Senior Software Engineer, Routing

Icehouseventures; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuro is looking for a backend engineer to work on scalable systems for the Routing Team. You will design microservices and optimize routing algorithms, leveraging your 3-5 years of experience with C++. Candidates should have a strong grasp of cloud technologies and database management, along with excellent communication skills. This full-time position, located in Mountain View, California, offers a competitive salary range of $152,000 to $228,000, performance bonuses, equity, and a robust benefits package.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience building and scaling real-time server-side applications.
• Experience with large-scale complex algorithm problems.
• Proficiency in C++ programming.
• Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases.
• Experience with cloud providers such as GCP or AWS.

Responsibilities

• Building and scaling backend systems and onboard modules for the Routing team.
• Optimizing routing algorithms and designing microservices.
• Working with product and strategy teams on user experience.

Skills

C++ programming

Real-time server-side applications

Routing algorithms

Database management (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)

Cloud providers (GCP, AWS)

Docker & Kubernetes

Job description

Who We Are

Nuro exists to better everyday life through robotics. Founded in 2016, Nuro has spent eight years developing autonomous driving (AD) technology and commercializing AD applications. The Nuro Driver™ is our world‑class autonomous driving system that combines AD hardware with our generalized AI‑first self‑driving software. Built to learn and improve through data, the Nuro Driver™ is one of the few driverless autonomous technologies on public roads today.

Nuro has raised over $2B in capital from Fidelity, Bailie Gifford, T. Rowe Price, Google, and other leading investors. We’ve partnered with some of the world’s most respected brands including Uber, FedEx, Domino’s, Walmart, Kroger, and 7‑Eleven.

About the Role

The Routing Team crafts vital services that ensure Nuro Driver™ reaches destinations safely and efficiently. We continuously refine our routing engine to calculate more efficient routes, deliver highly accurate ETAs, and manage scalable traffic for every journey, adapting as our business / geolocation expands and mapping infrastructure evolves.

About the Work

• You will work on building and scaling both the backend systems and onboard modules for the Routing team. This includes everything from designing microservices, optimizing our routing algorithms, understanding road network graphs, building monitoring and analytics infrastructure, optimizing our deployment pipeline, and more.
• You will work with product, strategy, and operations teams to design and build new, magical user experiences, and define our product strategy and roadmap.

About You

• Technical excellence.
  • You have at least 3-5 years of building and scaling realtime server‑side applications.
  • You have worked on large‑scale complex algorithm problems, and know how to balance correctness and performance.
  • You are proficient in C++ programming
  • You know how to choose the right storage technology for the job. You have experience with a wide‑range of databases, including relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL), non‑relational (BigTable, Cassandra, Redis, etc), and data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, etc).
  • You know your way around RPC frameworks (gRPC, Thrift) and pubsub systems (Kafka, Cloud PubSub, Celery, etc).
  • You have extensive experience working with cloud providers (GCP, AWS, etc).
  • You have experience working with Docker & Kubernetes, or are willing to learn.
• You have a wide‑range of technical skills, you love learning new technologies and you’re a quick learner.
• You have a passion for making lives easier for developers. You love working on tooling that will help engineers more easily troubleshoot, debug, and profile their applications.
• You have the knack for making the right tradeoffs. You know when it makes sense to take the quick‑and‑dirty vs the scalable approach. You can move fluently between the two.
• You care about users. You like to work closely with product and design to build the best product for our consumers.
• You are a great communicator, and you regularly chat with PMs, UXRs, other engineers, and cross‑functional stakeholders on product requirements and designs.
• You are impact‑driven. You care deeply that your work makes a significant impact on the lives of millions of people.

Bonus Points

• Experience with routing algorithms
• Experience with map data and graph data structures
• Experience with robotics
• Experience with ETA modeling

At Nuro, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $152,000 and $228,000 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.