Torc Robotics
autonomous vehicle technology
StaffSoftwareEngineer
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“Staff Software Engineer at Torc Robotics. Skills: technical leadership, architectural strategy, engineering excellence, scalable system design, distributed systems architecture, cloud infrastructure. Provide technical leadership across teams and platforms. Drive architectural strategy, engineering excellence, and scalable system design for cloud-based applications”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure scalability, reliability, maintainability, and long-term technical alignment; deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions; reduce systemic technical debt, architectural bottlenecks, and operational inefficiencies
Industry & Context.
problem-solving and technical decision-making capabilities; resolving complex technical design, architecture, and implementation challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of professional software engineering experience, Proven experience operating as a Staff, Principal, or multi-team technical leader within complex engineering organizations, Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, scalable backend systems, and modern cloud infrastructure, understanding of software engineering best practices including CI/CD, observability, testing strategies, and operational reliability, Experience leading large cross-functional technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams, systems design and architecture review experience, Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop senior engineering talent, problem-solving and technical decision-making capabilities
Nice to Have
Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, Familiarity with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and infrastructure automation, Experience improving developer platforms and engineering productivity tooling, Knowledge of modern observability and monitoring systems, Experience in high-growth or large-scale distributed engineering environments, Prior experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or core systems development
What You'll Do.
Provide technical leadership across teams and platforms
Drive architectural strategy
engineering excellence
and scalable system design for cloud-based applications
Lead high-impact technical initiatives
Influence long-term engineering direction
Collaborate closely with Engineering Managers
and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver reliable
and scalable solutions
Define and maintain the architectural vision across teams
Drive architectural consistency across APIs
and software design patterns
Lead major technical initiatives such as platform modernization
observability enhancements
performance optimization
scalability improvements
and reliability engineering efforts
Coordinate cross-team technical projects and align engineering standards
infrastructure decisions
and roadmap priorities across organizations
Support Engineering Managers and Senior ICs in resolving complex technical design
and implementation challenges across multiple domains
Establish and promote engineering best practices for code quality
performance optimization
and operational excellence
Partner with Release Management and DevOps teams to strengthen CI/CD pipelines
deployment automation
and incident response readiness
and reduce systemic technical debt
architectural bottlenecks
and operational inefficiencies across teams and platforms
Conduct architecture reviews
and technical assessments to guide engineering decisions and solution direction
Mentor and coach senior and mid-level engineers while helping grow future Staff and Principal engineers through technical guidance and leadership development
Foster a culture of engineering excellence
and knowledge sharing across the organization
Proactively identify technical risks related to scalability
Help balance and prioritize investments between new feature development
platform improvements
operational stability
and technical debt reduction
Act as a technical leader in product and roadmap discussions
partnering with Product Managers
and designers to align technical feasibility with business objectives
Translate complex technical concepts
and architectural decisions into clear recommendations for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Architects, and Senior Engineers to drive technical strategy and ensure consistency across systems, services, and engineering practices; Collaborate closely with Engineering Managers, Product, Release Management, DevOps, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions; Coordinate cross-team technical projects and align engineering standards, infrastructure decisions, and roadmap priorities across organizations; Partner with Release Management and DevOps teams to strengthen CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, release reliability, and incident response readiness; Partner with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, architects, and designers to align technical feasibility with business objectives; Foster a culture of engineering excellence, documentation, collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing across the organization
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; Translate complex technical concepts, trade-offs, and architectural decisions into clear recommendations for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Lead high-impact technical initiatives, Coordinate cross-team technical projects, Prioritize investments between new feature development, platform improvements, operational stability, and technical debt reduction
Full Job Description
About the Company At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business. A leader in autonomous driving since 2007, Torc has spent over a decade commercializing our solutions with experienced partners. Now a part of the Daimler family, we are focused solely on developing software for automated trucks to transform how the world moves freight. Join us and catapult your career with the company that helped pioneer autonomous technology, and the first AV software company with the vision to partner directly with a truck manufacturer. Meet the Team The Engineering organization is composed of cross-functional teams focused on platform infrastructure, product development, developer experience, scalability, and operational excellence. As a Group IC, you will partner closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Architects, and Senior Engineers to drive technical strategy and ensure consistency across systems, services, and engineering practices. This role operates at a multi-team level with broad organizational impact. What You’ll Do As a Group IC, you will provide technical leadership across teams and platforms, driving architectural strategy, engineering excellence, and scalable system design for cloud-based applications. You will lead high-impact technical initiatives, influence long-term engineering direction, and collaborate closely with Engineering Managers, Product, Release Management, DevOps, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions. This role will involve: Defining and maintaining the architectural vision across teams, platforms, and services to ensure scalability, reliability, maintainability, and long-term technical alignment Driving architectural consistency across APIs, data models, infrastructure, system integrations, and software design patterns Leading major technical initiatives such as platform modernization, observability enhancement
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