Software Engineer, II - Release Pipelines

Torc Robotics • Ann Arbor, MI

20h

About The Position

At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business.
A leader in autonomous driving since 2007, Torc has spent over a decade commercializing our solutions with experienced partners. Now a part of the Daimler family, we are focused solely on developing software for automated trucks to transform how the world moves freight.
Join us and catapult your career with the company that helped pioneer autonomous technology, and the first AV software company with the vision to partner directly with a truck manufacturer.
Meet the Team
The Build and Tools group at Torc is responsible for the infrastructure, hosted systems, developer platform, and build pipelines for Torc products. The release pipelines team is a new team within the build and tools group responsible for building the automation systems and workflow pipelines supporting rapid and safe release of safety critical software to autonomous vehicles.
What You’ll Do
As a member of the release pipelines team, you will be responsible for the automation and pipeline work that ties individual software components and a layered embedded operating system together into a cohesive release. You will be responsible for build and packaging performance, implementation of release candidacy workflows, and establishing the digital thread that links initial requirements and safety inputs with a reproducible output ready for testing or production deployment. This will involve:
Build automation tooling and pipeline development
Complex workflow automation via Temporal
Bazel, BuildStream, and other high-speed build systems
Integration with 3rd party work tracking and requirements systems
Integration with custom systems and hardware testing platforms

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 3-5+ years experience
• Build Automation: Solid experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions or similar. Proficiency in Python or similar automation languages for developing internal tooling and build logic.
• Build Ecosystems: Working knowledge of high-performance build systems (e.g., Bazel, Buildstream) and a focus on build reproducibility. Familiarity with devcontainers.
• Cloud: Experience operating within AWS and managing containerized workloads via Docker.
• Distribution: Proficiency in creating and managing Debian/APT packages, Python wheels, and containers for software distribution.
• Workflows: Experience implementing or interacting with distributed workflow systems like Temporal.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with custom Linux builds (e.g., Yocto) or low-level systems programming.

Responsibilities

• Build automation tooling and pipeline development
• Complex workflow automation via Temporal
• Bazel, BuildStream, and other high-speed build systems
• Integration with 3rd party work tracking and requirements systems
• Integration with custom systems and hardware testing platforms

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
• 401K plan with a 6% employer match
• Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)
• AD+D and Life Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees