Senior Software Engineer

Company Information

PACCAR is a Fortune 500 company established in 1905 and is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture, and support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks. PACCAR is best known for its truck brands: Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF. The PACCAR Silicon Valley Innovation Center, located in Sunnyvale, California, focuses on advancing emerging technologies for all of PACCAR’s businesses. Our office is spacious and modern, with a private work café, high ceilings, and several truck bays. If you are passionate about transportation and technology—including autonomy, advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS), electrification, and connectivity—PACCAR is the place for you. Let’s get started! Requisition Summary

We 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. You’ll 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, we’ve built strong relationships with PACCAR groups around the world, which provides nice opportunities for collaboration and learning.   This position is located in Sunnyvale, CA Job 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 PACCAR’s 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 bachelor’s 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