Staff Backend Engineer, Fleet Optimization

Talanto; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 251,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity incentives

Generous benefits program

Job summary

Talanto is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to advance fleet optimization in a cutting-edge autonomous driving environment. You will design and implement algorithms and systems that continually optimize fleet operations, collaborating across product, UX, data science, and depot operations.

You bring 5+ years of coding experience, strong C++ expertise, and experience with quantitative software systems. This full-time role may involve remote-friendly or onsite work depending on location and needs.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of direct coding experience. Backend or infrastructure preferred.
• Experience with backend coding languages: C++, (secondary Python).
• Professional experience building and analyzing quantitative software systems such as those involving algorithmic optimization, machine learning, or large-scale data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Algorithm development, system design, and software implementation to solve multi-disciplinary problems at the intersection of computer science, optimization, and fleet management.
• Instrument systems and analyze complex datasets in order to understand behaviors, troubleshoot problems, identify opportunities, and evaluate hypotheses and counterfactual scenarios.
• Evaluate and reason about optimization and forecasting system performance, including sensitivity to inputs, fidelity of output actuations, and interactions with other automated and human systems.
• Build, evolve, own, and operate mission-critical tools and systems responsible for the continuous optimization of fleet operations.
• Collaborate with Depot Operations, Product, UX, Data Science, and other Engineering teams to develop and improve automated systems, operational processes, and documentation as business needs grow and evolve.

Skills

Backend development

Data analysis

Optimization algorithms

Team collaboration

Experience with large-scale systems

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

C++

Python

Job description

Talanto is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to advance fleet optimization in a cutting-edge autonomous driving environment. You will design and implement algorithms and systems that continually optimize fleet operations, collaborating across product, UX, data science, and depot operations.

You bring 5+ years of coding experience, strong C++ expertise, and experience with quantitative software systems. This full-time role may involve remote-friendly or onsite work depending on location and needs.