Staff Software Engineer - Autonomy Frameworks

Aurora InnovationPittsburgh, PA
85d$171,000 - $273,000

About The Position

Aurora’s mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone. At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. 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. 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
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