Senior Software Engineer - Autonomy Core Frameworks

<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About the Company</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>

<p><span data-contrast="auto">At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business.</span> <br><span data-contrast="auto">A leader in autonomous driving since 2007, Torc has spent over a decade commercializing our solutions with experienced partners. </span><a href=" data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Now a part of the Daimler family</span></span></a><span data-contrast="auto">, we are focused solely on developing software for automated trucks to transform how the world moves freight.</span> <br><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Meet the Team</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>

<p><span data-contrast="none">The Senior Autonomy Core Frameworks Software Engineer plays a critical role in architecting and advancing the foundational frameworks that underpin Torc's autonomous driving stack. This role helps in owning technical direction for the software in core autonomy components, helping to raise the bar on code quality, and driving improvements across the autonomy software.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>

<p><span data-contrast="none">As a senior technical leader, you will collaborate closely with the Behavior and Perception teams within Autonomy to design robust, composable architectural patterns that serve as the foundation for safe, performant, reliable autonomous operation. This position demands deep technical expertise in software architecture and autonomous vehicle fundamentals.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">What You’ll Do</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>

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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">What You’ll Need to Succeed</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>

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