Sr Full Stack UX Engineer

Aurora•Pittsburgh, PA

9d•$146,000 - $260,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Aurora is seeking a Senior Full Stack UX Engineer for its Map Creation Systems team. This role focuses on developing and optimizing user experience systems for efficient, high-quality static and dynamic map creation. The team manages workflows for faster updates, simplification, and improving data repair/reconstruction. Their work also supports systems for geospatial label creation (model training), map validation, and utilizes geospatial algorithms to reduce manual effort and accelerate turnaround. This is critical for autonomy and business scaling, ensuring successful autonomous fleet operation and meeting strict quality standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of industry experience in software development, with a successful history of owning and delivering complex software features from initial design through to deployment.
Deep, full-stack expertise, encompassing both architecting and implementing scalable backend services and developing and deploying complex, modern WebGL-based applications using frameworks such as React or Angular.
Hands-on experience in full-stack development, including API design, implementation of geometric algorithms using Python, and familiarity with modern cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices (e.g., AWS, Kubernetes, Buildkite, CI/CD, and monitoring/alerting systems).
Strong UX sensibility and meticulous attention to detail, with the ability to advocate for strong user experience opinions and ensure implemented UI matches design specifications
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, coupled with a strong sense of product ownership, capable of translating user needs into clearly defined technical solutions.
Demonstrated sound judgment and a bias for action, effectively balancing the need for rapid development with long-term code quality and maintainability.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated background in UX Design for safety-critical or mission-critical applications.
Experience in fields like autonomous vehicles, robotics, or other complex hardware/software systems.
Proven ability to scale workflows and pipelines.

Responsibilities

Lead the entire feature lifecycle for our mapping system, from designing the architecture to implementing both backend services and the user interface.
Architect and develop highly responsive, geospatially distributed backend services and data pipelines for processing and serving complex map data.
Build sophisticated and responsive web applications, translating complex datasets into powerful, intuitive products for our users.
Influence the technical direction and roadmap of the team.
Mentor engineers through design reviews and collaboration, and continuously work to improve system architecture and reliability.
Ensure code quality and system maintainability by participating in and providing feedback during code reviews for both web and backend codebases.
Partner closely with both cross-team and operations stakeholders to understand their needs and deliver software solutions that directly enhance our Mapping efficiency.