Engineering Lead/Manager - Mobility Management Team

Who We Are:

At Platform Science, we’re working to connect everything that moves.

Founded in 2015, we are an open IoT platform that partners with innovative fleets, application developers, vehicle manufacturers, and equipment providers in the transportation industry to deliver revolutionary solutions to supply chain professionals across the globe.

Our employees are an engaging, diverse group of people who believe in the power of great ideas. We hire people with different experiences and perspectives to build a company culture that fuels growth through innovation.

We value thoughtful actions and empathy for others.  We approach challenges with resiliency and creativity, while encouraging transparency because, no matter our backgrounds or responsibilities, we are one team.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a qualified Engineering Lead or Manager to join and lead our Mobility Management Team in San Diego, CA (or remote). As part of the Mobility Management Team, you will be responsible for our enterprise-grade Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile App Management (MAM) solutions. These products enable fleet managers to control their drivers’ experience with the click of a button.  

In this role, you will lead a cross functional team of full-stack developers and Android developers focused on delivering the strategic product roadmap of our Mobility Management solutions. The team is currently reinventing our MDM and MAM solutions, bringing many new challenges and opportunities to influence the architecture of our codebase. 

As an Engineering Lead / Manager, you are eager to lead and mentor teams working in multiple languages and frameworks, and contribute to future architecture decisions. While our primary work is in web development, we also build and maintain Android applications as part of our MDM and MAM solutions, so any mobile development experience or knowledge of modern Android frameworks you have is a plus.

If you’re excited by the idea of solving complex challenges and working with an incredibly talented team, then this is the position for you!

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and drive the technical vision and engineering roadmap within the scope of the team. Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and product needs.
• Partner with Product Management peers to ensure successful delivery of customer value
• Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align on strategy, processes, and decision-making with the team.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to both your team members and your project peers. Advocate for the team’s technical interests and needs.
• Proactively give and receive feedback with a growth mindset
• Leverage your experience in our tech stack (JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, Node.js, Express) to guide the team in development of a new mobility management product
• Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency)
• Form and maintain strong cross-functional relationships across engineering to achieve alignment with other teams 
• Contribute to existing technical documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product updates
• Be a driving force for continuous process improvement

What We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years of experience as a full-stack developer
• 1+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams, including project and agility management
• Experience with development using our tech stack: JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, Node.js, Express
• Experience with API design, development and maintenance in production (REST)
• Experience with CI/CD, deployment tools, pipelines and processes
• Familiar with software development best practices and principles (e.g. Docker, microservices, etc)
• Strong emotional intelligence and the ability to build trust while acting as a servant leader
• Good technical foundation with ability to pick up new skills and adapt quickly
• A commitment to software craftsmanship and best practices in unit testing, code review, design patterns, etc
• Excellent communication skills, across all job functions, both verbal and written
• A bachelor’s degree in software engineering or equivalent

What Would Be Great:

• A self-motivated leader with experience building and leading high-performing teams, ideally with remote or hybrid teams
• A track record of inspiring teams to succeed and connecting impact to their work
• Android Enterprise MAM & MDM experience
• Experience with the Vuetify library for material design in Vue
• Microservice Architecture Design experience
• Android or mobile application development experience

Platform Science Benefits Highlights:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits (some plans for employees are 100% covered by Platform Science)
• Generous paid time off and company holidays
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 401k matching 
• Investment in your professional growth in the company

At this time we only consider candidates in these states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. In the future we plan to add more states.