Senior Engineer Team Lead, Developer Platform

Mission Summary:

We are seeking a capable and highly motivated Team Lead for our Developer Platform team to enable rapid and safe software delivery by providing a unified, efficient and reliable platform for all developers at Motional. You will lead a team of talented engineers that focuses on improving the engineering experience and developer productivity of teams in Motional by providing them with the necessary tools and processes. You will collaborate closely with teams across the organization to identify pain points and drive initiatives that empower teams to deliver on Motional's mission.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead a team of Software/Platform Engineers in Singapore, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
• Lead the Engineering Enablement and Productivity function of the Developer Platform group - defining strategy, setting KPIs and reporting on progress.
• Architect, design and develop tools and systems that optimizes the development lifecycle, including developer portals, build systems, toolchains and code quality tools and internal libraries.
• Architect, design and build the next generation of productivity metrics reporting system
• Work closely with engineering teams around the world (US, Singapore) to understand their needs, identify pain-points and lead initiatives to improve their development workflows.
• Partner with DevOps/SRE team to develop and maintain automation, services and bots to reduce developer toil.
• Work with domain experts across the organization to establish and promote best practices for software 
  

What We're Looking For:

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent knowledge and work experience.
• 6+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Developer Experience or related roles.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams in developer platform/enablement domains.
• Strong background in modern programming languages, especially C++ and Python.
• Proficient with Bazel, build tools, debugging tools, toolchains and hermetic build environments
• Knowledge and experience in using frameworks such as DORA, FLOW, SPACE or DX Core 4 to measure developer productivity and engineering performance
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g. GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Expertise in software engineering principles including requirements gathering, software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, testing methods.
• Experience with Linux environments, software, and toolchains.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional problem solving skills.
• Adaptable, ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.

Bonus Points:

• Experience in the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) industry or robotics.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Cloudwatch, Datadog).
• Experience with software development tools and services (e.g. Artifactory, Vault, Sonarqube)

Office Location:

Motional's Singapore office is located at 85 Science Park Drive, in the center of Singapore's premier research and technology hub. Positioned near the vibrant one-north innovation district, it is surrounded by leading R&D facilities, tech companies, and green spaces. With convenient access to public transit and modern amenities, the office supports Motional's advanced engineering and autonomous vehicle development in Asia.

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do.  

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit  and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.