Staff Software Engineer

Torc Robotics·Greenhouse
Blacksburg, VA$208kPosted Jul 9, 2026
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JOB DESCRIPTION: Torc Robotics, Inc. seeks a Staff Software Engineer based out of our U.S. headquarters in Blacksburg, Virginia. However, this is a purely telecommuting/work-from-home position whereby the employee may reside anywhere within the U.S. Note, domestic and international travel is required, up to 20% per year. 

Execute full software development life-cycle activities using modern C++, including developing and releasing robust and reliable solutions to ego-motion estimation and localization problems. Analyze and improve the current ego-motion estimation and localization algorithms, ensuring our self-driving vehicles have the best ego-motion and localization accuracy to drive safely and smoothly on the road. Define software requirements, design software architecture, and develop robust verification strategies to guarantee the effective development and quality assurance of our software solutions. Integration of software standards and safety requirements into the ego-motion estimation and localization software. Improve how our vehicles act and react in complex and nuanced situations. Contribute to performance benchmarking, tuning, and continuous improvement efforts to meet real-time constraints and increase system robustness.

Minimum Requirements: Master’s Degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field and 3 years of experience in job offered or related. Must have experience with: Software design skills and proficiency in recent C++ standards; Inertial navigation, GNSS, statistical estimation and/or sensor fusion; Software development for resource-constrained embedded systems; AUTOSAR Classic Platforms; and ISO 26262 functional safety standards.

Alternative Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field and 5 years of experience in job offered or related. Must have experience with: Software design skills and proficiency in recent C++ standards; Inertial navigation, GNSS, statistical estimation and/or sensor fusion; Software development for resource-constrained embedded systems; AUTOSAR Classic Platforms; and ISO 26262 functional safety standards.

 RATE OF PAY: $207,870.00

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