI/CD, and DevOps
  • Understanding of Agile development methodologies (specifically Scrum)
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Customer obsessed, demonstrates initiative, has a learning mindset, takes ownership
  • Demonstrated ability to drive technical initiatives and influence architectural decisions.
  • Strong experience with system design

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Fair and competitive salary based on skills and experience
  • Equity may be awarded in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
  • Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, matching 401k, short-term & long-term disability and parental leave
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off including vacation, sick days & public holidays
  • Flexible scheduling and work from home policy depending on role and responsibilities

Additional Perks:

  • Feel great working to improve road safety around the world!
  • Join one of our many employee resource groups including Black, AAPI, LGBTQIA+, Women, Book Club Health & Wellness
  • Extensive wellness, education and employee assistance programs
  • CMT will do all that is possible to support our employees and create a positive and inclusive work environment for all!

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At CMT, we believe the best ideas come from a mix of backgrounds and perspectives. 

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a workplace and culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their unique talents and perspectives. Diversity is essential to our success, and we actively seek candidates from all backgrounds to join our growing team. 

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability state. “CMT is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. “To learn more, visit www.cmtelematics.com and follow us on X @cmtelematics.”

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314 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, United States, 02142

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