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Data collected directly from the trailer’s sensors and components powers real-time, proprietary strategic insights through a digital dashboard-helping our customers increase utilization, enhance safety, and reduce maintenance costs.\nAt FleetPulse, we believe our people are our greatest asset. We foster a collaborative, innovative, and supportive work environment where every team member plays a crucial role in driving success. By joining FleetPulse, you become part of a company committed to shaping the future of the transportation industry while valuing the unique contributions of every individual.\nThis role is based in Chicago, IL, and candidates must be able to work on-site. Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.\nWhat we're looking for\nFull stack web application experience, with the confidence to take projects end to end\n\nPassion for API design, observability, and platform building\n\nMotivation that comes from seeing your work have an outsized impact on the business and our customers\n\nDrive to learn new technologies, sharpen your craft, and share what you learn with your teammates\n\nA track record of raising technical standards through code and design reviews and mentoring other engineers\n\nComfort partnering with product stakeholders to refine requirements, align with the team, and push projects forward\n\nYour Qualifications:\n5+ years experience as a professional software developer.\n\nExperience with Kotlin, Java, Python or another backend language.\n\nExperience with AWS, GCP or another major cloud provider.\n\nFamiliarity with relational databases and schema design.\n\nPassionate about code quality and engineering best practices.\n\nExperience with large distributed systems with an emphasis on observability, instrumentation, monitoring.\n\nIntuition for when to call it \"good enough\", and when to put in the extra time to polish.\n\nYou get along well with others and thrive in a collaborative environment.\n\nChicago, IL based.\n\nBenefits:\nUnlimited PTO\n\nCompany 6% 401k Match\n\nChoice of three healthcare plans\n\nDental & Vision\n\nCompany provided STD, LTD and Life Insurance\n\n12 paid company holidays\n\nFull paid parental leave\n\nCompensation range: $140,000 - $175,000 annually\n\nWork Environment:\nThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nWork environment: Employees must be able to travel to and attend the office to work in person, as required. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal to moderate.\n Limitations and Disclaimer:\nThe above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.\nThis job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor that are in compliance with Federal and State Laws.\nRequirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or other characteristics. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.\nDoes this sound like you? 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