Staff Software Engineer, Connectivity

Aurora•Mountain View, CA

37d•$171,000 - $303,000•Hybrid

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 Staff Software Engineer to join Aurora’s Vehicle Connectivity team. This team is responsible for Aurora’s self-driving vehicle connectivity stack for reliable, observable, and secure vehicle-to-cloud communications.

Requirements

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience
Expert-level C++ programming skills and the ability to design high-performance, thread-safe, and memory-efficient systems in a Linux environment
Ability to work across multiple programming languages and paradigms
Experience working with networking protocols, such as TCP, UDP, gRPC, HTTP and network health monitoring frameworks
A passion for writing robust, intuitive, and pragmatic production code
Experience with Linux network configuration and troubleshooting
Ability to navigate and work effectively in large codebases
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Work autonomously, but still be a great team player with colleagues across time-zones

Nice To Haves

Experience with performance evaluation and optimization
Strong programming skills in GoLang
Experience with safety critical systems

Responsibilities

Define vehicle connectivity and communication architecture
Design and implement highly-reliable, low-latency vehicle communications framework handling diverse mobile network conditions
Address connectivity-specific concerns for vehicle runtime, e.g. networking, performance, and observability
Work with autonomy engineers to meet performance and efficiency requirements for data throughput
Provide engineering support for field testing and fleet operations
Mentor senior engineers, set coding standards, and drive the long-term roadmap for vehicle to cloud connectivity