Senior Software Engineer, Sensor Platform

Nuro•Mountain View, CA

About The Position

Nuro is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Sensor Platform team. This role is crucial in developing the onboard software foundation for Nuro's sensor and compute platform, encompassing device drivers, inter-device protocols and pipelines, and device runtime APIs. The team's work is essential for the perception and autonomy software stack, aiming to maximize the potential of sensor and compute hardware in terms of reliability, quality, and performance. The position involves high-impact, high-visibility projects, including collaboration with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to define, evaluate, and integrate next-generation hardware platforms. Additionally, the role requires building tools to support continuous testing and validation of these systems.

Requirements

Experience in robotics or autonomous driving systems
Proven ability to deep dive into complex real-time systems
Strong proficiency in C++, with emphasis on concurrency
System software development expertise, from the device driver to the application level
Deep understanding of Linux kernel-level algorithmic correctness and performance optimization
6+ years of experience with a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field; 4+ years of experience with a Ph.D degree
Clear and concise communication
Collaborates effectively with engineers, PMs, and other stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Experience in robotics hardware components, including sensors, embedded platforms (with multiple CPUs, GPUs, ISPs, and accelerators)
Experience with programming peripheral devices and device communication protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, UART
Experience with radar, lidar, visual or thermal imaging cameras
Experience with machine learning or image processing
Experience with GPU programming and low level driver optimization for Nvidia GPUs
Knowledge of Linux kernel and device driver level programming, including threading, IPC, shared memory, and synchronization
Knowledge of networking, full IP protocol stack, from PHY through TCP, UDP, and to application layer

Responsibilities

Design and develop sensor and compute systems for robotics
Architect and/or deploy Nuro sensors & autonomous SW with high reliability and performance
Deliver reliable SW through metrics monitoring, automated testing, and vendor collaboration
Debug complex systems, root-cause failure modes, and deploy effective solutions
Lead cross-functional projects on sensors and compute for autonomous vehicles
Mentor software engineers to bring them to their full potential