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Senior Software Engineer, Middleware

full-time•Mountain View•$193k - $291k

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Location

Mountain View

Salary

$193k - $291k

Type

full-time

Experience

5-10 years

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About this role

<p><strong>Who We Are&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. Founded in 2016, Nuro is building the world’s most scalable driver, combining cutting-edge AI with automotive-grade hardware. Nuro licenses its core technology, the Nuro Driver™, to support a wide range of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personally owned vehicles. With technology proven over years of self-driving deployments, Nuro gives the automakers and mobility platforms a clear path to AVs at commercial scale, empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future.</p> <p><strong>About the Team</strong><br><br>We are looking for self motivated engineers to build next generation onboard infrastructure for self driving vehicles. Our onboard system team’s software engineers provide a reliable and high-performance platform that allows our autonomy teams to integrate their autonomy software and algorithms that work across various self-driving platforms. This work requires close collaboration with our Autonomy team, hardware teams, AI Platform team, and systems/safety team to make sure the whole autonomy stack works together safely and reliably.</p> <p><strong>About the Work</strong></p> <ul> <li>Work on distributed systems inside the vehicle</li> <li>Design and implement contracts and APIs facilitating communication between multiple nodes</li> <li>Develop logging infrastructure and data collection frameworks for massive volume autonomy and sensor data</li> <li>Collaborate with other software teams to build foundational libraries and interfaces, with emphasis on low-latency and high reliability</li> <li>Build data pipelines and diagnostics tools to improve the reliability and operational efficiency of onboard software</li> <li>Use your expertise to debug hard-to-reproduce whole-system problems</li> </ul> <p><strong>About You</strong></p> <ul> <li>BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science&nbsp; 4+ years of Equivalent industry experience</li> <li>Strong system fundamentals and strong C++ skills</li> <li>Solid experience developing production-quality software in C++ and Python in areas like self-driving, robotics, embedded Linux system, telecommunication, and other technology industries.</li> <li>Deep understanding on Linux operating systems.</li> <li>Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex system performance bottlenecks through analytical troubleshooting.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus Points</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience with ROS, Apollo Cyber RT, Iceoryx or other robotics frameworks</li> <li>Robotics experience, ML inference optimization experience, computer architecture experience</li> <li>Experience with GPU programming or NVidia Orin Platform</li> </ul> <p>At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $193,000 and $291,000 for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.</p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees. Nuro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. #LI-DNP</span></em></p>

What you'll do

  • The role involves working on distributed systems within self-driving vehicles and designing APIs for communication between nodes. Additionally, the engineer will develop logging infrastructure and collaborate with other software teams to enhance the reliability of onboard software.

About Nuro

Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. Founded in 2016, Nuro is building the world’s most scalable driver, combining cutting-edge AI with automotive-grade hardware. Nuro licenses its core technology, the Nuro Driver™, to support a wide range of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personally owned vehicles. With technology proven over years of self-driving deployments, Nuro gives the automakers and mobility platforms a clear path to AVs at commercial scale—empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future.

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