Senior Backend Engineer (Security & Fleet Platform)

Architect Motors is building a next-generation secure fleet management and financing platform powering electric motorcycles across emerging markets.

The company combines connected vehicle infrastructure secure cloud services financing systems and IoT technologies to enable intelligent fleet management while expanding financial access for underserved populations. By integrating physical hardware cryptography cloud infrastructure and financial systems Architect Motors is solving one of the most technically challenging problems in mobility technology.

Backed by Architect Holdings with over $200M in committed funding and an allocated operating budget exceeding $6M the company combines startup autonomy with strong financial stability. The engineering team is building the platform entirely from scratch giving engineers exceptional ownership over architecture infrastructure and long-term technical direction.

As the Senior Backend Engineer youll become the technical owner of the entire backend platform designing secure APIs authentication systems cloud infrastructure IoT communication layers and fleet management services that connect directly with physical electric motorcycles operating in production.

This is an opportunity to build a security-first platform from zero to one while working across backend engineering cloud infrastructure applied cryptography distributed systems and connected hardware.

• Architect and build the Secure Fleet & Financing Management Platform from scratch

• Design and develop scalable backend services supporting connected electric vehicles

• Build secure REST APIs supporting mobile applications merchant systems and internal tools

• Design authentication authorization encryption and secure key management systems

• Develop backend infrastructure integrating with embedded hardware and IoT devices

• Build real-time communication systems using MQTT WebSockets and event-driven architectures

• Collaborate closely with embedded electrical and firmware engineers to integrate cloud services with physical vehicles

• Design scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS GCP or Azure

• Build CI/CD pipelines deployment automation monitoring logging and observability systems

• Design relational and NoSQL database schemas supporting fleet operations and financing workflows

• Own backend architecture decisions framework selection and long-term platform strategy

• Implement secure device provisioning hardware identity and cryptographic onboarding workflows

• Establish engineering best practices for testing scalability reliability and security

• Operate with founder-level ownership in a fast-moving startup environment

• 5 years of backend software engineering experience

• Experience building production backend platforms from zero to one

• Experience designing secure production systems

• Startup or early-stage engineering experience with significant ownership

• Experience building scalable cloud-native backend services

• Experience owning production systems throughout the full software lifecycle

• Experience designing APIs supporting web and mobile applications

• Experience collaborating across hardware and software engineering teams preferred

• Experience building real-time systems or distributed architectures

• Strong ownership mentality with demonstrated technical leadership

• Expert-level Go or TypeScript experience

• Strong backend systems design expertise

• Deep understanding of authentication authorization encryption and applied cryptography

• Experience with AWS GCP or Azure

• Experience with Docker containers CI/CD and cloud deployment

• Strong database architecture and data modeling experience (SQL and NoSQL)

• Experience with MQTT WebSockets messaging systems or event-driven architectures

• Experience integrating cloud software with hardware or IoT devices

• Experience with secure device provisioning hardware identity or cryptographic key management

• Strong API architecture and backend service development experience

• Experience building highly reliable production systems

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical engineering experience preferred

• Strong computer science fundamentals

• Demonstrated expertise in backend engineering distributed systems or security engineering

• Exceptional engineering ownership

• Strong systems thinking

• Excellent communication skills

• High execution velocity

• Comfortable working with ambiguity

• Security-first engineering mindset

• Strong collaboration across software and hardware teams

• Startup mentality with bias toward action

• Passion for solving complex infrastructure problems

• Interest in electric vehicles IoT or emerging markets

• Base Salary: $170000 $240000

• Competitive Equity Package

• Comprehensive Medical Dental & Vision Insurance

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Flexible PTO

• Opportunity to own an entire backend platform from inception

• Direct collaboration with founders and engineering leadership

• Build infrastructure connecting cloud software with real-world hardware

• Strong financial backing through Architect Holdings

• Opportunity to shape the future of secure fleet management technology

This is a rare opportunity to become the founding backend engineering leader for a security-first connected vehicle platform.

Youll own everything from backend architecture and cloud infrastructure to cryptography IoT integrations and real-time communication systems while building software that directly controls physical electric motorcycles deployed in production.

If you enjoy designing secure distributed systems building platforms from zero to one solving challenging infrastructure problems and working at the intersection of software hardware and mobility this role offers exceptional ownership and technical impact.