Senior Software Engineer

About the role

• Forterra is seeking a Software Engineer Internal Tools to develop and maintain the specialized tooling used to commission provision and manage software on autonomous vehicle platforms. The primary project is the AVST commissioning tool a Tauri desktop application (Rust backend React/TypeScript frontend) used by technicians and field service teams to deploy configure and troubleshoot vehicle software across multiple programs.

What youll do

• This role sits on the DevOps and Tooling team and works closely with vehicle integration engineers production teams and program lead

Qualifications

• 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with Rust (1 years) or strong systems programming background with willingness
  to learn Rust
• Experience with TypeScript and React (or similar frontend framework).
• Strong Linux experience including:
• Command-line proficiency
• Systemd service management
• Networking fundamentals (SSH TCP/IP)
• Experience with Docker (building images container workflows).
• Experience with CI/CD systems (GitLab CI Jenkins or equivalent).
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash Python).
• Ability to debug issues across application OS and network layers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Tauri framework for desktop application development.
• Familiarity with configuration management concepts (Ansible a plus but not required).
• Experience with embedded Linux or edge deployment environments (Jetson/Orin ARM64).
• Experience with vehicle systems robotics or defense programs.
• Experience with AWS (S3 IAM EC2).
• Familiarity with Conan package manager or C/C build toolchains

Education & Experience

• Describe the experience and attributes of the ideal candidate

US Salary Range
$120000.00-140000.00 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience education specialized training critical expertise training and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterras overall compensation addition to base salary and equity Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:

• Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options including an HSA-eligible plan with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
• Basic Life/AD&D short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
• Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
• A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
• A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
• Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan including traditional Roth 401(k) and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.

Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in accordance with local state and federal laws. Forterrans are unique talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain. All qualified applications will receive equal consideration for employment.

Required Experience:

Senior IC