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Senior Software Engineer, Mapping

ALSO· Software Engineering
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Palo Alto$165k - $210kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Lead the development of end-to-end navigation experience from the ground up, shaping cloud, mobile, and on-vehicle architecture to power intelligent, vehicle-specific routing and real-time navigation for ALSO’s electric mobility platform.

Responsibilities

  • Own the implementation of our flagship navigation experience, from routing to rendering.
  • Integrate with external mapping/navigation APIs to power route planning, turn-by-turn directions, and rich map metadata.
  • Collaborate with firmware, mobile, and product teams to define the navigation system interface between bike hardware, the mobile app, and cloud services.
  • Design robust, low-latency APIs and cloud systems that handle location, routing logic, vehicle-specific optimizations, and data synchronization.
  • Enable critical edge cases like offline fallback, route recalculation, device reconnects, and display rendering on constrained hardware.
  • Work alongside the firmware engineer to define BLE protocols and vector graphic rendering constraints for the bike’s microcontroller-powered display.
  • Shape our engineering culture and development practices through documentation, mentoring, and hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

  • Strong backend engineering experience in a production-grade environment, ideally using Golang and AWS.
  • Proven ability to architect and ship complex systems in a fast-moving startup or 0→1 product environment.
  • Deep understanding of real-time or near real-time system design—especially in latency-sensitive use cases.
  • Extensive experience with mapping and navigation platforms and integration (e.g., Google Maps APIs, Mapbox, HERE, TomTom)
  • Excellent technical judgment and a system design mindset that balances robustness, performance, and maintainability.
  • Comfort working cross-functionally with firmware, mobile, and product stakeholders.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills.
  • Bonus: Familiarity with BLE, GPS, and/or hardware-software interfaces

Skills

Required:Backend engineering (Golang)System design and architectureReal-time / latency-sensitive systemsMapping/navigation integrationsCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • Robust health coverage — excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options
  • One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates
  • Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny
  • Flexible time off
  • 401(k) match
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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