Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Data Efficiency

Who We Are 

Nuro is a self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. Founded in 2016, Nuro is building the world’s most scalable driver, combining cutting-edge AI with automotive-grade hardware. Nuro licenses its core technology, the Nuro Driver™, to support a wide range of applications, from robotaxis and commercial fleets to personally owned vehicles. With technology proven over years of self-driving deployments, Nuro gives the automakers and mobility platforms a clear path to AVs at commercial scale, empowering a safer, richer, and more connected future.

About the Role

We are looking for engineers to make our bots come to life. Our onboard system team’s software engineers provide a reliable and high-performance platform that allows our autonomy teams to integrate their autonomy software and algorithms that work across various self-driving platforms. This work requires close collaboration with our software teams, hardware teams, and systems/safety team to make sure new software and hardware work together safely and reliably, and resolve onboard error and performance problems.

About the Work

• Work on a Linux-based system inside our vehicle

• Collaborate with other software teams to build foundational libraries and interfaces, with emphasis on low-latency and consistent performance

• Build state-of-the-art real-time scenario understanding and scoring systems inside our vehicle

• Develop state-of-the-art ViT and energy-based models and optimize/deploy the models onboard to retain the long-tail scenarios

• Build data logging strategies to maximize the relevance and value of retained data

About You

• MS/PhD in Computer Science or 4+ years of equivalent industry experience

• Strong system fundamentals and strong C++ skills

• Solid experience developing production-quality software in C/C++, Python in areas like self-driving, robotics, embedded Linux system, telecommunication, and other technology industries.

Bonus Points 

• Robotics experience, ML inference optimization experience, computer architecture experience

• Experience with GPU programming or NVIDIA Orin Platform

• Experience with Vision Transformers (ViT) and expertise in training and optimizing energy-based models for onboard deployment.

At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected pay range is between $183,825 and $275,975 for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.

At Nuro, we celebrate differences and are committed to a diverse workplace that fosters inclusion and psychological safety for all employees. Nuro is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.