Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Controls – Equity & PTO

Intramotev Autonomous Rail; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Unlimited PTO

Equity

Parental leave

Job summary

Intramotev Autonomous Rail is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Controls, to own the control system for self-propelled battery-electric railcars and vehicles. You will shape server-side routing, real-time ground-vehicle messaging, and onboard execution on real locomotives, within a small team.

The role leads design quality, mentors engineers, and coordinates with Embedded and Applications teams. This is a full-time, in-office position based in St.

Qualifications

• At least a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience shipping production software.
• Track record of designing systems with ground/vehicle networking and mentorship.
• Proficiency in data structures, algorithms, and maintainable system design; depth in one or more listed languages.
• Testing discipline and collaboration tools like Git; Linux CLI; familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.
• Fluent in written and verbal English.
• U.S. Person; immigration/work sponsorship not provided.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of the vehicle-control system across ground and vehicle and define interfaces.
• Build and maintain server-side modules for trip planning and dispatch, plus onboard execution.
• Design real-time ground-to-vehicle messaging with delivery guarantees.
• Own data describing tracks and vehicles and ensure data integrity across deployments.
• Set testing standards: unit/integration tests, field tests, and regression tests.
• Debug production issues and feed learnings back into architecture and tests.
• Provide leadership, code reviews, and mentorship; drive clear task decomposition.
• Collaborate with Perception, Embedded, and Applications teams; maintain interfaces/docs.

Skills

Python

C

C++

Rust

Go

MATLAB/Simulink

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/CE/Engineering/Math

Tools

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Intramotev Autonomous Rail is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Controls, to own the control system for self-propelled battery-electric railcars and vehicles. You will shape server-side routing, real-time ground-vehicle messaging, and onboard execution on real locomotives, within a small team.

The role leads design quality, mentors engineers, and coordinates with Embedded and Applications teams. This is a full-time, in-office position based in St.