Staff Software Engineer-Backend at Scout Motors
Fremont, CA
$181,500–$220,000from the description
Jul 7, 2026
Fremont, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior back-end engineering role focused on designing and building identity, access, and profile services alongside other digital products spanning mobile apps, vehicle connectivity, and mapping. The position involves leading architecture decisions, mentoring junior engineers, and maintaining on-call ownership of team-operated services. It suits an experienced engineer with 8+ years in back-end development who is comfortable taking end-to-end technical responsibility on large-scale systems.
Senior level · 8+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,050 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 790–1,650
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $213,110 (middle half $173,650–$226,080). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting lists two salary ranges: a general US range of $165,000–$200,000/year and a California-specific range of $181,500–$220,000/year. The California figure is reported here since the role is based in Fremont, CA.
The role requires 1 day per week in-office at Fremont, CA — it is hybrid, not fully remote.
The internal leveling code is IC8, which aligns with the Senior designation.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in computer science or a related field; no equivalent-experience substitution is offered.
The identity management skill captures a broad requirement (authentication/directory services); the JD lists Azure AD, AWS Cognito, LDAP, Okta, and 'Keyclock' (likely a misspelling of Keycloak) as examples — all are captured as alternatives.
The database requirement covers both relational and non-relational; MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis are all named as examples and are captured as alternatives under a single skill.
AI-assisted development tools are mentioned as a responsibility but no specific tool is named, so no skill entry was created.
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