Scout Motors Inc.
Scout Motors Inc.
Scout Motors Inc. is an American automotive manufacturer developing a new generation of off-road vehicles inspired by the original Scout legacy. Its lineup includes the Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra Truck, combining contemporary technology with rugged design and off-road capability. The vehicles are engineered in Detroit and planned for production in South Carolina, with Volkswagen Group providing technical expertise. Scout Motors is building toward initial production in 2027 while shaping durable, adventure-focused vehicles for drivers who value exploration and utility.

Staff Frontend Software Engineer

Lead frontend architecture and development for Scout Motors’ sales, operations, and vehicle-purchase platforms. Guide engineering practices while building scalable web experiences for electric vehicle customers and teams.

Description

  • Create scalable frontend experiences for order management, customer operations, fulfillment, finance, and vehicle-purchase workflows
  • Design and build performant frontend web applications for complex business systems
  • Establish frontend standards covering accessibility, security, testing, performance, and maintainability
  • Mentor engineers and strengthen the organization’s frontend technical capabilities
  • Partner with Product and Design to deliver practical, scalable user experiences
  • Select and guide decisions on frameworks, development tools, and component architecture
  • Shape the technical roadmap and lead major initiatives from initial concept through launch
  • Integrate digital products with backend and platform services
  • Stay hands-on in implementation while helping evolve engineering culture and processes
  • Define, scope, and lead large-scale technical projects
  • Advance early products, simplify systems, and strengthen reliability
  • Support software engineering team calibration and professional development
  • Promote practical AI-assisted development and effective use of AI tools across the engineering team
  • Modernize internal platforms and use technology to improve business processes

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related technical discipline
  • At least eight years of frontend engineering experience with staff-level or comparable technical responsibility
  • Advanced experience with React, Node.js, GSAP, and their surrounding ecosystems
  • Experience with a mobile application framework such as React Native is advantageous
  • Ability to identify, mitigate, and prevent common web application security vulnerabilities
  • Strong knowledge of secure coding and integrating security practices throughout the development lifecycle
  • Expertise applying micro-frontend architecture in large-scale systems
  • Demonstrated ability to set architectural direction for complex frontend platforms
  • Extensive experience developing applications that use GraphQL, REST, and/or RPC APIs for CRUD operations
  • Deep knowledge of UI/UX, responsive and mobile-first design, SEO, WCAG accessibility, and performance optimization
  • Familiarity with analytics, experimentation, and feature-flagging platforms
  • Experience integrating with IAM and SSO services such as Azure, Okta, or Auth0
  • Strong understanding of branching strategies, CI/CD, automated testing with tools such as Playwright and Cypress, and cloud environments
  • Experience helping define technical roadmaps and strategic plans
  • Background in startup environments and launching products from zero to one
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting ability
  • Experience building AI/ML platform foundations or developer-focused AI tooling is preferred
  • Experience in automotive, mobility, retail, ecommerce, or digital consumer products is preferred
  • Experience developing multi-tenant platforms and shared enterprise services is preferred
  • Experience spanning full-stack engineering, micro-frontends, and mobile platform foundations is preferred
  • Applicants must be at least 18 years old

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and income-protection insurance options
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching and immediate vesting
  • Twenty days of accrued planned paid time off
  • Forty hours of unplanned paid time off each year
  • Fourteen company or floating holidays annually
  • Up to sixteen weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
  • Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting, and military service
  • Compensation and benefits designed to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing
  • Annual performance bonus opportunity
  • Chance to build products and help establish a company from the ground up
  • Opportunity to create new, lasting products for an iconic brand

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