Staff Backend Software Engineer

About UsAurora is dedicated to advancing the benefits of self-driving technology in a safe, swift, and widespread manner.Discover the Aurora Driver which aims to usher in a new era of mobility and logistics, enhancing safety, efficiency, and accessibility for all.At Aurora, you will collaborate with a team of passionate and intelligent individuals, tackling complex challenges while furthering your expertise. Stay updated on our latest developments by visiting aurora.tech or following us on LinkedIn.Aurora seeks talented individuals from diverse backgrounds who are eager to contribute to the future of transportation, aiming to enhance road safety, deliver essential goods efficiently, and promote accessible mobility for everyone. We are currently looking for a highly skilled Staff Backend Software Engineer to join our Aurora Services Engineering team, playing a pivotal role in developing our fleet management tools.The Aurora Services Engineering team builds comprehensive solutions, including backend services, web applications, mobile apps, and real-time onboard code, facilitating the large-scale commercial operation of autonomous vehicle fleets. Our goal is to create software that manages the commercial aspects of our platform, including task assignment for autonomous vehicles, remote support, fleet management, and customer order processing. As we prepare to significantly expand our fleet and integrate with partners on an API level, our tools are essential for the smooth daily operations of our business.As a Staff Backend Software Engineer, you will be part of a team that develops solutions for autonomous vehicle terminal operations, overseeing the launch and landing of vehicles at locations owned by Aurora and our major clients. You will enhance existing products and design entirely new features, making substantial contributions to the efficiency of terminal operations at Aurora.

Role Overview Jacobian is looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to help build and evolve our AI-powered radiology reporting platform. This role shapes the backbone of our cloud-native backend services and APIs, which support our product teams and set the bar for security, observability, and scalability. What You Will Do Design and implement backend systems and APIs for a cloud-native environment Work closely with product teams to deliver secure and reliable features Set standards for system security, monitoring, and scalability Contribute to both new platform projects and the migration from legacy systems to modern cloud architectures What You Bring Strong background in backend software engineering Experience with data architecture and cloud operations Understanding of security best practices for backend services Ability to work on both greenfield initiatives and legacy system transitions Location and Work Arrangement This is a hybrid role based in Pittsburgh, PA. The position requires 2–3 days per week onsite at our Pittsburgh office.

About Aurora Aurora Innovation is dedicated to advancing transportation by safely and quickly deploying self-driving technology. The company aims to make mobility and logistics safer, more efficient, and accessible for everyone. Discover the Aurora Driver to learn more about Aurora's core technology. Role Overview: Senior Staff Software Engineer - Vehicle I/O This Senior Staff Software Engineer position sits within the Vehicle Connectivity team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team builds and maintains Aurora’s vehicle connectivity stack, which underpins secure, reliable, and observable communications between self-driving vehicles and the cloud.

Role Overview latitude is hiring a Staff Embedded Software Engineer with deep experience in Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), including FreeRTOS. This position is based in Detroit, MI, Pittsburgh, PA, or Palo Alto, CA. What You Will Do Design and develop embedded software for new and existing products. Implement solutions using RTOS and FreeRTOS. Work closely with teams across hardware, firmware, and product to deliver reliable, high-performance systems. Contribute to the overall quality and stability of embedded platforms. Location Detroit, MI Pittsburgh, PA Palo Alto, CA

About Teraswitch Teraswitch delivers infrastructure services for critical workloads, operating over 20 data centers worldwide. Our low-latency global backbone supports high-performance bare metal hosting, and we are expanding into new infrastructure offerings. Role Overview Join the Software Engineering team in Pittsburgh, PA as a Full Stack Software Engineer. This role focuses on building and improving the systems behind Teraswitch’s customer portal, APIs, billing platforms, and internal tools. Most work centers on backend development, but a broad understanding of the technology stack and attention to user experience are valued. Collaboration with Infrastructure, Operations, Support, and other teams is essential to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable software. What You Will Do Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using C# and modern .NET frameworks. Own features across customer-facing platforms, billing systems, and internal applications. Build APIs and workflows to support account management, permissions, billing, and service lifecycle tasks. Work on front-end features using React and TypeScript, and contribute to internal tools built with Blazor. Integrate with third-party systems and infrastructure platforms that support business and operational needs. Develop applications using asynchronous, real-time, and event-driven patterns. Support analytics and data workflows in high-volume transactional environments. Improve software quality through code reviews, testing, documentation, and adherence to engineering standards. Promote production readiness by enhancing observability, troubleshooting, and operational processes. Work closely with engineering, product, and other teams to support ongoing improvement.

