Software Engineer, Sensor Platform

Nuro

California

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
The Devices Platform team’s mandate is to lay the foundation of Nuro’s onboard software for our sensor and compute platform, including device drivers, inter-device protocols and pipelines, and device runtime APIs. Sensors and compute hardware are the eyes, ears, and brains of our self-driving robots. We are creating the hardware-agnostic platform to be used by the perception and autonomy SW stack, and to realize the full potential of our sensor and compute HW in reliability, quality, and performance. The projects we work on are high impact and high visibility within Nuro. This team is also responsible for working with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to define, evaluate, integrate the next generation HW platform for Nuro’s products and to build the necessary tooling to assist continuous testing and validation.
About The Work
Design and develop sensor and compute systems for robotics
Architect and/or deploy Nuro sensors & autonomous SW with high reliability and performance
Deliver reliable SW through metrics monitoring, automated testing, and vendor collaboration
Debug complex systems, root-cause failure modes, and deploy effective solutions
Drive cross-functional projects on sensors and compute for autonomous vehicles
About You
Domain experience: Experience in robotics or autonomous driving systems
Technical excellence: Proven ability to deep dive into embedded and real-time systems; Proficiency in C++, with emphasis on concurrency; Familiarity with the role of the Linux kernel in driver performance.
2+ years of industry experience
Bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D in degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field
Clear and concise communication
Collaborates effectively with engineers, PMs, and other stakeholders.
Bonus Points
Experience in robotics hardware components, including sensors, embedded platforms (with multiple CPUs, GPUs, ISPs, and accelerators)
Experience with programming peripheral devices and device communication protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, UART
Experience with radar, lidar, or visual cameras
Experience with GPU programming and low level driver optimization for Nvidia GPUs
Knowledge of Linux kernel and device driver level programming, including threading, IPC, shared memory, and synchronization
Knowledge of networking, full IP protocol stack, from PHY through TCP, UDP, and to application layer
At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $125,000 and $188,000 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.

Posted 2025-11-09

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