Senior Staff/Principal Software Engineer

In this role, you will:

• Architect and evolve Maestro's distributed systems to support scaling autonomous fleet operations
• Drive technical strategy and make key architectural decisions for the fleet management platform
• Lead design and implementation of high-availability, real-time scheduling and dispatch systems
• Partner with product, operations, and other engineering teams to define technical roadmap
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to a team of senior engineers
• Establish best practices for system reliability, performance, and operational excellence
• Drive cross-team initiatives to integrate Maestro with vehicle systems, customer apps, and operations tools

Required Skills & Experience:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field
• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with 7+ years building large-scale distributed systems
• Deep expertise in distributed systems design, soft real-time processing, and scalable architectures
• Proficiency in Kotlin, Go, Java, or similar languages for backend development
• Experience with event-driven architectures and message queuing systems
• Track record of leading complex technical initiatives across multiple teams
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and microservices architecture
• Strong understanding of system reliability, monitoring, and operational concerns
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence technical direction

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with fleet management, logistics, or routing systems
• Background in optimization algorithms, scheduling, or constraint satisfaction problems
• Knowledge of autonomous vehicle systems and their operational requirements
• Experience with soft real-time scheduling and dispatch systems
• Track record of mentoring senior engineers and growing technical teams