[Remote] Senior Software Engineer (Contract)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Toyota Racing Development USA blends motorsports passion with cutting-edge technology, seeking a talented Software Developer to design, build, and maintain applications for race teams and engineering groups. The role involves contributing across the full development lifecycle in a collaborative, performance-driven environment.

Responsibilities
• Design, develop, test, and deploy web and desktop applications used for race analytics, simulation, and team operations
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including race engineers, data analysts, and vehicle dynamics experts to translate requirements into high-impact software tools
• Integrate with real-time and historical motorsports data feeds, databases, and internal APIs
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and team retrospectives
• Support application performance and reliability during live events
• Stay current with industry trends and bring forward ideas for improving our tools and development practices

Skills
• 2+ years of professional experience in software development
• Proficiency with modern web programming languages such as JavaScript & TypeScript
• Experience with web frameworks (e.g., React & Angular) and/or desktop frameworks
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns
• Experience working with databases (PostgreSQL and/or NoSQL)
• Experience working with SQL databases (preferably Postgres/Timescale)
• Familiarity with motorsports data formats, telemetry systems, or racing environments
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum team setting
• Experience working with real-time data pipelines using Kafka/Confluent

Company Overview
• Toyota Racing Development TRD will inspire the hearts and minds of racing fans, Toyota team members and customers, and the driving public. It was founded in 1979, and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, US, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.toyotaracing.com/trd/.