Staff Software Engineer

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 .

The Autonomy Data: Behavior Engine team builds tools, data pipelines, infrastructures and ML classifiers to empower the data-driven processes for all Motion Planner’s behavior development and validation. We are looking for an exceptional Software Engineer to join the team to help build automated, human-in-the loop pipelines and tools that generate data to validate and optimize the Aurora Driver planning behavior. Our work is on the critical path to scale the Aurora Driver – an exciting time to join!

In this role, you will

• Design, develop and maintain the Motion Planner behavior validation data creation and evaluation pipeline.


• Develop tools for increasing the development speed of building and evaluating autonomy software.


• Develop tools for introspection, visualization and performance analysis.


• Improve the performance of the autonomy system through validation optimizations.


• Collaborate with stakeholders including Autonomy Engineers, Test Engineers, Product, Cloud Platform and Safety to ensure timely delivery of validation data set.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with modern programming languages such as Python, C++ or Java.


• Experience with developing in a Linux or Unix environment.


• Experience with developing data pipelines such as Airflow, Buildkite or Step Functions.


• Experience with cloud offerings such as AWS or GCP.


• Experience with cloud storages such as S3, Postgres and Redis.


• Experience with communication protocols such as and gRPC.


• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in Self Driving / Autonomy Driving.


• Experience in Robotics / Mappings / Motion Planning is a plus.


• Experience in Distributed Systems and Concurrency.


• Experience in Scaling Data Pipelines through Observability and Traceability.


• Experience in Event Queues such as Kafka, SQS or SNS.


• Experience in Cloud Security Concepts such as JWT and mTLS.

The base salary range for this position is $162,000-$260,000 per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.

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