3 hours ago
Base Salary
$146k - $260k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead features for the mapping system from architecture and design through backend and user-interface implementation.
- Architect and develop geospatially distributed backend services and data pipelines for complex map data.
- Build responsive WebGL-based web applications that translate complex datasets into intuitive user products.
- Influence the team’s technical direction and roadmap while mentoring engineers through design reviews and collaboration.
- Participate in code reviews and improve system architecture, reliability, maintainability, and code quality.
- Partner with cross-functional and operations stakeholders to deliver software that improves mapping efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 5 years of industry software development experience owning and delivering complex features from design through deployment.
- Deep full-stack experience architecting scalable backend services and developing complex modern WebGL-based applications using frameworks such as React or Angular.
- Hands-on experience with API design, Python-based geometric algorithms, cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, AWS, Kubernetes, Buildkite, and monitoring or alerting systems.
- Strong UX sensibility and attention to detail, including the ability to advocate for user experience decisions and match implemented interfaces to design specifications.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, product ownership, judgment, and ability to balance rapid development with long-term maintainability.
- Experience with UX design for safety-critical or mission-critical applications is desirable.
- Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or complex hardware/software systems is desirable.
- Ability to scale workflows and pipelines is desirable.
Benefits
- Annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits are provided in addition to base pay.
- Hybrid work environment requiring employees to work in the office at least 3 days per week.
- The role is available in Seattle, Washington; Mountain View, California; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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About Aurora
Aurora builds the Aurora Driver, a self-driving system for heavy-duty trucks, and offers it as a driver-as-a-service to freight carriers. The company partners with truck OEMs and logistics networks, including Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, FedEx, Uber Freight, Werner, Schneider, and Ryder, to commercialize autonomous freight hauling. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Aurora is a public company trading on Nasdaq under the symbol AUR.