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Westminster, Colorado, United States
Hybrid
Are you ready to redefine the software development life cycle by moving away from manual execution toward an AI-native, agentic future? Trimble is looking for an entrepreneurial technical founder to lead high-velocity product pods, using AI as a force multiplier to turn complex problem statements into production-ready solutions at the speed of thought.
What Makes This Role Great:
This isn't just a coding job; it is an opportunity to act as a Technical Founder within a specialized Product Pod. You will have the unique autonomy to lead a technical vision, shifting the focus from manual lines of code to high-level business value by orchestrating AI agents and building modular, scalable systems that serve as the operating system for the physical world.
Key Exciting Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end feature development by designing responsive frontend components and robust backend logic that meet high performance and accessibility standards.
Drive agentic orchestration by utilizing AI coding agents to accelerate delivery by 30-40%, focusing your expertise on defining intent and validating outputs.
Own the testing lifecycle through AI-assisted frameworks, writing automated unit, integration, and E2E tests to ensure complete system quality and security.
Partner with Product Definers to rapidly build and iterate on MVPs, using data-driven insights to refine solutions for real-world customer impact.
Collaborate on architectural system designs to ensure all prototypes are modular, scalable, cost-aware, and ready for global implementation.
Essential Skills & Experience
3+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of owning complex production systems end-to-end.
Full-stack proficiency across modern languages and frameworks such as Python, React, and cloud environments like AWS or Azure.
AI-Native mastery with professional experience using programming tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Gemini CLI.
Strong systems thinking skills with the ability to design modular architectures and understand complex software interdependencies.
Deep understanding of operational rigor, including automated testing, continuous delivery, and responsible AI practices regarding privacy and security.
Bonus Points For
Previous experience in an entrepreneurial or "founder" capacity within a technical environment.
Active contribution to personal side projects or open-source communities involving emerging AI technologies.
Advanced knowledge of asynchronous-first collaborative environments and high-velocity development cycles.
Logistics
Location: Westminster, CO (In-Office 4 Days a Week)
Travel Requirement: 10%
Why You'll Love Working With Us
At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"—we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact.
We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow.
You'll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.
Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.
Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."
Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.
Hiring Range
$144,600.00–$198,800.00Pay Rate Type
SalaryBonus Eligible?
YesCommission Eligible?
No
Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.
How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.
Application Deadline: Trimble accepts applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at https://investor.trimble.com, under “Corporate Governance.”
Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening, asking questions, and taking intentional actions, we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow.
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