Autonomy Platform Software Engineer

Botauto; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bot Auto is hiring engineers to build software that enables autonomous trucking operations. You may work on full-stack apps, backend services, data pipelines, and ML infrastructure, with opportunities to contribute across multiple areas.

We value strong fundamentals and a willingness to learn, collaborating with autonomy and operations teams to translate real-world needs into reliable software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 0-3 years of professional software engineering experience; new grads encouraged.
• Proficiency in at least one general-purpose language (Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or C++).
• Solid fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, debugging, testing, and source control.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and maintain software features under guidance of experienced engineers.
• Build user-facing applications, backend services, APIs, data pipelines, or internal tools.
• Develop responsive web interfaces using React and TypeScript.
• Build backend services and workflow automation using Python and Go where applicable.
• Work with databases, event-driven systems, and real-time data to connect applications and vehicle operations.
• Contribute to platforms supporting fleet operations, simulation, ML, data processing, CI/CD and deployment.
• Debug issues and improve reliability, performance, usability, and observability.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested, documented code.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, autonomy teams, and operations teams to translate real-world needs into dependable software.
• Learn new technologies and practices as responsibilities grow.

Skills

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

C++

Data structures

Algorithms

Testing

Source control

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

React

TypeScript

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Bot Auto is hiring engineers to build software that enables autonomous trucking operations. You may work on full-stack apps, backend services, data pipelines, and ML infrastructure, with opportunities to contribute across multiple areas.

We value strong fundamentals and a willingness to learn, collaborating with autonomy and operations teams to translate real-world needs into reliable software.