Requisition SummaryWe are a tight knit team of engineers that value collaboration and results. We are looking for an ambitious, enthusiastic, and self-directed Senior Software Engineer to complement our unique skillsets. If you have a proven track record of excellence, come join us!
Your main responsibility will be to write, maintain, and deploy code for our vehicle-technologies such as telematics, sensor data, and system architectures. This will include both hands-on technical work as well as the guidance and supervision of external resources. To make this happen, you need to be a utility player who understands version control, defect management, documentation, and software best practices for production code deployment. Youll write software for both the truck and in the cloud, so you need to understand partitioning, offloading, and edge computing.
This is a unique role with great visibility within PACCAR. If you are the right candidate, it would position you well to become a thought-leader for modern software practices within PACCAR. Because we are an innovation center, we are able to move quickly and try a lot of different approaches. In addition, weve built strong relationships with PACCAR groups around the world, which provides nice opportunities for collaboration and learning.
This position is located in Sunnyvale, CAJob Responsibilities - Design, develop, test, and deploy software solutions for vehicle-connected technologies, both on edge devices (trucks) and cloud platforms.
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following software best practices and coding standards.
- Manage and maintain version control repositories using Git/GitHub, ensuring proper branching, merging, and release management.
- Supervise and guide external development resources to ensure alignment with project goals and quality standards.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for software design, development processes, and deployment procedures.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, identifying opportunities to incorporate modern software practices into PACCARs development workflows.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools to enhance team productivity and product quality.
- Champion software quality by enforcing testing standards including unit, integration, and system testing.
- Support deployment and monitoring of software in production environments and respond to operational issues as needed.
Required Qualifications - A bachelors degree in computer science or another relevant field is required.
- 7+ years of industry experience in software development, of which at least 3 years are in building and deploying production embedded software.
- Adaptability and creativity with the ability to think outside of the box.
- Interest in, passion for, or curiosity about trucks, automobiles, and technology.
- Ability to self-direct, even in the face of ambiguity.
- A collaborative attitude with a willingness to work in a small team environment.
- A willingness to grow personally and professionally while utilizing new engineering processes and techniques to be resourceful in solving complex technical problems.
Preferred Qualifications - A masters degree is highly preferred.
- Programming languages such as C, C++, Rust, and Java in the context of real-time operating systems and environments including Android, QNX, SOME/IP, and related technologies.
- Experience partitioning and allocating processes into edge computing devices.
- Software architecture, data structures, containerization, profiling, and optimization.
- Enabling automotive technologies including sensors, computer vision, and signal processing.
- Exposure to CAN, Ethernet, and wireless communication protocols.
- Understanding of full stack development with JavaScript, Node.js and database management
General Description of all BenefitsAs a U.S. PACCAR employee, you have a full range of benefit options including:
- 401k with up to a 5% company match
- Fully funded pension plan that provides monthly benefits after retirement
- Comprehensive paid time off - minimum of 10 paid vacation days (additional days are provided with additional seniority/years of service), 12 paid holidays, and sick time
- Tuition reimbursement for continued education
- Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family
- Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
- Paid short-and long-term disability programs
- Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- EAP services including wellness plans, estate planning, financial counseling and more
- This position is also eligible for a holiday gift.
Additional Job Board InformationAt PACCAR, we value talent and promote growth and development. We carefully consider numerous compensation factors including your education, training, or experience. A reasonable salary range estimate for the Senior Software Engineer is $135,330 - $211,770, which is comprised of a 30% cost-of-living adjustment for California residency. Additionally, this role is eligible for the full range of benefit options listed above.
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