Role Overview
Motive do is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer, Backend Canada - Hybrid; Hybrid - Toronto. This is a full-time hybrid role, based in Toronto. Part of Motive do's Backend hiring. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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Job Description
Who we are:
Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.
Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.
As a Software Engineer on the new Public Sector team at Motive, you will be responsible for designing and building products that will modernize the Compliance, Fleet, and Driver management solutions to help our customers reduce toil, increase productivity, and more importantly keep the roads safe. As part of this role you will build scalable infrastructure, APIs/services, and work with a team that is passionate and makes an impact on the physical economy. We are looking for accomplished engineers to not just deliver products for our customers, but to go beyond using the latest technologies.
What You’ll Do:
Collaborate across teams to design, deliver and support scalable product features
Make scalable design choices, while championing quality and simplicity
Leverage AI tools such as Cursor, CoPilot to increase productivity and code quality
Build appropriate monitoring, logging, debugging for the health of the system
Mentor and learn from the developers within the engineering organisation.
What We’re Looking For:
A degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
4+ years software development experience
Experience building product infrastructure, distributed systems and data models
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and Cassandra
Experience building for Cloud Infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, Azure or private clouds
This is a
hybrid role , with the expectation of being in our Toronto, Canada office 2 days per week.
Pay Transparency
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits.
The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. For this role, the compensation range is:
Canada
$125,000 - $156,000 USD
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here.
The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply for the Software Engineer, Backend Canada - Hybrid; Hybrid - Toronto position at Motive do?
Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Motive do. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.
Is the Software Engineer, Backend Canada - Hybrid; Hybrid - Toronto role at Motive do remote or in-office?
This is a hybrid role based in Toronto. Expect a mix of in-office and remote days, with the specific cadence set by the hiring manager.
What does a Software Engineer, Backend Canada - Hybrid; Hybrid - Toronto at Motive do earn?
Motive do has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Software Engineer, Backend Canada - Hybrid; Hybrid - Toronto role at Motive do posted?
This role was posted on April 4, 2026 (65 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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