Senior Software Engineer Fleet Enablement and Insights

Torc Robotics is a Daimler Truck subsidiary developing Level 4 autonomous-driving software and systems for long-haul Freightliner Cascadia trucks.

Blacksburg, United States
About Torc Robotics

Founded in 2005 as Torc Technologies, Torc Robotics commercializes self-driving trucking technology, including its virtual-driver software, for freight operations.

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Skills

Candidate Availability

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About the Role

You will architect backend services and data pipelines for map validation, simulation, and annotation tooling. You will design data models, build rendering capabilities, deploy AWS services, lead architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and improve reliability and performance across production systems.

Requirements

  • 5+ years building and operating production backend services
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Web services
  • API
  • TypeScript
  • Modern web frameworks
  • C++
  • Database design
  • Data modeling
  • PostgreSQL
  • System design
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • JIRA
  • Data structures
  • Algorithms
  • Distributed systems
  • Reliability engineering
  • Communication

Responsibilities

  • Architect and own backend services and data pipelines for map validation and simulation
  • Provide technical leadership for scalable web-based annotation tooling
  • Design data models and storage architectures
  • Build point-cloud and image rendering capabilities
  • Build and deploy scalable AWS pipelines and services
  • Drive technical design and architecture decisions
  • Collaborate with Mapping, Simulation, Annotation, and Perception stakeholders
  • Mentor engineers through reviews and pairing
  • Reduce technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and reliability gaps
  • Lead responses to production issues

Benefits

  • Bonus component
  • Stock options
  • 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums
  • 401K plan with a 6% employer match
  • Flexible schedule
  • Generous paid vacation available immediately after start date
  • AD+D insurance
  • Life insurance