Senior Backend Developer - Robot Systems

At Toyota Research Institute (TRI), we're on a mission to improve the quality of human life. We're developing new tools and capabilities to amplify the human experience via high-risk, high-reward, use-inspired research.

To lead a transformative shift in mobility for Toyota, we've built a world-class team in Energy & Materials, Human-Centered AI, Human Interactive Driving, and Robotics.

We are seeking a versatile individual to join our Opportunity Discovery and Technology Adoption (ODTA) department as a Senior Backend Engineer.

The ODTA team is dedicated to achieving real-world impact for the groundbreaking research produced within our robotics division.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in architecting and developing the software systems needed for our robotics research to succeed in the field.

This is a greenfield opportunity. We are looking for a candidate that is able to design, communicate and build your proposed solutions, meeting our robotics research where it's at and advancing it towards a reliable production implementation.

Responsibilities :

• Design and develop scalable backend architectures that support our deployment trials and future production systems.
• Work closely with robotics and vision researchers, user-experience researchers, frontend developers, and factory engineering teams to define and integrate technical requirements.
• Drive implementation, ensuring clear communication and alignment across multidisciplinary teams.
• Address and build infrastructure and data needs, ensuring the right level of adpatability, reliability, and scalability of backend systems at each stage of deployment.

Qualificatiins :

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years experience in backend development, focusing on system design, architecture, and implementation.
• Proficient in Python and SQL (or equivalent Database language) with experience interfacing with C++.
• Experience in delivering production backend solutions for robotics in manufacturing or logistics environments.
• Expertise in building and consuming APIs for web applications (, REST).
• Experience interfacing with PLCs such as Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley) or TOYOPUC.
• Experience designing and deploying cloud and on-prem compute and networking solutions.
• Understanding of software development processes and the tooling required to enact them such as version control (, Git) and CI / CD (, Jenkins).
• Demonstrable communication of complex, technical concepts utilizing design documents and systems drawings.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to lead initiatives with input across teams.
• A passion for tackling technical challenges, bringing a proactive and independent working style with strong problem-solving abilities.

$201,600 and $289,800