Smartcar is on a mission to make it easy for everyone to use the apps and
services they love with their car. We build developer-friendly APIs which
makes it easy for businesses to integrate their products with vehicles of any
brand using a single integration.
Founded in 2015, Smartcar has raised $36M from Andreessen Horowitz, New
Enterprise Associates, and Energize Ventures. We are now the leading developer
platform for mobility businesses across North America and Europe serving
amazing customers including brands like British Petroleum (BP), Turo, and
more.
Innovative mobility companies use our API platform to verify mileage, issue
digital car keys, manage EV charging schedules, monitor fleets, and much more.
As a Sr. Software Engineer at Smartcar, you will have the opportunity to work
directly on the development and maintenance of the Smartcar API, as well as
influence the direction of the product by working closely with our Sales and
Customer Success teams.
In this role you will report directly to Robert SImari, our Engineering
Manager
Feel free to check out what our interview process looks like.
This role is remote within the United States. We'd love for you to join us!
Key Responsibilities
* Expand the Smartcar API by building support for more capabilities across more vehicles
* Improve the Smartcar API by building and maintaining platform-wide features
* Collaborate with other engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and project planning sessions
* Plan and set of timelines for new projects
* Work cross-functionally to understand the scope and priority of features being built
* Implement metrics instrumentation and error tracking into all new features to measure their usage and reliability
* Verify feature usage through testing in local, staging, and production environments
* Thoroughly test features using automated and manual testing
* Triage bugs discovered by error tracking and performance monitoring software
* Coach and mentor new and existing engineers
Who You Are
* 5 - 8 years experience building web applications or backend systems
* Experience using modern back-end frameworks such as Express ([Node.js](http://Node.js)), Ruby on Rails (Ruby), Spring (Java), or Django (Python)
* Ability to balance shipping features quickly while building them properly
* Experience with command line tools (cat, grep, sed, etc.)
* Degree in computer science or related field
Bonus
* Experience with AWS networking, IAM and databases, and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
Manager
* [Rob Simari, Engineering Manager](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-simari-77bbb5b9/)
Your Team
* [Ashwin Kumar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashwinkumar/)
* [Gurpreet Atwal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/atwalgurpreet/)
* [Bharath Gunasekaran](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bharathguna/)
* [Naomi Perez](https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomisp/)
* [Nathan Bryant](http://linkedin.com/in/nmwbryant)
* [Mantej Dheri](http://linkedin.com/in/mantejdheri/)
* [Josh Bowers](http://linkedin.com/in/joshbowers)
* [Haig Hovsepian](http://linkedin.com/in/hike-dev)
* [Aytekin Ozdemir](http://linkedin.com/in/aytekin-ozdemir-06a9b266)
* [Adrian Garcia](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-garcia-6ba21829/)
Compensation and Benefits Package
* Base salary determined by years of experience: $165,000 - $180,000
* Equity
* Remote work within the United States
* Health, Dental and Vision covered at 90% for all plans and 80% coverage for dependents, which amounts to approximately 11 thousand dollars a year
* 401K matching at 4%
* Unlimited PTO
* Wellness stipend of $50 a month
* Cell phone and Internet stipend of $50 a month
* $300 yearly learning and development stipend
* $350 work-from-home stipend
* 8 weeks of 100% paid parental leave with a 1-week half day ramp back time and a 5 week Freshly subscription
* 10 days of paid bereavement leave
Expected Hours
* You are free to work standard work hours for your time zone.
* **One important note:** Most of the team is based on the west coast therefore please expect to be available between the hours of 9AM and 4PM PT for outreach or meetings. We will do our best to ensure meetings are not late in your evening, but will not always be able to do so
Sponsorship
* We do not currently support any new sponsorship opportunities or sponsorship transfers for this role
Recruiter For This Role
* [Jackie Leary](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacleary/)
Smartcar is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin,
gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability
status.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please
do not hesitate to reach out, in confidence, to
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) with how we can help
make your interview process as comfortable as possible and how we can provide
reasonable accommodations.
Smartcar focuses on Automotive, Developer APIs, Apps, Software, and Mobility.
Their company has offices in New York, California, and Texas. They have a
small team that's between 11-50 employees. To date, Smartcar has raised $36M
of funding; their latest round was closed on January 2022.
You can view their website at <https://smartcar.com> or find them on
[Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/mysmartcar),
[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/smartcar), and
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartcar).
