Director, Engineering - Developer Tooling at Torc Robotics in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Job Description:

About the Company


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 Developer Tooling organization is focused on enabling and empowering developers by delivering highly efficient systems that enhance developer productivity across the engineering organization. We are looking for a seasoned leader that will bring new ideas, optimizations, and best practices for the entire software organization. As a director, you will work closely with managers and engineers to improve the processes that support the development of high-quality safety-critical software.


What You'll Do:

• Develops business plans and operational priorities to meet goals and objectives of the organization.
• Facilitate processes for the delivery of scalable and high-quality systems products for autonomous driving vehicles and support systems.
• Collaborates with other management and teams as needed to meet goals, monitor team performance, and achieve objectives.
• Responsible for understanding the technical domain of the team's software services
• Accountable and responsible for career development and coaching of the team.
• Accountable and responsible for selection and performance management of their teams.
• Accountable and responsible for ensuring continuous performance feedback is delivered and compensation analysis in close collaboration with peer managers and People Operations.

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Ability to be a strategic partner to the organization and identify & plan how to meet future needs of the organization.
• Expert knowledge and demonstrated leader of developer tooling acting as an advisor to other leaders on relevant trends and emerging issues.
• Ability to effectively manage a team of managers and professionals and identify opportunities to grow and develop the team.
• Ability to evangelize best practices and promote consistent standards including test automation, observability, and performance metrics.
• Experience leading teams that work with cloud infrastructure at scale (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Develop plans and anticipate the needs for incident response, security and compliance audits.

Bonus Points:

• Experience within the autonomous vehicle industry.

Perks of Being a Full-time Torc'r


Torc cares about our team members and we strive to provide benefits and resources to support their health, work/life balance, and future. Our culture is collaborative, energetic, and team focused. Torc offers:

• 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)
• Company-wide holiday office closures
• AD+D and Life Insurance

Hiring Range for Job Opening



US Pay Range


$226,400-$271,700 USD


At Torc, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We celebrate the uniqueness of our Torc'rs and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, or disabilities.

Even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications listed for this opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Apply Now