Staff Software Engineer, Offline Testing Infrastructure (OTI) Tech Lead
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. For the latest news from Aurora, visit aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn. 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. an experienced and highly motivated Staff Software Engineer to lead a new team dedicated to stabilizing and modernizing our Offline Testing Infrastructure (OTI). OTI is a critical, shared middle-layer infrastructure that underpins our PR testing, test creation, and Verification & Validation (V&V) efforts. This is a high-impact, high-urgency role focused on improving the velocity of our engineering teams and the reliability of our release cycles. The successful candidate will build and lead a small, focused team to transition OTI to a stable, performant, and scalable platform.
Requirements
- Senior or Staff-level experience (P7 equivalent) as a Software Engineer, ideally in infrastructure, developer tooling, or critical shared services.
- Proven experience leading technical projects and mentoring/directing other engineers.
- Familiarity with distributed compute technologies, cloud services (e.g., AWS), and large-scale workflow management systems
- Demonstrated ability to triage, debug, and perform on-call and incident management for complex, cross-cutting infrastructure issues.
- Strong communication skills to manage stakeholder alignment and drive cross-team standardization efforts.
Responsibilities
- Lead the OTI Team: Serve as the technical lead (TL) for the OTI team within PIE-Compute, driving the strategic vision, execution, and long-term stability of the core infrastructure.
- Help Define and Optimize the Testing Ecosystem:
- Own Critical OTI Components and Migrations:
- Establish Architecture and Best Practices:
- Act as a Center of Excellence: Serve as a subject matter expert for optimizing the architecture and performance of Aurora's largest compute use case (offline testing), and provide high-value consulting/architecture support to adjacent teams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
