Toyota Motors - Los Altos, CA
posted about 2 months ago
At Toyota Research Institute (TRI), we are on a mission to improve the quality of human life through innovative research and development. Our focus is on creating new tools and capabilities that enhance the human experience, particularly in the realm of mobility. We have assembled a world-class team dedicated to high-risk, high-reward research in areas such as Energy & Materials, Human-Centered AI, Human Interactive Driving, and Robotics. We are currently seeking a versatile individual to join our Opportunity Discovery and Technology Adoption (ODTA) department as a Senior Backend Engineer. This role is crucial for driving real-world impact from the groundbreaking research produced within our robotics division. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be instrumental in architecting and developing the software systems necessary for our robotics research to thrive in practical applications. This position represents a greenfield opportunity, allowing you to design, communicate, and build solutions that meet the current needs of our robotics research while advancing it towards reliable production implementations. You will collaborate closely with robotics and vision researchers, user-experience researchers, frontend developers, and factory engineering teams to define and integrate technical requirements, ensuring that our backend systems are adaptable, reliable, and scalable at each stage of deployment.