by Autosled
Autosled provides dealers, transporters, auctioneers, brokers, and individuals that are relocating with seamless, efficient, and digital vehicle transport options. New and used cars, trucks, motorcycles, classic and luxury vehicles are all regularly shipped nationwide. Our investors hail from Tesla, Google and Salesforce and have helped us grow six fold in the past year to quickly become a leader in the automotive transport marketplace with thousands of transporters and auto dealerships already on the platform!
AutoSled’s engineering team is comprised of local and remote members collaborating closely on rapidly evolving products and internal solutions. We help our AutoSled teammates navigate the complexities of high volume automotive shipping, provide our customers reliable and transparent services via web and mobile apps, and empower transporters with increased bookings and fast payment.
Development Lead
We are seeking a technical leader with hands-on experience as a senior engineer to help grow our development operations. This role will aid in the ongoing maturation and optimization of our development processes, mentor and provide for the growth of all members, and align closely with the business to solve problems and optimize our operations.
Who We’re Looking For
You’re ambitious and practical, energized by solving problems and have a solid sense for evaluating risks.
Communication and effective expectation management are crucial in our environment as we emphasize a culture of agility, ownership and camaraderie.
What’s In It for You
AutoSled is a strongly backed startup on an exciting trajectory with diverse and experienced leadership to draw upon. As a member of our team you’ll have regular exposure to top emerging technology and the opportunity to learn and create in a rapidly evolving space. Benefits include healthcare, 401k, stock options, companywide success bonus, paid vacation, remote work flexibility and competitive base compensation.
As part of AutoSled engineering, you’ll work in cross-disciplinary teams with a direct impact on customers through engaging and intuitive software solutions. You will give and receive mentorship and have hands-on access to enterprise-class tools.
Responsibilities and Expectations
- Hybrid-remote role
- During ramp-up and for the first 90 days, significant time will be required on-site at the Rockville, MD headquarters
- Occasional ad hoc visits required to Rockville, MD or Birmingham, AL for collaborative work including strategic and/or product design sessions
- Day-to-day elements of the role can be performed remote. We emphasize on site work primarily for situations of heavier collaboration
- Lead the design, development and deployment of backend and frontend solutions
- Collaborate with other internal teams including Business Development, Transporter Support, Operations, Finance etc. for design and feedback
- Regularly facilitate teamwide standups, design sessions, roadmap planning, backlog management, code reviews, etc.
- Lead research, experimentation and prototyping efforts with effective delegation for the growth of individual teammates and democratization of knowledge
- Enforce strong coding, testing and documentation habits to support the upkeep of an efficient, scalable and maintainable product set
- Manage application tooling and analysis of utilization, support and performance metrics
- Monitor, evaluate and teach estimation practices
- Assist troubleshooting efforts
- Lead by example
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science related field, or equivalent work experience
- 4+ years experience in software product development
- 2+ years experience at a senior engineering level
- Proficiency with:
- C# and SQL
- Unit testing
- Source management
- REST APIs
- Senior level experience with MVC or similar design patterns and persisted data models
- Familiarity with cloud technologies including virtual networking, storage, message queues, VMs, serverless tech (Lambda, Azure Functions or the like)
- Strong debugging and tracing tool experience
- Strong research, time management, communication and organizational skills
- Patient, empathetic and collaborative personality
Nice to Have
- AWS
- PostgreSQL
- OAuth2
- Node.js, Python, React, React Native
- Jira
- Troubleshooting, performance monitoring and network analysis tools
- MicroServices or Service Oriented Architecture
- Design for high transaction volume, concurrency and resiliency
- Test-driven development
- EDI and other legacy data interchange formats
- Previous team lead experience including mentoring of junior and internship roles
Our Process
Introduction and Screening – .5 hour
- Casual conversation on general background, work history and any relevant domain experience
Technical Interview – 2 hours
- Two topics will be provided in advance for code review and design discussion
- Whiteboarding – freeform design and/or pseudocoding session
- General Q&A
Roundtable – 2 hours
- Part 1: Development team Q&A 1 hour
- Part 2: Business and adjacent teams Q&A 1 hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Autosled is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
by Autosled
Autosled provides dealers, transporters, auctioneers, brokers, and individuals that are relocating with seamless, efficient, and digital vehicle transport options. New and used cars, trucks, motorcycles, classic and luxury vehicles are all regularly shipped nationwide. Our investors hail from Tesla, Google and Salesforce and have helped us grow six fold in the past year to quickly become a leader in the automotive transport marketplace with thousands of transporters and auto dealerships already on the platform!
