Senior Staff Graphics Pipeline Engineer

Aurora • San Francisco, CA

72d • $212,000 - $340,000

About The Position

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We're searching for a Senior Staff Graphics Pipeline Engineer. In this role, you will lead the technical implementation of cross-functional projects, translating stakeholder requirements directly into robust code and spearheading the engineering effort by example. Architect and personally implement foundational Python frameworks, services, and APIs that form the core of our synthetic data ecosystem. This is a hands-on role where you will frequently be writing and deploying code. Drive the adoption and standardization of USD as the core data backbone for our pipeline. Act as the lead developer and subject matter expert on our most complex pipeline challenges, debugging deep technical issues and engineering scalable solutions.

Requirements

• Expert Python development skills.
• Proven track record of architecting and building large-scale 3D graphics or procedural content generating pipelines.
• Deep, practical production experience with Universal Scene Description (USD).
• Solid understanding of computer graphics fundamentals.
• A passion for solving challenging, high-impact problems and mentoring other engineers.
• 7+ years experience of building or contributing significantly to large-scale graphics production pipelines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with C++ development in a production graphics environment.
• Familiarity with modern CI/CD practices and infrastructure for automated testing and deployment.
• Experience with various parts of a VFX pipeline (modeling, texturing, effects, rendering, compositing, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical implementation of cross-functional projects.
• Translate stakeholder requirements directly into robust code.
• Spearhead the engineering effort by example.
• Architect and implement foundational Python frameworks, services, and APIs.
• Drive the adoption and standardization of USD as the core data backbone for our pipeline.
• Act as the lead developer and subject matter expert on complex pipeline challenges.
• Debug deep technical issues and engineer scalable solutions.

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Equity compensation
• Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Publishing Industries