Software Engineer II - Device Drivers
Torc Robotics · Ann Arbor, MI
$160,800–$193,000
Jul 20, 2026
Ann Arbor, MI
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-to-senior software engineering role focused on building and maintaining device drivers and sensor integration software for autonomous trucks. Day-to-day work involves writing C++ code to interface with hardware sensors over protocols such as PCIe, CAN, and Ethernet, optimizing real-time performance in multi-threaded Linux environments, and supporting automated build and test pipelines. Suits engineers with solid low-level Linux and C/C++ experience.
Mid level · 3+ years · Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Pay in the description: $160,800–$193,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1–2
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $114,085 (middle half $89,230–$157,182). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (6)
The job title ('Device Driver Software Engineer' or similar) carries no explicit seniority level; 'Unspecified' is used for the level advertised in the title. The 3–6+ years of experience and the responsibility to mentor junior engineers support a Mid-to-Senior assessment; the lower bound of the range (3 years) and the absence of a 'Senior' title tip the band to Mid.
The build-system requirement lists Make, CMake, Yocto, Buildstream, and Bazel as alternatives ('or'); all five are captured as separate skills with each other in their alternatives arrays, since the JD treats them as interchangeable options for the same requirement.
Python and Bash appear in the 'What You'll Do' section (maintaining build pipelines and test tooling) rather than in a formal requirements block, but they are named alongside C++ as the concrete tools used for that work and are treated as required.
Nvidia DriveOS, ISO 26262/IEC 61508, and ASPICE are explicitly listed under 'Nice to have' and are marked preferred accordingly.
The posting does not specify a city; Torc's headquarters is in Blacksburg, VA (Blacksburg-Christiansburg CBSA). The role does not appear to be remote.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's or Master's'; Bachelor's is the minimum hard gate and is recorded accordingly.
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