AutoSled’s engineering team is comprised of local and remote members collaborating closely on rapidly evolving products and internal solutions. We help our AutoSled teammates navigate the complexities of high volume automotive shipping, provide our customers reliable and transparent services via web and mobile apps, and empower transporters with increased bookings and fast payment.
AWS Architect
We are seeking an AWS cloud architect experienced with microservice-based web applications to help grow our development team. This role will aid in the expansion and optimization of our platform, and be a regular voice in the technological direction of our products.
Who We’re Looking For
You’re ambitious and practical, energized by solving problems and have a solid sense for evaluating risks. Communication and effective expectation management are crucial in our environment as we emphasize a culture of agility, ownership and camaraderie.
What’s In It for You
AutoSled is a strongly backed, growth stage startup on an exciting trajectory with diverse and experienced leadership to draw upon. As a member of our team you’ll have regular exposure to top emerging technology and the opportunity to learn and create in a rapidly evolving space. Benefits include healthcare, 401k, stock options, companywide success bonus, paid vacation, remote work flexibility and competitive base compensation.
As part of AutoSled engineering, you’ll work in cross-disciplinary teams with a direct impact on customers through engaging and intuitive software solutions. You will give and receive mentorship and have hands-on access to enterprise-class tools.
Responsibilities and Expectations
– Hybrid-remote role
– Occasional visits required to Rockville, MD or Birmingham, AL for collaborative work including strategic and/or product design sessions
– Day-to-day elements of the role can be performed remote. We emphasize on site work primarily for situations of heavier collaboration
– Lead the design of our product’s microservices architecture, leveraging AWS
– Regularly evaluate new AWS capabilities and other emerging technologies for opportunities to innovate or accelerate our service offerings
– Lead research, experimentation and prototyping efforts with effective delegation for the growth of individual teammates and democratization of knowledge
– Mentor teammates on cloud architecture, security and devops concepts
– Help design and manage application instrumenting, security and governance
– Assist team troubleshooting efforts
Requirements
– Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science related field, or equivalent work experience – 4+ years experience with a software product using AWS
– 2+ years experience at a senior or architect level
– Hands-on experience refactoring monolithic applications for microservices
– Proficiency with:
– C# and SQL
– Docker, Kubernetes
– Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tools and best practices
– Infrastructure as Code
– AWS serverless solutions
– Strong research, time management, communication and organizational skills
– Patient, empathetic and collaborative personality
Nice to Have
– PostgreSQL
– Cloud security experience
– React, React Native
– Troubleshooting, performance monitoring and network analysis tools
– Design for high transaction volume, concurrency and resiliency
Our Process
1. Introduction and Screening – .5 hour
Casual conversation on general background, work history and any relevant domain experience
2. Technical Interview – 2 hours
a. Two topics will be provided for advance preparation and demonstration
*Note* These are NOT “code challenges” or any sort of test. They are minimal time commitment projects intended to establish familiarity for group conversation.
b. Whiteboarding – freeform design and/or pseudo-coding session
c. General Q&A
3. Roundtable – 1 hour
a. Development team Q&A 1 hour
Autosled is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
by Autosled
Autosled provides dealers, transporters, auctioneers, brokers, and individuals that are relocating with seamless, efficient, and digital vehicle transport options. New and used cars, trucks, motorcycles, classic and luxury vehicles are all regularly shipped nationwide. Our investors hail from Tesla, Google and Salesforce and have helped us grow six fold in the past year to quickly become a leader in the automotive transport marketplace with thousands of transporters and auto dealerships already on the platform!
AutoSled’s engineering team is comprised of local and remote members collaborating closely on rapidly evolving products and internal solutions. We help our AutoSled teammates navigate the complexities of high volume automotive shipping, provide our customers reliable and transparent services via web and mobile apps, and empower transporters with increased bookings and fast payment.
Senior Mobile Engineer
We are seeking an experienced mobile engineer to help grow our development operations. This role will aid in the design and development of exciting new features for our mobile tools (Android and iOS) and help mentor junior team members.
Who We’re Looking For
You’re ambitious and practical, energized by solving problems and have a solid sense for evaluating risks. Communication and effective expectation management are crucial in our environment as we emphasize a culture of agility, ownership and camaraderie.
