Principal, Software Engineer - Data & Enablement

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Ann Arbor, MI
Hybrid
226K-272K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Automotive • Robotics • Software • Transportation
The Role
The Principal Software Engineer for Data & Enablement will architect and enhance the data ecosystem for autonomous vehicles, providing technical leadership across engineering teams. Responsibilities include driving the technical vision, collaborating with stakeholders, mentoring engineers, ensuring high-quality software solutions, and optimizing system performance.
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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: 

TORC is looking for an experienced principal engineer to serve as the architect and pragmatic visionary for data ecosystem for autonomous vehicle technology. This role will play a pivotal role in the success of the organization and comes with high visibility, responsibility, and technical impact.  This person must have a strong technical foundation in building and delivering high-performance, resilient, and scalable cloud computing solutions and will bring strategic insights, technical acumen, mentorship and facilitate collaboration across the organization.  

What You'll Do: 

  • Drive and grow the strategic technical vision for the Data & Enablement Division--responsible for foundational services and systems used by engineers and customers to build and support our autonomous trucking platform.
  • Work within Torc’s Principal Community to mature our technical vision and drive technical direction across the organization.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and design scalable and maintainable software solutions that support the broader Technology organization.
  • Be a role-model and set the standards of highest-level technical excellence and rigor within the Data & Enablement Division  
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams in the Data & Enablement Division.
  • Participate in design and code reviews, providing constructive feedback to ensure high-quality solutions that adhere to established standards and practices.
  • Mentor and guide division engineers, assisting in their technical growth and fostering a culture of learning and development within the division.
  • Troubleshoot and debug the most critical issues, determining the root causes, implementing appropriate solutions, and setting up safeguards against recurrences.
  • Be able to analyze, and mentor others to analyze, system performance to implement necessary optimizations to enhance speed, efficiency, and scalability.
  • Participate in project planning and collaborate with technical product managers on the priorities and customer expectations of the proposed software solutions.
  • Stays up to date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices for potential integration with existing solutions. 

What You'll Need to Succeed:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering or related technical field plus demonstrates competences and technical proficiencies typically acquired through 20+ years of experience OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering or related technical field plus demonstrates competences and technical proficiencies typically acquired through 10+ years of experience 
  • Ten-plus years of experience building and maintaining workloads in public cloud environments
  • Strong technical communication skills, written and verbal, that scale to a diverse workforce
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze and understand complex software system issues and evolving technical challenges
  • Strong proficiency in Python and a commitment to test-driven development patterns, continuous integration and delivery, and infrastructure as code
  • Strong ability to align technical objectives to business values and articulate the associated business value of technical work
  • Strong time management and organization skills to plan, develop, prioritize effectively, and maintain competing demands simultaneously with frequent interruptions and in fast-paced environment
  • Ability to facilitate and drive collaborative engagement across technical teams in a large engineering organization in person and virtually
  • Knowledge of AWS serverless architectures (Lambda, Batch, ECS Fargate, Glue, Athena) is preferred
  • Familiarity with robotics and advanced driver assistance systems is preferred
  • Experience developing data warehousing, data lake or data mesh solutions is preferred
  • Experience scaling software and infrastructure architectures for simulation environments is preferred 

Perks of Being a Full-time Torc’r

Torc cares about our team members and we strive to provide benefits and resources to support their health, work/life balance, and future. Our culture is collaborative, energetic, and team focused. Torc offers:

  • A competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options
  • 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
  • 401K plan with a 6% employer match
  • Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)
  • Company-wide holiday office closures
  • AD+D and Life Insurance

Hiring Range for Job Opening 

US Pay Range

$226,400$271,700 USD

At Torc, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We celebrate the uniqueness of our Torc’rs and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, or disabilities.

Even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications listed for this opportunity, we encourage you to apply. 

Top Skills

Python
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The Company
HQ: Blacksburg, VA
500 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

Torc Robotics is an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, a global leader and pioneer in trucking. Founded in 2005 at the birth of the self-driving vehicle revolution, we have 17 years of experience in pioneering safety-critical, self-driving applications. Torc offers a complete self-driving vehicle software and integration solution and is currently focusing on commercializing self-driving trucks.

Why Work With Us

Every Torc’r is unique. The traits that define and motivate us to save lives are what unite us. At Torc, we recognize that technical prowess is only part of the equation. Our team includes people with a consistent drive to accomplish great things. We look for those who don’t let ego get in the way of teamwork.

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