Software Engineer II - Device Drivers

The Device Drivers team builds and maintains the software that configures and interfaces with our sensors, moving data from sensors to the systems that consume it primarily using C++.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement software integrating external sensors (PCIe, DMA, Ethernet, CAN) into the system using C++, including debugging and performance tuning at the system level.

• Maintain software releases and testing artifacts.

• Optimize real-time behavior, memory usage, and performance of real-time applications running in multi-threaded, multi-core environments.

• Maintain automated build pipelines, test environments, and test tooling using C++/Python/Bash. Partner with DevOps, QA, Hardware, and Networking teams to troubleshoot issues and ensure system security, stability, and scalability.

• Integrate and maintain third-party and open-source software.

• Contribute to technical design discussions and documentation.

• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers on driver design and debugging approaches.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, with 3-6+ years of relevant experience.

• Strong C/C++ proficiency and hands-on experience with device drivers/user-space drivers, Linux embedded development, systemd service management, general Linux system administration, and real-time systems (latency analysis via CyclicTest, ftrace).

• Working knowledge of build systems (Make, CMake, Yocto, Buildstream, or Bazel), containers/namespace isolation, and hardware interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, Automotive Ethernet, CAN, GPIO).

• Comfort with OS fundamentals (system calls, memory/process management, semaphores, mutexes, message queues, shared memory), networking protocols (TCP/IP, SSH, HTTP), and debugging tools (GDB, strace, Valgrind).

• Git-based version control, CI/CD practices, and Agile/Scrum team experience.

• Nice to have: Nvidia DriveOS exposure, ISO 26262/61508 familiarity, and Automotive ASPICE (V-Cycle) knowledge.

Competitive comp with bonus and stock options, 100% paid medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with 6% match, generous flexible PTO from day one, and AD&D/Life Insurance.

Torc has been a leader in autonomous vehicle technology since 2007. Now part of the Daimler family, we’re focused on building the software that will bring autonomous trucks to market.