Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a school/employment or any other visa, regardless of expiration date, now or in the future. Who Are We? Toro's Irrigation and Lighting business is located in Riverside, CA. The Toro Company's irrigation business is comprised of two distinct brands, Toro and Irritrol . Both brands offer a full line of solid, dependable, irrigation products including controllers, sensors, valves, spray heads and rotors to help customers care for golf courses, sports fields, public green spaces, commercial and residential properties. Unique Lighting Systems is a leading brand of professional grade lighting fixtures, low voltage transformers, LED lamps and the patented HUB system for installation. Serving both residential and commercial markets, Unique Lighting Systems offers a full line of outdoor lighting products
The Software Engineer II designs, develops, tests, and maintains software solutions that support Toro's connected irrigation and lighting products. Working under general supervision, this role contributes to the delivery of product features, system enhancements, and defect resolution across cloud, mobile, web, desktop, and embedded software platforms.
Established engineering practices to solve moderately complex technical problems, collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, and participate throughout the software development lifecycle. This position is expected to work independently on assigned work while seeking guidance on larger architectural or product decisions.
What Will You Do? In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for:
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software applications and services.
- Participate in requirements analysis, technical design discussions, and solution implementation.
- Develop clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following established engineering standards and best practices.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software defects and production issues.
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
- Create and maintain automated units, integration, and system tests.
- Collaborate with product management, quality assurance, UX, support, and other engineering teams to deliver customer value.
- Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, backlog refinement, and Agile development activities.
- Support software releases and assists with deployment and operational activities as required.
- Participate in root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions for quality or reliability issues.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and development practices.
- Stay current with relevant technologies and industry trends applicable to Toro products and platforms
- Full job description will be provided to final candidate at point of offer.
What Do You Need? To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements:
Education- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related technical field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Experience- Minimum of 2-5 years of professional software development experience.
- Experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting software applications and services.
- Experience working in Agile development environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Technical/Professional Skills- Required experience with .NET / C# application development.
- Required experience with Agentic Coding and AI-assisted software development tools and practices.
- Strong object-oriented programming and software design skills.
- Experience developing web applications and REST APIs.
- Experience with cloud-based applications and services.
- Experience with Git version control.
- Experience with automated testing methodologies.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of software design patterns, secure coding practices, performance optimization, and debugging techniques.
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience mentoring, coaching, or guiding less experienced software engineers.
- Demonstrated technical leadership experience without direct people management responsibility.
- Experience leading code reviews and promoting software engineering best practices.
- Experience contributing to technical design discussions and architectural decisions.
- Experience with mobile application development.
- Experience working with connected products, IoT solutions, or cloud-connected platforms.
- Experience supporting production environments and software releases.
- Demonstrated ability to positively influence team culture, collaboration, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Other Job-Related Components- LI-Hybrid
- This position follows a hybrid work arrangement, with employees regularly working remotely on Wednesdays and Fridays. Additional in-office presence may be required based on business needs, team collaboration requirements, or organizational priorities.
- Please note that relocation assistance is not available for this position. Candidates must be able to work from the designated office location in accordance with the hybrid work schedule and business requirements.
What Can We Give You? At The Toro Company, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits - The Toro company offers employees at our Riverside location a variety of perks, including:
- Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment.
- Wellness - The Toro Company's HQ offers complimentary use of our onsite fitness facility to employees. In addition to physical wellbeing, TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees.
- Volunteerism - The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.
- Competitive Salary - The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the annual pay range is between $84,300 - $105,400. Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package. You may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, which rewards employees based on individual and organizational performance. Eligibility and award amounts are determined by company policy and performance metrics. If you need to, you can access your pay early with the dailypay app.
At The Toro Company, we are committed to fostering a secure and trustworthy recruitment experience for our applicants. Recruitment fraud is a growing concern for job seekers, so please be aware that throughout our recruitment process, you'll never be required to pay any fees or disclose personal financial details when applying to TTC opportunities. All legitimate job opportunities must be applied for directly through our official careers page at jobs.thetorocompany.com or via Workday, our applicant tracking system.
The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees.