About Us At Gather AI, we're not just developing software; we're transforming the landscape of warehouse intelligence. Our innovative vision-driven platform leverages autonomous drones and existing infrastructure to capture real-time data, digitizing traditionally manual workflows. This revolutionary approach enhances operational efficiency, safety, and accuracy, redefining what it means to deliver 'on-time, in full.' If you're eager to be part of groundbreaking technology that significantly impacts a crucial industry, Gather AI is your destination. Join us in leading the charge within the dynamic robotics sector, as we reshape the global supply chain, one intelligent warehouse at a time. About the Team This role is positioned at the intersection of our Autonomy, Machine Learning, Hardware, and Product teams. You will work collaboratively with engineers specializing in drone technology, MHE Vision, and embedded systems. You'll also partner with the Product team to define scanning accuracy requirements and collaborate with Hardware and Operations to optimize camera mounting, lighting, and deployment in real-world warehouse settings. About the Role We are in search of a Staff Perception Engineer to take comprehensive technical ownership of one of Gather AI's two primary production platforms: our drone-based inventory scanning system or our MHE Vision product, which are currently implemented in customer warehouses. Your role will involve applying systems-level rigor to enhance a platform that is already functional, with goals of accelerating deployment, streamlining operation, and improving reliability at scale. This is a high-ownership, high-impact position, essential to ensuring the quality of every scan performed by our system. You will guide the technical direction and deliver measurable impacts on production systems serving real clients. What You’ll Do Conduct an audit of the camera and imaging subsystems across MHEV and Modal: assess current performance metrics (barcode decode rates, read distances, motion blur effects), and identify primary bottlenecks. Research, evaluate, and select camera and sensor hardware, specifying resolution, sensor size, lens options, and exposure controls suitable for industrial warehouse environments. Implement and fine-tune auto-exposure, gain control, and lighting strategies to adapt to variable warehouse lighting conditions, including mitigating motion blur for dynamic platforms. Develop image quality metrics and monitoring systems to sustain performance as deployments expand. Collaborate with the ML team to ensure that perception model inputs align with training and inference quality standards.

Mission Summary: Join our innovative team as a Staff/Principal Engineer specializing in Perception Capabilities. In this pivotal role, you will leverage advanced computer vision and deep learning technologies to develop state-of-the-art software solutions. Your extensive experience will encompass critical domains such as detection, classification, segmentation, and tracking, alongside essential functions like data engines, labeling policies, training pipelines, model optimization, simulation, and testing. Your commitment to excellence will drive substantial impact on our products, as you take initiative and ownership of outcomes. We are looking for someone eager to enhance the perception stack of self-driving vehicles. You will navigate unique challenges associated with safety-critical, open-world applications, ensuring rigorous engineering excellence and thorough evaluation. You will devise innovative solutions to complex issues, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams focused on capabilities to design, implement, and validate comprehensive solutions. What you’ll be doing: Lead the development and implementation of solutions that integrate perception components with downstream modules within our autonomy system. Analyze the performance of the perception subsystem, proactively identifying potential limitations regarding system-level capabilities. Document and lead cross-team efforts to resolve any identified hazards. Collaborate on innovative solutions to tackle “long tail” challenges, including synthetic data generation, advanced data mining, or utilizing language embeddings in onboard models. Depending on your expertise, you may also assist in optimizing and deploying models to vehicles, ensuring compliance with the constraints of our onboard hardware and functional requirements. Interface with systems and safety engineers, test engineers, and data analysts to ensure accurate requirements, test coverage, and performance metrics.

Join Motional's Pittsburgh office, located in the vibrant Hazelwood Green development, a key initiative aimed at revitalizing the neighborhood with thoughtful and sustainable practices. Enjoy stunning views of the Monongahela River while working in this state-of-the-art facility.Mission Overview:We are excited to announce an opening for a highly driven Staff Engineer in our newly established Design Release Engineering team, part of the Vehicle Platform Engineering group. This pivotal role will be responsible for overseeing the design release and integration of our autonomous vehicle's compute and connectivity subsystem. As the primary technical authority, you will guide the end-to-end design, validation, and production readiness of our cutting-edge compute hardware and controllers. Your efforts will ensure robust technical execution, facilitate supplier and cross-functional collaboration, and deliver hardware that meets performance, cost, and schedule targets.Your Responsibilities:Lead the comprehensive design release of high-performance compute and connectivity hardware, covering mechanical mounting, thermal management, electrical interfaces, and vehicle network integration.Drive technical execution throughout the product lifecycle, from initial concept through to ongoing engineering support and improvements.Oversee the creation and release of all engineering documentation, including models, drawings, Bills of Material (BOM), specifications, and test reports, ensuring they align with vehicle-level design.Define and maintain the Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R), ensuring successful validation against system performance objectives.Manage the Engineering Change (ECN) process for compute and connectivity hardware, ensuring transparency, cost impact analysis, version control, and comprehensive cross-functional agreement.Act as the main technical and program liaison with suppliers (Tier 1 and Tier 2), monitoring part maturity through DV, PV, and PPAP phases to guarantee tooling and delivery readiness.Cultivate strong partnerships with Systems Engineering, Autonomy, Software Infrastructure, Quality, and Vehicle Integration teams to ensure seamless hardware integration and manufacturability (DFM/DFA).Lead technical program reviews and design readiness assessments, proactively developing risk mitigation strategies to align compute hardware maturity with program milestones.Provide consistent, concise updates to technical leadership regarding design maturity, validation progress, outstanding issues, and timely resolution metrics.

Latitude AI (lat.ai) specializes in the development of advanced automated driving technologies, including Level 3 (L3) solutions, for Ford vehicles at scale. Our mission revolves around redefining the driving experience, making it safer, more enjoyable, and less stressful for everyone. Joining the Latitude team means collaborating with top-tier experts in machine learning, robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensor technology, and systems engineering, all committed to significantly enhancing the driving experience for millions. As a proud subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, we operate with the agility of a startup while developing cutting-edge automated driving technologies. Our headquarters are located in Pittsburgh, with engineering centers in Dearborn, MI, and Palo Alto, CA.About the Software Factory Team:The Software Factory team is pivotal in creating a seamless developer build experience, essential for developing, testing, and deploying software that aligns with Latitude’s mission. Team members are responsible for the development and maintenance of an end-to-end infrastructure pipeline within a distributed build environment, playing a crucial role in integrating new tools and technologies into a robust, deterministic, and scalable build ecosystem. We utilize and maintain build tooling (Bazel), author build and test tools (Starlark, Python), manage build environments (Docker, containers), and leverage a distributed remote execution and caching system (Buildfarm), while hosting CI/CD resources for developers to test and implement changes (Jenkins).Your Responsibilities: Collaborate with seasoned build engineers boasting decades of experience.Design and implement solutions for the long-term maintenance of software releases.Develop integrations with product teams that enhance the reusability and testability of modular autonomy systems.Measure, inspect, and improve the utilization of the build infrastructure.

Join our dynamic team at Latitude as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in C++ deployment. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and implementing high-performance software solutions that enhance our deployment processes. We are looking for a passionate engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment and is eager to solve complex problems.

At Duolingo, we are on a mission to revolutionize education and make it accessible to everyone, everywhere. Join us in this transformative journey!As a vital member of our team, you will tackle intricate technical challenges while collaborating with passionate innovators. Our extensive user base allows us to conduct numerous experiments (over 300 at a time!) that guide our data-driven decisions. You will enjoy boundless opportunities for growth, mentorship from industry leaders, and diverse projects that are not only rewarding but also enjoyable.Become a part of our life-changing mission to educate the nearly half a billion learners around the globe.About the RoleShort Form Area:As a Senior iOS Engineer in our Short Form Area, you will develop key features that enhance the core learning experience on Duolingo. Our short-form lessons are where users invest most of their time, and your role is to enhance these sessions to make them more engaging and effective. You will create new interactive exercises that support learners in mastering skills such as recall and production, while also designing innovative methods to help users build essential language foundations. We seek engineers who are enthusiastic about enhancing educational methodologies.:brain: Your Responsibilities...Collaborate with product design and backend teams on software projectsDevelop, launch, and maintain native iOS applications primarily using SwiftProvide mentorship and establish technical guidance for junior engineers across the organization:check: Your Qualifications...Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical disciplineStrong foundation in computer science principles, including data structures, algorithms, and software designProficient programming experience in Swift:star: Exceptional candidates will possess...Advanced proficiency in Swift, with a proven track record of developing and maintaining production-level applicationsIn-depth technical expertise in iOS application development for iPhone/iPad using Swift, Cocoa Touch, and related frameworksExperience in designing intuitive and efficient user interfaces

Agility Robotics stands at the forefront of robotics innovation. Our flagship robot, Digit, is the first of its kind to be implemented in workplaces worldwide. Our team is distinguished by its expertise in designing, engineering, and delivering robots that possess advanced mobility, dexterity, intelligence, and efficiency—specifically tailored to collaborate with humans in environments made for people. Every day, we tackle engineering challenges and develop groundbreaking solutions that will ultimately make robots an integral part of daily life. This mission fuels our passion: enhancing business productivity and enriching the lives of individuals.About the PositionWe are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to become an integral part of our Skills team, focusing on the integration of perception models into practical robotic applications. In this role, you will spearhead perception integration initiatives aimed at constructing robust, structured representations of the world that can be effectively utilized within robotic workflows. You will take charge of the performance of the perception stack on the robot, engaging with actual hardware and validating your solutions in production scenarios. Collaboration with AIML teams will be essential as you integrate both proprietary and third-party methods to fulfill customer and task-specific requirements. This opportunity is perfect for someone who enjoys hands-on work with real systems, excels at solving end-to-end integration challenges, and is dedicated to ensuring reliable perception performance in production environments.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop robust perception algorithms and applications that utilize existing models to enhance reliability and simplify estimation in robotic tasks (e.g., stacks, pallets, conveyors, flow racks).Define and maintain reusable APIs to facilitate interactions between the task planner and skills layer with a library of perception capabilities.Integrate perception functionalities with other robotic skills, including manipulation behaviors, using state machines, behavior trees, and task planners.Manage datasets and conduct experiments to validate perception skills under various task conditions and scenarios.

Role Overview Latitude is looking for a Senior Software Engineer focused on Test Infrastructure. This role centers on strengthening testing frameworks to help deliver reliable software. The position is available in Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, or Detroit, MI. What You Will Do Work closely with teams across engineering, product, and QA to support development efforts. Design, build, and maintain test infrastructure that supports software quality. Help improve and extend frameworks used for automated and manual testing.

Join Wabtec Corporation as a Principal Engineer in Software Systems, where your expertise will drive innovation in our engineering teams. You will be at the forefront of developing advanced software solutions that enhance our products and services.

Mission Overview: Join us as a Senior Software Engineer, where you will be integral in crafting and deploying automated workflows, advanced tooling, and insightful analytics to enhance our autonomy stack's scalability. You will be essential in transforming vast datasets into actionable engineering insights, ensuring our software releases are robust, validated, and road-ready. Your Responsibilities: Create Intelligent Tooling: Design and implement advanced automation to analyze and clarify complex system behaviors, utilizing sophisticated data modeling to expedite solutions. Lead Analytics Development: Spearhead the creation of impactful performance visualization tools that convert raw metrics into clear, actionable insights regarding on-road performance. Enhance Release Engineering: Use your expertise to refine our release processes, moving towards a highly automated deployment framework that preserves quality while boosting efficiency. Advance Simulation Capabilities: Elevate our virtual testing environments, ensuring our simulation suites deliver high-fidelity feedback for comprehensive release understanding. Collaborate Across Teams: Engage within a large, multi-disciplinary codebase to guarantee seamless integration across planning, motion, and controls teams. Qualifications We're Seeking: Significant experience in developing production-grade applications, tools, and pipelines using Python. Proficient in navigating and contributing to large, complex codebases with an emphasis on modularity and documentation. Demonstrated success in delivering software in a production environment, with knowledge of CI/CD, version control at scale, and stringent release cycles. A keen curiosity for data and the ability to derive meaningful patterns from complex, high-dimensional datasets. A strong passion for a driverless future and an understanding of the critical nature of deploying software that interacts with the physical world. Bonus Skills (not mandatory): Experience with C++ in a Linux environment. Familiarity with Machine Learning frameworks or Large Language Model (LLM) integration. Background in robotics middleware (ROS, DDS) or autonomous systems.

