ALSO · San Francisco
Software EngineeringSoftware EngineeringFullTimeposted 7w ago
About ALSO.
We’re ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian. We’re a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSO—replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient.
ALSO is seeking an Engineering Technical Lead – Engineering Triage to build and run the triage function across our embedded firmware, mobile apps, cloud services, and connected vehicle platform. You'll define the processes, workflows, and tooling that let us investigate, prioritize, and resolve issues fast, working closely with Firmware, Mobile, Cloud, Systems, Product, Customer Support, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program Management to keep quality high and releases moving.
This role is highly cross-functional and hands-on. You should be comfortable solving system-level problems, moving fast in a startup environment, and driving initiatives from identification through implementation on your own. Strong technical range across embedded, mobile, and cloud systems, paired with sharp communication and execution skills, will be key to improving both engineering effectiveness and customer experience.
What You'll Do
Lead the Engineering Triage function, setting technical processes and best practices for managing issues across firmware, mobile apps, cloud services, and connected systems
Own intake, prioritization, investigation, and assignment of engineering issues from customer support, field operations, and product development
Drive cross-functional root cause analysis across firmware, mobile, cloud infrastructure, backend services, APIs, connectivity, and hardware/software interactions
Partner with Firmware, Mobile, Cloud, Systems Engineering, Product, Support, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations to resolve customer-impacting issues on time
Lead periodic triage reviews, coordinating investigations, identifying dependencies, removing blockers, and driving issues to closure
Build and maintain dashboards and metrics for issue aging, defect trends, release quality, customer impact, and engineering throughput
Improve observability by working with software teams to enhance logging, diagnostics, telemetry, crash reporting, and remote debugging
Define severity classifications, prioritization frameworks, escalation paths, and SLOs for issue management
Work with Release Management to assess issue readiness and support go/no-go decisions for firmware, mobile, and cloud deployments
Build tooling and automation for issue tracking, log collection, diagnostics, and defect reporting, and mentor engineers on debugging and incident management
What You'll Bring
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
8+ years developing and/or validating embedded software, mobile applications, or cloud services, with experience in systems engineering, software quality, and engineering operations
Automotive experience a plus, including CAN protocol debugging tools (Vector, NI, etc.), DBCs, Power Management, Fault Management, DTCs, UDS, and telemetry data
Proven experience leading cross-functional investigations spanning embedded firmware, mobile apps, cloud platforms, and connected devices
Strong understanding of embedded and distributed architectures, MCU/ECU, RTOS and Linux-based systems, OTA firmware updates, hardware/software interfaces, and board-level debugging
Experience with connected product technologies such as Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, Cellular, GNSS, MQTT, and REST APIs
Working knowledge of cloud-native architectures, backend services, distributed systems, APIs, authentication, telemetry pipelines, and observability platforms
Experience with engineering lifecycle tools (Jira, Confluence, GitHub, GitLab, or similar) and hardware debugging tools (JTAG, I2C, SPI, serial consoles, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes)
Strong analytical and debugging skills, with the ability to interpret logs, traces, crash reports, telemetry, and diagnostics across software layers
Programming/scripting experience (C/C++, Python, or similar) for automating workflows, diagnostics, and reporting, plus experience with CI/CD and release management across firmware, mobile, and cloud
The salary for this position ranges from $170,000 - $210,000 per year, depending on experience, qualifications, and location.
Perks & 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
Why ALSO.
We’re passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you’re headed.
We’re located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world-class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces.
Together we’re working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges.