Aurora

Software Engineer, Performance Engineering Optimization

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22 hours ago
Mountain View, CA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
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Base Salary

$116k - $174k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and contribute to tooling that collects and processes large-scale performance data from vehicles and simulations.
  • Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines that ingest and transform data into a warehouse for visualization and analysis.
  • Develop tooling to discover and diagnose software and hardware performance problems.
  • Support data-driven performance experimentation and help autonomy engineers determine cause-and-effect relationships between onboard events.
  • Collaborate with Autonomy, Sensing, and Vehicle Platform Infrastructure engineers on optimization efforts.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in C++ or Python and software design skills.
  • Knowledge of ETL pipelines.
  • Ability to apply statistical and machine learning methods to data analysis.
  • Experience with Linux fundamentals.
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 1–3 years of professional experience.
  • Preferred: knowledge of cloud storage and cloud-based data pipelines.
  • Preferred: experience in data science and data engineering on cloud platforms.
  • Preferred: familiarity with Linux operating system fundamentals and performance optimization for soft real-time systems.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $116,000–$174,000 per year, plus eligibility for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
  • Expected to work from the office at least 3 days per week, with some roles requiring up to 5 days per week.

Tech Stack

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BackendData Engineering
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About Aurora

1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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