3 months ago
Clarksburg, MD, USASenior
Base Salary
$125k - $140k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain internal tools for vehicle integration engineers and production teams.
- Develop software using Rust, TypeScript, and React or a similar frontend framework.
- Manage and debug Linux systems, including systemd services, SSH, TCP/IP networking, and issues across application, operating system, and network layers.
- Build Docker images and support container workflows.
- Work with CI/CD systems and write scripts in Bash and Python.
- Collaborate with vehicle integration engineers, production teams, and program leadership.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- At least 1 year of Rust experience or a strong systems programming background with willingness to learn Rust.
- Experience with TypeScript and React or a similar frontend framework.
- Strong Linux experience, including command-line proficiency, systemd service management, and networking fundamentals.
- Experience with Docker and CI/CD systems such as GitLab CI or Jenkins.
- Proficiency in Bash or Python scripting.
- Ability to debug across application, operating system, and network layers.
- Preferred: experience with Tauri, Ansible or configuration management, embedded Linux or edge deployment environments, AWS, vehicle systems, robotics, defense programs, Conan, or C/C++ build toolchains.
Benefits
- Base salary range of $125,000–$140,000 plus equity eligibility for most full-time, high-demand roles.
- Three healthcare plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of premiums for employees and dependents.
- Company-paid basic life/AD&D and short- and long-term disability insurance, with optional additional life insurance.
- Company holidays including a December winter break and 20 accrued PTO days per year.
- At least seven weeks of fully paid parental leave for birth or adoption.
- Up to $9,000 annually for tuition reimbursement or professional development.
- 401(k) plan with traditional, Roth, and after-tax options and company matching up to 4%.
- Full-time employee benefits and an equal-opportunity employment environment.
About Forterra
Forterra builds autonomous mission systems for defense and industrial ground operations, including self-driving kits for land vehicles and coordinated robotic swarms. It develops mission-critical hardware and software for autonomy in GPS-denied and contested environments, supporting military logistics, convoying, and yard/drayage use cases. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Clarksburg, Maryland, the privately held company serves U.S. and allied government programs alongside commercial fleet operators.