Senior Software Engineer, Performance
About The Position
Nuro is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its Performance team and optimize the performance of its autonomous vehicle software so vehicles can respond quickly and safely to their surroundings. The team develops systems and tools for continuous performance analysis and leads latency reduction and resource-efficiency efforts, helping autonomy teams build an efficient, performant autonomy stack for current and future generations of the Nuro Driver. The role involves analyzing, profiling, debugging, monitoring, and optimizing performance across the Nuro Driver software stack. The engineer will design and develop systems and tools for memory management, thread prioritization and scheduling, GPU execution, and process and thread lifecycle management. They will collaborate across teams on performance-first system architecture, build core libraries and APIs for high-performance autonomy software, and promote best practices across the organization.
Requirements
- Strong systems fundamentals and proficiency in C++.
- Expertise in computer architecture and operating systems.
- Experience developing in highly concurrent, multiprocessor, and multithreaded environments.
- Experience optimizing performance and porting software across compute architectures such as x86, ARM, GPUs, and SoCs.
- Experience with performance profiling tools such as perf, VTune, BPF, or Nvidia Nsight Systems.
- At least 5 years of relevant industry experience.
- BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related technical field.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with GPU programming, such as CUDA or OpenCL, and low-level driver optimization for Nvidia GPUs.
- Experience with Nvidia DriveOS or ROS.
Responsibilities
- Analyze, profile, debug, monitor, and optimize performance across the Nuro Driver software stack.
- Design and develop systems and tools for memory management, thread prioritization and scheduling, GPU execution, and process and thread lifetime management.
- Collaborate with engineers across teams to define performance-first system-level architecture and building blocks.
- Build core libraries and APIs that enable autonomy engineers to write high-performance code.
- Drive and encourage best practices within the team and across the organization.
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus
- Equity
- Competitive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
