Software Engineer, II - Scaled Simulation
Torc Robotics · Ann Arbor, MI
$139,000–$166,800
Jul 21, 2026
Ann Arbor, MI
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building and maintaining cloud-based simulation infrastructure for autonomous truck development. The work centers on designing scalable AWS services, provisioning infrastructure via Terraform, and supporting CI/CD and containerization pipelines — all in Python and C++ on Linux. Suited to engineers with 3–5+ years of cloud systems experience who are comfortable owning production systems end-to-end, including on-call responsibilities.
Senior level · 5+ years · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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Why we read it this way (6)
The posting states no specific work location or metro area — Torc is headquartered in Blacksburg, VA, but the JD references 'several geographic markets' for compensation without naming them; CBSA is left blank.
Degree requirement: the JD offers a Bachelor's + 5 years OR a Master's + 3 years. The Bachelor's path is the minimum formal degree gate, so the degree requirement is set to Bachelors; the overall years minimum reflects the lower bound of the Bachelor's path (5 years).
Terraform is listed in the requirements section with 'or other IaC frameworks' — the IaC capability is a hard gate; Terraform is the named primary tool with common alternatives noted.
Bash is listed alongside 'or other scripting languages' in the requirements section — the scripting capability is a hard gate; Bash is the named primary tool.
C++, Bazel, and ROS all appear under the 'Bonus Points' section and are marked as preferred accordingly.
No compensation figures are provided; the posting references a bonus and stock option plan but gives no numeric range.
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