What’s In It for You
AutoSled is a strongly backed startup on an exciting trajectory with diverse and experienced leadership to draw upon. As a member of our team you’ll have regular exposure to top emerging technology and the opportunity to learn and create in a rapidly evolving space. Benefits include healthcare, 401k, stock options, companywide success bonus, paid vacation, remote work flexibility and competitive base compensation.
As part of AutoSled engineering, you’ll work in cross-disciplinary teams with a direct impact on customers through engaging and intuitive software solutions. You will give and receive mentorship and have hands-on access to enterprise-class tools.
Responsibilities and Expectations
- Hybrid-remote role
- During ramp-up and for the first 90 days, visits to Rockville, MD or Birmingham, AL may be required
- Occasional ad hoc visits to Rockville, MD or Birmingham, AL for collaborative work including strategic and/or product design sessions
- Day-to-day elements of the role can be performed remote. We emphasize on site work primarily for situations of heavier collaboration
- Assist with the design, architecture, development and support of AutoSled mobile applications
- Perform research, experimentation and prototyping efforts in coordination with other teams and delegating effectively to junior mobile engineers to aid their growth
- Demonstrate strong coding, testing and documentation habits to support the upkeep of an efficient, scalable and maintainable product set
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science related field, or equivalent work experience
- 4+ years experience in software product development
- 1+ years experience at a senior engineering level
- Proficiency with:
- React Native
- iOS and Android native tools and languages
- Unit testing
- Source management
- REST APIs
- OAuth2
- Strong debugging and tracing tool experience
- Strong research, time management, communication and organizational skills
Nice to Have
- AWS
- PostgreSQL
- Jira
- Troubleshooting, performance monitoring and network analysis tools
- MicroServices or Service Oriented Architecture
- Design for high transaction volume, concurrency and resiliency
- Test-driven development
Our Process
• Introduction and Screening – .5 hour
Casual conversation on general background, work history and any relevant domain experience
•Technical Interview – 2 hours
a. Two topics will be provided for code review and design discussion
b. Whiteboarding – freeform design and/or pseudocoding session
c. General Q&A
• Roundtable – 1 hour
Development team Q&A
Autosled is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
by Autosled
Business Development Manager – Multiple Locations (Must have Automotive and Vendor experience)
Who we are:
Autosled provides dealers, transporters, auctioneers, brokers, and individuals that are relocating with seamless, efficient, and digital vehicle transport options. New and used cars, trucks, motorcycles, classic and luxury vehicles are all regularly shipped nationwide. Autosled offers enclosed and open transport as well as door-to-door shipping to both residences and businesses. We are seeking a Business Development Manager to join our team!
What were looking for:
Autosled is looking for a highly motivated, experienced Business Development Manager, with a background in the automotive industry, prior roles as an OEM representative or Vendor and proven field sales success . You will represent Autosled as the face of the company in your defined territory. As a Business Development Manager, your primary focus will be to establish professional relationships with customers and help their businesses become more efficient, effective, and profitable. You will own a defined territory where you will be responsible for creating and driving a sales strategy focused on onboarding and training new customers to use our platform through in-person visits. You will need to understand the lifecycle of a dealership’s vehicle inventory, operations and the wholesale remarketing industry. At Autosled, we are here to transform the automotive logistics industry by delivering innovative tools and new levels of technology-first capabilities for all of our customers whether they are requesting to ship a vehicle or delivering those vehicles. If you are interested in being a part of the next generation automotive transportation logistics platform that will innovate the way dealers and transporters operate in the industry, please apply today!
Responsibilities:
- Achieve or exceed established sales goals.
- Develop customer relationships with franchise and independent dealers as well as other creative opportunities where vehicle transportation is key.
- Serves as the primary point of contact to ensure both customers and prospects have a detailed understanding of our product and platform.
- Analyze and develop strategies to win new business and grow existing customers to maximize revenue opportunities
- Help proactively market the company to customers and convey the advantages of our product.
- Service accounts through regular in-person visits, phone calls, and monthly account performance reviews
- Using new and existing tools, marketing material and industry knowledge to drive adoption rate of our platform and mobile application.
- Identify, manage and follow up on leads acquired through web inquiries, tradeshows and referrals from our CRM.
- Possess knowledge and solutions to ensure top level of customer satisfaction by responding quickly and accurately to problems, concerns or needs.