Role overview This Senior Software Engineer position at Aurora Innovation centers on sensor infrastructure for autonomous vehicles. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the role involves building and refining software that supports the sensor systems critical to self-driving technology. What you will do Design and implement software solutions to strengthen the sensor infrastructure Collaborate with engineers to develop new algorithms and enhance existing ones Optimize system performance for a range of sensor technologies Help improve the reliability and effectiveness of sensors used in autonomous vehicles Collaboration Work closely with a team of experienced engineers. Share knowledge, solve technical problems together, and contribute to advancing Aurora's sensor capabilities.

About Gecko RoboticsAt Gecko Robotics, we empower leading organizations to safeguard the integrity, reliability, and sustainability of vital infrastructure. Our innovative solutions, featuring advanced wall-climbing robots, state-of-the-art sensors, and an AI-driven data platform, offer clients unparalleled insights into the current and future condition of their physical assets. This integration fosters rapid decision-making, enhances operational efficiency and safety, and ensures mission readiness while protecting our environment and civilization from potential infrastructure failures.Position OverviewWe are seeking a skilled Test & Reliability Engineer to focus on the development and scaling of automated testing systems for our robotics platform. This pivotal role is dedicated to ensuring software quality through comprehensive regression testing, automation frameworks, and efficient debugging across software and hardware interfaces.In this hands-on position, you will collaborate with software developers, robotics engineers, and product teams to enhance test coverage, reliability, and confidence in releases. This opportunity is perfect for an engineer who is passionate about building testing infrastructure, troubleshooting complex issues, and working on systems functioning in real-world environments.You will engage directly with cutting-edge robotic systems and innovative inspection technologies deployed in critical infrastructure, witnessing the tangible impact of your efforts in the field.This role may require up to 25% travel to customer sites and operational locations (e.g., San Diego, Seattle, and other field locations).Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop, maintain, and scale automated regression testing frameworks for essential system functionalities.Establish test strategies and coverage for new features, balancing speed, reliability, and risk to facilitate high-confidence deployments.Design and execute tests across UI, robotic interactions, and sensor-driven workflows to validate the real-world behavior of systems.Investigate and troubleshoot issues across software, firmware, and hardware, ensuring timely root cause analysis and resolution.Utilize logs, metrics, and system data to diagnose issues in both testing and field environments.Analyze test results, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to enhance product quality and reliability.Collaborate with software, robotics, and product teams to boost test coverage, system performance, and reliability.

About Us:At Glydways, we are redefining the concept of public transportation. We believe that mobility opens doors to opportunities—connecting individuals to housing, education, jobs, commerce, and healthcare. By enhancing transportation accessibility, affordability, and sustainability, we empower communities to flourish and unlock economic and social growth.Our mission is to transform transit through a solution that provides high capacity, outstanding user experiences, unmatched affordability, and minimal environmental footprint.The Glydways system is an innovative network of carbon-neutral, interconnected transit pathways driven by standardized autonomous vehicles on dedicated roadways. Available 24/7 with on-demand access, it offers personalized and efficient travel without the burden of heavy upfront infrastructure costs or ongoing taxpayer subsidies.With Glydways, we are not just developing a transportation system; we are crafting a future where everyone has the freedom to move freely and easily.Join Our Team:The Onboard Integration team is responsible for creating the software foundation that powers every Glydways vehicle. We operate within the Embedded Platform & Integration group and collaborate closely with Vehicle Hardware, Autonomy, Safety, and Track Operations to ensure seamless integration of components into a unified system on the road.Our work includes streaming data from new sensors, controlling vehicle actuators, developing our custom embedded Linux OS, integrating machine learning frameworks, and creating tools for live track operations. We are the glue that keeps vehicles and teams moving forward. We prioritize engineers who thrive in ambiguity, can extract meaningful insights from complex systems, and deliver results efficiently.

Join our dynamic team at latitude as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Machine Learning Platforms. We are looking for a highly skilled and passionate engineer who is eager to innovate and contribute to cutting-edge projects that drive our machine learning initiatives. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop robust and scalable ML solutions that impact our business and enhance user experiences.As a Senior Software Engineer, you will leverage your expertise in software development and machine learning algorithms to build, optimize, and maintain ML models. You will also play a crucial role in mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.

Join latitude as a Software Engineer II, specializing in our Data Platform. In this vital role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain robust data solutions that empower our organization. You will leverage your technical skills to enhance data integrity and availability while ensuring optimal performance of our data systems.