R&D Software Engineer

Join the team that’s shaping the future of autonomous robotics and material handling. As an R&D Software Engineer at Toyota Automated Logistics, you’ll develop the brains behind intelligent robotic systems, from low-level hardware control to high-level autonomy and perception. 

 

You’ll work on real robots. You’ll ship real code. You’ll help launch entirely new automation products into warehouses and factories across the world. 

 

We don’t just build software; we build the future of logistics. 

 

About Us 

 

Toyota Automated Logistics R&D is the New Product Development (NPD) division of the company. Our mission is to develop original products that expand Toyota Automated Logistics' automation capabilities — enabling our commissioning and systems teams to deliver integrated solutions that give our customers a competitive edge.  

 

Our ~70-person team is distributed between our Boise, Dallas, and Indianapolis offices, and includes experts in mechanical, electrical, software, and AI disciplines, all with a strong foundation in robotics technology. Beyond our Toyota Automated Logistics offices, we collaborate heavily with our other Toyota partners to innovate and share our technology globally. 

 

Software engineers on our team are true full-stack robotics developers, with opportunities to work across the entire software stack — from high-level autonomy, AI, and perception to low-level motor control, hardware interfaces, and everything in-between. We take products from concept to production-ready designs, and we execute our software on real robot hardware in live customer environments. 

 

Above all else, we know that our strength lies in our people. Through strong mentorship, thoughtful planning, and a supportive team culture, we create space for engineers to grow while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. 

 

 

Your Mission 

 

The primary mission of the R&D Software Engineer is to act as a technical expert and leader who drives the team towards success. You will develop the architectures and designs that enable our software systems to reliably scale to customer deployments. You will put a major focus on refining the processes and SOPs that drive our team to be effective. You will work to mentor and inspire your peers to become stronger engineers. At Toyota Automated Logistics, we value our team culture extremely highly. You will operate as a force multiplier to make the team the strongest they can be!   

 

As the R&D Software Engineer, you are an expert in Linux development using both C++ and Python. You have experience designing production ready software and understand the patterns and architectures used to create reliable and maintainable codebases. You have experience with common robotics software tools and concepts such as ROS, motor control, localization, navigation, and sensor hardware technology such as LiDAR, Cameras, Motors, Encoders, etc. 

 

Most importantly, you have experience leading teams, driving processes, inspiring software engineers, and creating strong team cultures with open communication. In this role, you won’t just build software. You’ll help shape how our systems behave in the real world, and you will build and support a team that values both innovation and thoughtful execution.  

 

 

Job Functions 

 

• Contribute directly to ROS-based C++ and Python codebases, running on Linux systems. 

• Create software designs, host design and code reviews, and engage with SDLC processes. 

• Responsible for owning key development and acting as a key stakeholder in review approvals. 

• Mentor and guide junior team members – engage in peer programming. 

• Engage in scoping, planning, and scheduling your work in an Agile workflow. 

• Engage in, and help create and drive, best practices and SOPs for software development. 

• Create test plan