Staff Bluetooth Software Engineer

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.

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About the Role:

As a Staff Bluetooth Software Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping Motive’s next-generation connectivity solutions. You will drive the design, architecture, and development of Bluetooth Classic and BLE features across embedded platforms and mobile devices (iOS and Android). Beyond being a strong individual contributor, you will also provide technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional guidance to ensure high-quality, scalable, and future-proof connectivity solutions.
This role will help define and deliver advanced wireless capabilities across Motive’s embedded and mobile product stack. You bring deep expertise in Bluetooth technologies, embedded systems, and mobile frameworks, and can influence both technical direction and execution. This position offers immense career growth, visibility, and the opportunity to work on industry-leading IoT and mobile products.
We are looking for a motivated, hands-on technical leader who thrives in startup-style environments, driving innovation from concept to deployment.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of Bluetooth Classic and BLE features for embedded platforms and smartphones (iOS and Android).
• Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor, guiding team members on best practices for wireless development and debugging.
• Collaborate with product, hardware, and mobile teams to define end-to-end Bluetooth connectivity requirements and solutions.
• Debug, optimize, and validate wireless protocols and firmware across multi-core embedded systems and mobile OS environments.
• Design and implement automated testing frameworks for Bluetooth validation and interoperability.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, Bluetooth SIG standards, and emerging technologies, ensuring Motive products remain cutting-edge.

What We’re Looking For:

• 7+ years of experience in wireless connectivity or embedded software development, with significant focus on Bluetooth Classic and BLE.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Strong programming experience in C/C++ for embedded systems, and Java/Kotlin/Swift for mobile platforms.
• Deep expertise in Bluetooth stacks, profiles, pairing/bonding mechanisms, custom services, and performance optimization.
• Experience with embedded systems and real-time operating systems.
• Hands-on experience with iOS CoreBluetooth and Android Bluetooth APIs.
• Understanding of wireless coexistence challenges and mitigation strategies.

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.

This position requires 2 days per week in our Seattle office.

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:

United States$148,000—$226,000 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. 

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