Software Engineer II

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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.

• 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.

• 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.
• 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 Dev Ops practices.
• Knowledge of software design patterns, secure coding practices, performance optimization, and debugging techniques.
• Experience with relational and/or No
  
  SQL databases.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

• Experience mentoring, coaching,…