Detect Auto is at the forefront of revolutionizing the auto repair industry with AI-powered tools that help shops service cars faster. We are a small, driven group that listens to customers, ships quickly, and sweats the details.
Role OverviewYou’ll own critical parts of our product experience across the frontend and backend, from user-facing workflows to APIs, databases, and core services. You’ll work closely with customers, product, and engineering to build fast, reliable, intuitive tools that solve real problems for auto repair shops.
A great candidate is comfortable moving across the stack, cares deeply about product quality, and takes pride in shipping polished, maintainable software. You are pragmatic, fast-moving, and able to balance strong technical decisions with customer impact.
A great candidate:
Has strong full-stack experience and a track record of shipping production applications.
Can build high-quality frontend experiences while also designing reliable backend systems.
Is a self-starter who works with urgency, ownership, and follow-through.
Build and maintain customer-facing product features across the frontend and backend.
Design and implement scalable APIs, services, and database models that power our products.
Create fast, intuitive, and reliable user experiences for repair shops and internal teams.
Work closely with customers and teammates to understand needs, iterate quickly, and improve product outcomes.
Own features end-to-end, from technical design through implementation, testing, launch, and production support.
Improve application performance, reliability, usability, and maintainability.
Collaborate with a lean team of talented engineers to ship quickly without sacrificing quality.
Measure, optimize, and iterate based on production metrics, customer feedback, and business needs.
5+ years in software development.
Strong proficiency with TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks.
Proficiency with Python and backend application development.
Experience building and maintaining production web applications.
Strong experience with Postgres databases.
Ability to design clean APIs, data models, and application architecture.
Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
Experience with cloud infrastructure, Linux systems, and production operations.
Clear, proactive communication in a remote environment.
Product mindset and ownership, you care about outcomes, not just tasks.
Experience building AI-powered or workflow-heavy products.
Experience with high-performance frontend applications and complex user interfaces.
Knowledge of infrastructure as code and DevOps practices.
Background in building integrations or working with third-party APIs.
Experience self-hosting applications and services.
Experience with observability, analytics, and production monitoring.
🏥 Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
🚚 Relocation assistance
🌴 Take-what-you-need PTO
Location and TypeFull-time · In Office (Austin, TX)
Skills Required
- 5+ years in software development.
- Strong proficiency with TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks.
- Proficiency with Python and backend application development.
- Experience building and maintaining production web applications.
- Strong experience with Postgres databases.
- Ability to design clean APIs, data models, and application architecture.
- Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, Linux systems, and production operations.
- Clear, proactive communication in a remote environment.
- Product mindset and ownership, caring about outcomes.
What We Do
Detect Auto provides AI-driven tools and automation for modern auto repair shops. Its mission is to streamline service, simplify workflows, and improve the efficiency and performance of shops, allowing owners, technicians, and advisors to focus on building customer relationships and increasing profitability.
