Principal Software Engineer

August 14

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Motion (YC W20)

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SaaS • Productivity • Artificial Intelligence

Motion is an AI-powered productivity platform that automates and optimizes scheduling, task management, and project planning for individuals and teams. It helps increase productivity by providing personalized, dynamically updated schedules that prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and limit unnecessary meetings. Motion integrates with major calendar systems and supports collaboration for work teams across various industries such as marketing, IT service, and real estate management. Known for its unique 'Happiness Algorithm', Motion aims to maximize user satisfaction and focus by streamlining task prioritization and scheduling, making it a comprehensive tool for managing both professional and personal responsibilities.

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2020

☁️ SaaS

⚡ Productivity

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

📋 Description

• Motion is building an AI project manager that eliminates reactive project management—Motion predicts what will get done early or late, automatically coordinates the right person to do the highest impact task at the right time, and ensures no steps are missed. • The real moat in AI agents is context: whoever has the most data to let the system think and work exactly like their users will win. Motion already has a lead: tasks, projects, docs, meetings, calendars, and communication all live in one place, making us best equipped to swap out human work for AI technology improves. Integrating all these systems seamlessly is incredibly hard, but we're uniquely capable of doing this because we are one of the most operationally excellent companies in the world. • With backing from YC and Sam Altman, a $500M+ valuation, and hundreds of thousands of users, we’re well positioned to lead. • Location: North America & Canada (remote) • Base Salary: $375,000 • Total Compensation: $815,000 - $965,000 • The range listed reflects compensation for U.S.-based employees working in our San Francisco or New York City offices. For remote U.S. hires or candidates outside the U.S., compensation will be adjusted to align with the local market and cost of living.

🎯 Requirements

• You are ambitious and always looking for ways to improve. For most engineers, this role will give you the most responsibilities you’ve ever had, while holding you to higher standards than other companies you’ve worked at. Don’t rest on your past achievements — expect to work your hardest and do the best work of your career at Motion. You will receive lots of coaching and feedback that you should seek to grow from • You can take ownership of projects and lead them to completion while dealing with ambiguity and finding the right balance between speed and quality. You don’t need every detail and edge case spelled out for you because you can figure out the goals of the project and fill in the blanks • You are a fast learner and can quickly familiarize yourself with a complex product and code base. You aren’t afraid to tackle any part of the stack or learn a new unfamiliar technology. You are comfortable with the fact that working in a startup means working around tech debt • You have a strong understanding of how you can create the most impact, and don’t get lost in the weeds in details that don’t matter. You’re excited to work on whatever solves the biggest customer problems, not just the coolest technical challenges • You can collaborate effectively with other talented engineers and work well in an environment where the best ideas win. The median engineer at Motion has 9 years experience. You should expect your ideas to get challenged and to learn a lot from your coworkers

🏖️ Benefits

• Offers Equity • Offers Bonus • Multiple Ranges