Senior Engineering Manager, Core Tools

Here at Scout Motors were carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and will do so once again.

But Scout is more than just a brand its a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration caretaking and hard work.

The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the environment by developing electric vehicles with the capability to get you to any location. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasnt been around for a while electrifying it digitizing it and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. And respect for both work and play with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site a job site or on a Tuesday commute.

At Scout Motors we empower our talented inclusive and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee Someone who is a visionary and a leader who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion.

Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If youre ready to drive change and make history apply now!

Overview

As the Senior Manager Software Engineer for Scout Motors digital products you will be responsible for leading multiple teams of highly skilled software engineers and driving the development of digital solutions for our customers and business partners. Some of the key products as part of digital portfolio are order management customer management marketing production inventory and planning optimization loyalty merchandise servicing and repairs mobile app vehicle connectivity and more. You will work with engineering leaders senior engineers and cross-functional partners to define the engineering strategy and lead the execution of the multiple products platform and systems. At the same time youll have plenty of opportunities to be hands-on building key systems and will be directly responsible for the successful delivery of complex and large-scale technical efforts as well acting as a mentor and leader for other engineers.

What youll do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Partner with cross-functional and cross-organization partners (product design IT marketing vehicle connectivity etc) to produce digital products engineering strategy and execution plans to support systems and product requirements. Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities user experience and a sustainable technical foundation.
• Lead engineers & technical leaders across the company to ship interoperable core products and systems - including yard management fleet management tasks authorizations payments scheduling charging navigation data and AI and more al built on robust core infrastructure and platform that will support customer interactions inside and outside of the vehicle.
• Assess and recommend key tools and technology decisions that will power the digital product ecosystem. Influence decisions on build/buy/partner contemplating todays needs and future enterprise requirements.
• Develop technology and support engineering culture through building best processes policies and practices that enables scalable functional and reliable software products.
• Develop and lead team to execute against both short-term and long-term goals for the team prioritize roadmap and lead the team to execute.
• Identify scope and lead large technical projects laying the groundwork for early-stage products to iteratively evolve and scale and taming complexity and shoring up reliability of existing systems
• Champion software engineering and operational excellence establishing and improving metrics and processes. Set a high bar for engineering standards tooling and processes.
• Build champion teams by hiring the best calibrating teams and developing career plans for the team members.

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role is based out of a Scout Motors location in Fremont CA.
• The responsibilities of this role require 2 days per week attendance in office with in-person meetings and events regularly.
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the companyfrom time to time.

What youll bring

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity curiosity resourcefulness and strive to exhibit a positive attitude as well as a growth mindset. Youll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced high-growth environment. Youll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Heres what else youll bring:

• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science or a related field.
• 10 years of experience in software engineering. Building and scaling software products and backend systems providing technical leadership and direction for development preferably with a focus on ecommerce payments digital products and back-end platform development.
• Hands-on system design skills comfortable with navigating codebases with different languages and familiar with devops practices.
• Knowledge of security best practices potential system vulnerabilities and how to prevent them.
• Experience operating in start-up settings launching 0 to 1 product supporting early low-code tools and driving graduation to highly customized applications.
• Experience as a technical lead for large projects (12 months in length) including defining the roadmap for complex projects spanning multiple teams and functions.
• Ability to internalize the best ideas from across the organization humbly setting a vision that others are excited to get behind.
• Experience integrating with 3rd party platforms and partnering with external service providers.
• 5 years in leading and managing high-performing software engineering teams. Direct evidence of the ability to guide motivate and inspire a team towards the successful completion of complex projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building data strategy.
• Experience building systems in auto industry.
• Hands on Full-stack development

What youll gain

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up. This is a chance to create something new and lasting with an iconic brand at its foundation. In addition Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical mental and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides select highlights:

• Competitive insurance including:
  • Medical dental vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with:
  • An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including:
  • 20 days planned PTO as accrued
  • 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays annually
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
  • Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement jury duty voting time or military leave
• Corporate Vehicle Program with:
  • Eligibility for 1 assigned vehicle
  • A mobility stipend

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidates skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range $180000.00 - $220000.00

Initial California base salary range $198000.00 - $238000.00

Internal leveling code: M7

Notice to applicants:

• Residing inSan Francisco:Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• Residing inLos Angeles:Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
• Residing inNew York City:This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.

Equal Opportunity

Scout Motors is committed to employing a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation gender identity gender expression veteran status disability pregnancyor anyother characteristicsprotected by law.Scout Motors is committed to compliance with allapplicablefairemploymentpractice laws.If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application pre-employment testing or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process please contact