Staff Software Engineer - Autonomy Frameworks

Aurora • Seattle, WA

83d • $189,000 - $303,000

About The Position

Aurora is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to the development of our core Autonomy Framework. This autonomy frameworks team is responsible for the robotics middleware that powers the Aurora Driver. In this role, you will work on initiatives that ensure the performance, determinism, and efficiency of Autonomy and Simulation applications. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a critical component at the heart of our self-driving technology, directly impacting the safety and reliability of our autonomous vehicles.

Requirements

• BS/MS or PhD in Computer Science or a related field
• Excellent C++ or C programming in a UNIX/POSIX environment
• Demonstrated experience developing performance-critical applications
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience.

Nice To Haves

• Prior Middleware/Framework experience
• Familiarity with real-time and multi-threaded systems
• Experience with deterministic execution and idempotency
• Experience with robotics and/or ML systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams across the company to design, develop, and validate Aurora's Core Framework, which runs on our vehicle and cloud infrastructure.
• Engage in cross-team initiatives and projects that have broad impact across software and hardware organizations.
• Propose new features and write technical design documents to improve our platform's efficiency, robustness, and scalability.
• Maximize the productivity of engineers across the company and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Troubleshoot and solve complex issues within distributed safety-critical real-time systems.

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Equity compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Master's degree