Senior Software Engineer

Your Opportunity

Our client is an automated parking management and payments solution that is transforming the way real estate owners, tenants, and visitors interact with parking through technology-driven parking management. Today, the majority of paid parking facilities in the US rely on an outdated operations model powered by antiquated technology, human‑centric labor, and insufficient data, making them significantly more costly to operate per square foot than other assets.

Vend replaces onsite administration and legacy technology with a fully digital solution that elevates the parking experience, reduces manual operations and costs by 30‑50%, and increases net operating income.

We are looking for a full‑stack, senior engineer to shape the future of our product. The applicant will oversee the company’s hardware offerings and the software that powers them. This includes a state‑of‑the‑art touchscreen tablet, a parking gate controller, and license plate recognition cameras. The ideal candidate will have a background in Android and Linux IoT devices, full‑stack software development in Typescript, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and an understanding of human factors engineering – how to make an intuitive product with a clear and compelling user experience.

• Work with our vendors to combine our 3 hardware components (touchscreen, gate kite, and cameras) into an all‑in‑one unit that can plug and play in any parking garage.
• Enable new use cases and experiences that make parking easier for drivers, such as new access solutions, dynamic rate boards, and self‑help tools that get people in and out of the garage faster.
• Use machine learning and artificial intelligence to develop more accurate license plate recognition, working with our partners to create an LPR solution focused on gated parking where cars are stopped as opposed to high‑speed use cases that are commonly catered to by LPR vendors.
• Work with our financial platform built on Stripe Connect, to make paying for parking easy and fast. Enable hardware tools that make collecting payment quick and secure.
• Build robust and engaging experiences that drive more revenue to Vend locations and promote customer loyalty.
• Work closely with Ops team to understand different client needs and challenges to help shape our roadmap effectively.

• 6+ years of experience working as a full‑stack engineer with a focus on Android & Linux IoT devices, full‑stack web development, and cloud technologies.
• Exposure to Kotlin/Java and C for IoT development.
• Electrical engineering background, or proficiency working with electrical components and devices – knowledge of RFID technology is a plus.
• Proficient in Typescript and a strong understanding of object‑oriented programming.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform including services like Cloud Run, Firestore, Pub/Sub.
• Experience with React
  
  JS 18 and NextJS 13 frameworks. Exposure to data visualization with D3.js is a plus.
• Backend experience with NodeJS and frameworks like NestJS. Exposure to third‑parties such as Stripe and Twilio and AI/ML experience with Tensorflow or similar are a plus.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders and clients.
• Prior experience leading projects from planning phase through execution, and overseeing other engineers.
• Creative problem solver who is also very detail oriented.

• The biggest perk is the opportunity to join an early stage company and see the direct result of your work. You will have an outsized impact on the direction of the company and the culture you wish to be surrounded by.
• Health, wellness, and retirement benefits.