Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Operations Platform

Botauto; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bot Auto in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Operation Platforms to architect and build the systems that run its autonomous trucking operations.

You will design core models, state machines, and services coordinating Loads, Legs, Missions, and Trips across digital and physical domains, ensuring deterministic foundations and room for automation. You will lead as a hands-on technical leader building operator-facing tools and backend services for safe, efficient fleet operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building backend services and/or full-stack applications in production.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proficient in one or more languages: Python, Go, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience designing distributed systems, data models, state machines, or workflow/lifecycle-driven applications.
• Solid understanding of APIs, databases, and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build the core operation platforms — scheduler, dispatcher, vehicle console, ATC, and TMS — and the services that coordinate them.
• Design durable object models, state machines, and lifecycle logic for the system's core entities (Load, Leg, Mission, Trip) and the structured events that connect them.
• Establish clear authority boundaries between applications (source-of-authority model), keeping the deterministic core reliable, traceable, and auditable while enabling automation.
• Build real-time operator tooling and role-based views for dispatchers, remote assistants, technicians, and fleet managers — covering monitoring, mission control, exception handling, and remote assistance.
• Develop backend services, APIs, and event-driven integrations that connect digital planning with the physical fleet, including the vehicle console at the edge.
• Ensure safety-relevant workflows (launch authorization, dual-clearance, recovery and handoffs) are correct, observable, and resilient.
• Partner with autonomy, operations, product, and physical-layer teams to translate real operational workflows into dependable software.
• Drive engineering excellence through system design, code quality, testing, observability, and mentorship.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

NATS

Kafka

MQTT

React

TypeScript

Job description

Bot Auto in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Operation Platforms to architect and build the systems that run its autonomous trucking operations.

You will design core models, state machines, and services coordinating Loads, Legs, Missions, and Trips across digital and physical domains, ensuring deterministic foundations and room for automation. You will lead as a hands-on technical leader building operator-facing tools and backend services for safe, efficient fleet operations.