Senior Engineer, Developer Platform
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Software Development
Software Engineer, AI Engineer, DevOps, Cloud Engineer - Software
We are seeking a capable and highly motivated Senior Engineer for our Developer Platform - Engineering Enablement (EE) team to enable teams to work more effectively by partnering with them to improve tooling and processes. You will join a talented team of engineers and collaborate closely with teams across the organization to identify pain points and drive initiatives that empower teams to deliver on Motional’s mission.
This position may work remotely from anywhere in the United States, or out of our Boston, MA or Pittsburgh, PA office (hybrid).
What will you be doing?- Develop and maintain tools and systems that optimizes the development lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines, build systems, tool chains and code quality tools.
- Develop and maintain automation, services and bots to reduce developer toil.
- Develop pipelines to capture metrics that track Motional’s developer experience.
- Work closely with engineering teams around the world (Singapore, US) to understand their needs, identify pain-points and drive initiatives to improve their development workflows.
- Collaborate closely with the Engineering Enablement team members to ensure that team-owned platforms, tools and processes adequately meet the demands of engineering teams across Motional.
- BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent knowledge and work experience.
- 5+ years of experience in Dev Prod or related roles.
- Strong background in Modern C++ (C++17 and beyond) and Python.
- Proficient with Bazel, build tools, debugging tools, tool chains and hermetic build environments.
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g. Git Lab CI, Jenkins).
- Experience with software engineering principles including requirements gathering, software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, testing methods.
- Experience with Linux environments, software, and tool chains.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Exceptional problem solving skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
- Experience in the AV industry or robotics.
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP).
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Cloudwatch, Datadog).
- Experience with software development tools and services (e.g. Artifactory, Vault, Sonarqube).
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity.
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.
Salary Range: $159,000 USD - $207,000 USD
Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.
Our journey is always people first.
We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.
We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity…
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