Senior Software Engineer, Fleet Enablement & Map/Annotation

Torc Robotics; Ann Arbor, Blacksburg, Fort Worth (MI, VA, TX); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus component and stock options

100% paid medical dental and vision

401K with 6% employer match

Flexible schedule and generous paidvac

AD+D and Life Insurance

Job summary

Torc Robotics is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead backend services for the map validation and annotation platform powering our fleet enablement and insights stack. You will design data pipelines, implement scalable services, and mentor engineers across the team.

The role focuses on distributed systems, geospatial data, and high-performance rendering with three.js/WebGL, AWS, and PostgreSQL. A strong backend or full-stack background and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building and operating production backend services at scale.
• Proficiency in Python with production-quality services.
• Strong SQL skills for querying and transforming data.
• Experience designing web services and APIs; familiarity with TypeScript and modern web frameworks.
• Familiarity with C++ or ability to ramp into it.
• Strong database and data-modeling expertise (PostgreSQL or similar).
• Ownership of system design for multi-service pipelines.
• Git and GitHub for version control and code workflows.
• Experience with Jira or similar PM tools; strong communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and own backend services and data pipelines for map validation and simulation pipelines.
• Provide technical leadership to the annotation platform with scalable web-based tooling.
• Design robust data models and storage architectures across relational, spatial, and large-scale stores.
• Build high-performance point cloud and image rendering with three.js/WebGL.
• Leverage AWS services (S3, Lambda, ECS, RDS) to deploy scalable pipelines.
• Drive architectural decisions and document direction for map validation and annotation domains.
• Collaborate with Mapping, Simulation, Annotation, and Perception teams.

Skills

Python

SQL

TypeScript

C++

PostgreSQL

Distributed systems

Git/GitHub

Data modeling

Web services

Cloud AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

three.js

WebGL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

PostGIS

GitHub

Job description

Torc Robotics is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead backend services for the map validation and annotation platform powering our fleet enablement and insights stack. You will design data pipelines, implement scalable services, and mentor engineers across the team.

The role focuses on distributed systems, geospatial data, and high-performance rendering with three.js/WebGL, AWS, and PostgreSQL. A strong backend or full-stack background and leadership are essential.