- Adapt to changes in a book of business, customer contacts, and internal structure/role changes.
- Performs other duties as requested by management.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or GED required, Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Experience/knowledge of the automotive industry
Preferred 5 years of direct sales experience in either automotive or technology (SaaS) 5+ years of demonstrated sales success with territory management
- Ability to be self-motivated and able to work independently
- Experience using a CRM to maintain and plan sales pipeline
- Excellent communication and presentation skills required. Must be able to adapt to different audiences in-person or over the phone
- Ability to anticipate potential objections, communicate complex concepts, ideas, and solutions
- Upbeat and positive attitude
- Ability to travel for meetings, training, etc.
- No previous DUI/DWI/DWAI and no restrictions on valid driver’s license Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Uncapped commissions
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible schedules and personal time off (PTO)
- Opportunity for growth within the company
Autosled is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
by Autosled
Company adds former Salesforce Executive, John Stewart, to its Board
ROCKVILLE, MD – March 9, 2022– Autosled, the modern automotive digital logistics marketplace, announced that it has completed its Series A funding round and established its Board of Directors. The announcement comes on the heels of the news that former Tesla executive, Leon Keshishian, has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer.
Autosled has confirmed the closing of a $5 million Series A round as the company continues its mission to revolutionize the automotive transport marketplace. Leading the round was Lyndon Rive, who co-founded Solarcity (now Tesla Energy) in 2006 along with his brother Pete and cousin, Elon Musk. Lyndon personally witnessed the widespread logistical issues within Automotive with the launch of the Tesla Model 3. The opportunity to develop a unique digital platform that tackles these challenges, along with his prior dealings with Autosled’s CEO, Leon Keshishian, fueled his confidence in the Autosled team as they streamline the vehicle moving process for both shippers and transporters.
Joining Rive in the Series A investment was Andrew Leto, founder of freight procurement marketplace Emerge. Leto invested through Arcturus Venture, his single family investment office that specializes in supporting tech enabled startups within the transportation and logistics sectors. Following Rive and Leto in this round was Dave Baggett, current CEO of Inky Technology and former COO and co-founder of ITA software, an airfare pricing engine platform acquired by Google in 2010 (now Google Travel). A group of individuals from the Georgetown Angel Investor Network, represented by Marc Suhlam, also participated in the round. This funding brings Autosled’s total capital raised to more than $7 million.
“When Lee first described Autosled’s goals, I saw the opportunity,” noted Lyndon Rive, co-founder of SolarCity. “After dealing with Tesla’s own vehicle delivery pain points, I knew firsthand the market challenges that needed to be addressed. Dan and David’s retail automotive knowledge, combined with Lee’s operational execution, made the investment decision a no-brainer.”
In addition to completing its Series A round, Autosled has appointed John Stewart to the board of directors. Stewart founded MapAnything in 2006, a data mapping tool for location-based services that was acquired by Salesforce in 2019. His knowledge of location intelligence plays a vital role in Autosled’s future product roadmap as the company continues to optimize its platform. Stewart has continued to invest and serve as a board advisor for various start-ups, such as Palmetto and Emerge. Palmetto, a green energy service and tech company, has been a driving force behind solar energy distribution innovation. Emerge, one of the fastest growing start-ups in the United States, uses AI technology to reinvent and enhance the comprehensive freight procurement process. Stewart brings his experience in the application of next generation logistical systems to Autosled’s expanding network of nationwide auto haulers and dispatchers.
“Ushering in transparency through the use of technology is the key to reinventing transporter logistics, said Andrew Leto, founder of Emerge. “The chance to bring these improvements to the automotive sector with Autosled was a natural extension to my other ventures. Lee and the team have the potential to build an incredibly impactful solution. We are already receiving extremely positive feedback from both dealerships and transporters who are utilizing the Autosled platform.”
About Autosled
Autosled provides seamless digital vehicle shipment options for dealers, transporters, auctioneers, brokers, and individuals that are relocating. New and used cars, trucks, motorcycles, classic and luxury vehicles are delivered nationwide. Autosled offers enclosed and open door-to-door transport for residences and businesses. Dealers save time and move inventory faster. Services include custom price quotes, secure online payments, electronic accounting and invoicing, online vehicle shipment scheduling, verified transporter insurance and a vetted network. Vehicles delivered through Autosled are protected, with real-time GPS vehicle tracking, and instant communication with transporters throughout the process.
