[Hiring] Lead Software Engineer @Slate Auto

Role Description

Slate runs lean by design. Every dollar we spend has to earn its place on the truck, and the same philosophy applies to our enterprise systems. We are looking for a Sr. full stack engineer who understands that good software architecture is a manufacturing advantage, not an IT overhead.

This is a developer role. You will build the digital backbone that connects functional teams across the enterprise: operations, supply chain, commercial, and digital. You've spent your career at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, full-stack development, and enterprise integration, and you know how to build platforms that scale without bureaucracy.

You will report to the Head of Enterprise Systems Engineering and partner closely with Product, Operations, and Supply Chain leadership to ensure our systems evolve with the business.

What You Get to Do

• Lead Enterprise Solution Strategy: Define and drive the technical vision for enterprise applications, integration platforms, and digital capabilities that support operations and supply chain transformation.
• Architect Scalable and Resilient Platforms: Establish architectural standards, reference patterns, and engineering best practices for enterprise systems.
• Drive Enterprise Integration Excellence: Partner with Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, and business stakeholders to define integration strategies across critical business processes.
• Influence Strategic Technology Decisions: Serve as a trusted technical advisor to engineering leadership, architects, and business partners by evaluating emerging technologies, SaaS platforms, and integration capabilities.
• Raise Engineering Quality and Operational Excellence: Establish and promote standards for software quality, reliability, security, observability, and maintainability.
• Mentor and Amplify Organizational Impact: Provide technical leadership across teams by mentoring engineers, fostering architectural alignment, and enabling knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software engineering, preferably in automotive, e-commerce, or manufacturing-adjacent environments.
• Proven Full-Stack Engineering Caliber: Hands-on background in React.js, microservices/serverless, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and AWS.
• Enterprise Systems Depth: Meaningful experience delivering supply chain, procurement, or e-commerce systems at OEM or Tier-1 scale.
• Cloud-Native Fluency: Deep familiarity with AWS services, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native design patterns.
• Integration Architecture: Strong grasp of API design, event-driven messaging, EDI integration patterns.
• CRM and ERP Integration: Familiarity with CRM and ERP platforms and the integration patterns that connect them to custom-built operational applications.
• Startup Orientation: Demonstrated ability to operate in fast-moving, resource-constrained environments.
• Communication and Influence: Ability to translate technical complexity into business outcomes for non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Base Pay Range (Annual): $141,807.00 - $212,710.00 USD Annual.
• Additional Compensation and Benefits: Slate offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k.
• The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in the equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance and disability insurance.
• Vacation and 401k.
• Eligibility for equity program and/or discretionary annual incentive program.

Company Description

At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.

• Safety First
• Delight Customers
• One Team
• Relentless Improvement
• Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy
• Respectful Collaboration
• Positive Legacy