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Designing and leading the development of a scalable ML platform, establishing automation and governance, and collaborating across teams. | Extensive experience in ML, Software Engineering, or Data Science, with leadership skills, mastery of MLOps principles, and proficiency in cloud ecosystems. | About the role As the Machine Learning Platform Leader, you will be the architect and visionary behind the infrastructure that scales our AI and ML capabilities. You won’t just manage a team, you will be building the platform that allows data scientists and engineers to develop, deploy, and monitor models with speed and reliability. Your goal is to speed up our data acquisition, ML training, deployment and monitoring for production grade models, ensuring our ML lifecycle is seamless, automated, and fast. What you'll do Strategic Vision: Define the roadmap for the internal ML platform and ML Ops, taking ownership of existing tools and selecting the right additions to meet business needs. Engineering Leadership: Lead a cross-functional team of ML Engineers and specialists to build robust CI/CD pipelines for machine learning. Standardization: Establish highly optimized automations for model development, ensuring consistency in feature stores, model versioning, and deployment strategies. Scalability & Cost: Optimize cloud infrastructure to handle massive datasets while maintaining a keen eye on compute costs and resource allocation. Governance & Monitoring: Implement comprehensive monitoring for model drift, latency, and bias to ensure our models remain high-performing. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary interface between Data Science teams, Emerging Technologies and Core Engineering to remove bottlenecks in production pipelines. Minimum Qualifications We’re looking for a Passionate individual who is as comfortable leading a team as working hands on to develop, deploy and run a robust ML platform. 5+ years in ML, Software Engineering or Data Science, with 2+ years in a leadership role. Technical Depth: Mastery of MLOps principles and distributed systems. Tooling: Experience with orchestration tools and ML frameworks. Cloud Mastery: High proficiency in AWS and Snowflake ecosystems. Leadership: Proven ability to mentor senior engineers and influence stakeholders at the C-suite level. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Camera and LiDAR data (PCAPs) US Salary Range $180,000 — $250,000 Location Remote with 10-15% travel The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra’s overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including: Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents. Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents. Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December. Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year. A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption. A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend. Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires. 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%. Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process. CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY - This position may require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance. For more information about U.S. Security Clearances: click here. Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in all personnel practices. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor, including veteran and disability status, and criminal history, in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. Forterra is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process. To see Forterra’s candidate data privacy policy, please visit Forterra Legal | Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

Designing and building core distributed systems infrastructure for autonomous ground vehicles, focusing on reliability, scalability, and real-world operational requirements. | Minimum 8 years of professional software engineering experience, expert-level proficiency in modern C++, experience with distributed systems, networking, and Linux environments, and proven project leadership. | Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. Amongst some of the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, Forterra is focused on building systems that protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. Forterra is the go-to provider of ground autonomy solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses the technology for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions. About the role About Fabric Fabric is Forterra’s distributed systems platform for registering, discovering, and replicating mission critical data across dynamic mesh network topologies. Fabric enables interoperability between autonomous vehicles, operators, services, and partner systems across unreliable, bandwidth-constrained networks. It is foundational infrastructure used by multiple internal teams and external integrators, and it directly impacts system scalability, reliability, and operational success for Forterra. About this job We are seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to help design and build Fabric, Forterra’s core distributed systems platform. This role is ideal for a senior engineer who thrives in ambiguous problem spaces, enjoys building foundational infrastructure, and has deep experience with modern C++ and distributed systems. As a Staff Engineer, you will operate at a system-wide level: shaping architecture, setting technical direction, and delivering high-impact features. You will work closely with platform, autonomy, networking, and application teams to ensure Fabric scales across products, teams, and deployment environments. This is a hands-on technical role with significant architectural ownership and cross-team influence. What you'll do • Lead the design and implementation of core Fabric services and libraries in modern C++ • Architect distributed systems that operate reliably over low-bandwidth, high-latency, and unreliable networks • Design APIs and abstractions that enable teams to register, serialize, replicate, and query arbitrary data types • Define and evolve patterns for discovery, addressing, routing, and replication across fixed and dynamic topologies • Build and maintain high-performance messaging, transport, and synchronization layers • Drive decisions around consistency models, reliability guarantees, and failure handling • Collaborate with partner teams (autonomy, TerraLink, ATAK, web, and external integrators) to ensure Fabric meets real-world requirements • Establish best practices for correctness, performance, observability, and maintainability • Contribute to long-term technical strategy, roadmap planning, and architectural reviews • Document designs clearly for both engineering and integration audiences • What Sets This Role Apart • * You’ll lead projects and own subsystems • You’ll build software that operates in real-world, high-consequence environments • You’ll influence architecture, standards, and long-term technical direction and develop a core piece of Forterra infrastructure. Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience • Expert-level proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or later) • Experience with publish/subscribe or message-oriented middlewares (e.g., gRPC, DDS, ZeroMQ, MQTT, custom transports) • Strong testing fundamentals and experience developing automated tests in C++ using GoogleTest, Boost.Test, or similar frameworks (unit, integration, regression). • Familiar with best practices such as test case design, edge-case coverage, mocking/stubbing, and maintaining reliable CI-friendly test suites. • Solid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, including: • * Replication and consistency models • Leader election and coordination • Failure detection and recovery • Concurrency and synchronization • Experience building or operating production distributed systems • Deep familiarity with Linux-based development and deployment environments • Proven ability to lead technical projects from concept through production • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex systems clearly Preferred Qualifications • Networking expertise, including unicast/multicast, routing, and constrained or unreliable links • Experience building systems for edge environments, robotics, or embedded platforms • Familiarity with real-time or near-real-time systems • Familiarity with consensus protocols (e.g., Raft, Paxos, or variants) • Experience with CMake, Conan, Bazel, or similar build systems • Exposure to observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing) in distributed systems • Background in defense, automotive, robotics, or safety-critical software US Salary Range $130,000 - $165,000 Location Palo Alto, CA The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra’s overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including: • Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents. • Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents. • Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December. • Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year. • A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption. • A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend. • Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires. • 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%. Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process. CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY - This position may require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance. For more information about U.S. Security Clearances: click here.  Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in all personnel practices. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor, including veteran and disability status, and criminal history, in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. Forterra is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process. To see Forterra’s candidate data privacy policy, please visit Forterra Legal | Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

Lead and manage the strategy, architecture, and execution of safety-critical embedded software development ensuring compliance with industry standards and certification. | Proven leadership in safety-critical software teams, expertise in embedded C/C++ and real-time systems, knowledge of safety standards and certification processes, and experience delivering certified software in automotive or aerospace domains. | About Forterra Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. Amongst some of the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, Forterra is focused on building systems that protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. Forterra is the go-to provider of ground autonomy solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses the technology for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions. About The Role The Director of Safety-Critical Software will own the strategy, architecture, and execution of all safetycritical software development across the autonomous driving platform. This leader will ensure compliance with industry safety standards, build and scale a high-performing engineering team, and work closely with executives and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver safe, reliable, and certifiable software systems. What You'll Do • Lead design and development of safety-critical software complying with applicable standards and focus on software architectures that are robust, reliable and fault-tolerant. • Build, mentor, and lead a team of safety-critical software engineers, fostering a culture of rigor, accountability, and innovation. • Lead software development activities such as sprint planning, task delegation, roadmap refinement and identifying markers of success. • Collaborate with engineers from other cross-functional groups such as systems, safety and test to ensure product and program level needs are met. • Manage software development throughout the development cycle, from collecting feature requests to their final delivery via thorough testing and verification activities. • Ensure development of safety-critical embedded software in C/C++ and model-based safety-certifiable tools, establishing best practices and reviewing critical implementations when needed. • Lead the development of software safety artifacts and required documentation to provide evidence of rigor in accordance with relevant standards. • Define and enforce software development processes aligned with ISO-26262, IEC-61508, DO-178, and other relevant standards.” • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for software requirements, architecture and design decisions to ensure compliance with safety software development processes. • Lead software certification efforts and serve as the primary interface with external assessors, auditors, and regulatory bodies. What We're Looking For • Proven leadership experience building and managing software teams in safety-critical domains. • Strong technical credibility in embedded and real-time systems, able to review designs and guide architectural decisions. • Deep knowledge of safety standards such as ISO-26262, IEC-61508, DO-178, or MIL-STD-882, with experience driving certification efforts. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence executives and inspire engineers. • Track record of delivering complex, certified software systems in automotive, aerospace, medical, or similar industries. What We Need • Define and execute the safety-critical software strategy, ensuring compliance with all relevant standards. • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of safety-critical software engineers. • Establish and enforce rigorous development processes, from requirements definition through verification and certification. • Partner with systems, safety, hardware, and test teams to ensure seamless integration and system-level safety. • Serve as the primary interface with external auditors, assessors, and regulatory bodies. • Oversee the delivery of safety-critical software artifacts, documentation, and traceability to demonstrate rigor and compliance. What We Love To See • Hands-on familiarity with embedded C/C++ or Ada in real-time operating systems (QNX, VxWorks, etc.). • Experience with MISRA C/C++ standards. • Knowledge of communication protocols such as CAN, CAN/FD, Ethernet, and FlexRay. • Background in model-based development tools (ANSYS SCADE, Simulink, or similar). • Understanding of robotics software domains (perception, navigation, motion planning, control). • Prior work in integrating complex electro-mechanical systems (autonomous vehicles, aerospace, medical devices). • Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset, with the ability to anticipate and mitigate risks. US Salary Range $180,000—$250,000 Benefits The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra’s overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including: • Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents. • Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents. • Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December. • Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year. • A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption. • A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend. • Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires. • 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%. Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process. Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain. All qualified applications will receive equal consideration for employment. The Pay Range For This Role Is 180,000 - 250,000 USD per year (Remote)