Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Cambridge · USD 139,300-174,100 · 4+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 19, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 4+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Cambridge
- Salary
- USD 139,300-174,100 · Base salary
About Cambridge Mobile Telematics
- Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) is the world’s largest telematics and AI company for safer mobility. Its mission is to make the world’s roads and drivers safer. The company’s AI-driven platform, DriveWell Fusion®, proactively identifies and reduces driving risk, leading to fewer crashes and injuries. To date, CMT’s technology has helped prevent over 126,000 crashes worldwide. CMT enables partners to measure risk, detect crashes, provide life-saving assistance, and streamline claims. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, CMT operates globally with offices in Budapest, Hungary; Chennai, India; Seattle, Washington; Tokyo, Japan; and Zagreb, Croatia. Learn more at www.cmt.ai.
About the role
- Cambridge Mobile Telematics is seeking a senior-level backend Software Engineer to produce scalable software solutions to reliably collect, process, and manage data from sensors on smartphones and connected devices in vehicles.
- In this role, you will design architecture, build back-end applications, and build features and applications that meet the needs of our customers.
Responsibilities
- Solve complex problems and transform them into business solutions in collaboration with team members
- Analyze and translate business and functional specifications and change requests into technical specifications suitable for implementation
- Independently transform complex technical requirements into smaller implementable pieces; implement performant software solutions that are maintainable, scalable, reliable and testable
- Participate in code and design reviews
- Train and guide junior developers on proper software development procedures and methods
- Follow company defined development and operational standards and processes
- Provide on-call support during business critical emergency scenarios and support and troubleshoot production issues as needed
- Complete any additional tasks as they arise
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience and/or certification in Computer Science or related field
- 4+ years of relevant working experience in software engineering, with a focus on backend applications, services, and APIs
- Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Golang, and/or Rust
- Experience with SQL databases in a production setting
- Experience working with services in AWS
- Ability to commute to our Cambridge, MA office 3 days per week
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus
- Equity may be awarded in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- Matching 401k
- Short-term & long-term disability
- Parental leave
- Unlimited Paid Time Off including vacation, sick days & public holidays
- Flexible scheduling and work from home policy depending on role and responsibilities
- Summer Fridays provide team members with half days to recharge
Workplace
- Ability to commute to our Cambridge, MA office 3 days per week
Skills
- Python
- Golang
- Rust
- SQL
- AWS
