Senior Software Engineer, Sensor Platform

Nuro; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Annual bonus

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Nuro is seeking a senior software engineer to design and develop sensor and compute systems for robotics in Mountain View. You will advance the hardware‑software stack from device drivers to high‑level applications, focusing on reliability, performance, and real‑time operation.

You will mentor engineers, lead cross‑functional projects, and collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams while delivering measurable impact on autonomous driving systems.

Qualifications

• Domain experience: robotics or autonomous driving systems
• Technical excellence: deep dive into complex real-time systems; strong proficiency in C++, concurrency; system software from device driver to application; Linux kernel understanding and performance optimization
• 6+ years with a Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE, 4+ years with a PhD
• Clear and concise communication
• Collaborates effectively with engineers, PMs, and other stakeholders

Responsibilities

• 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
• Lead cross‑functional projects on sensors and compute for autonomous vehicles
• Mentor software engineers to bring them to their full potential

Skills

C++

Concurrency

Real-time systems

System software

Linux kernel

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE

PhD in CS/EE

Tools

Linux kernel development

Job description

Who We Are

Nuro believes self-driving vehicles are the most immediate and profound opportunity for AI to drive positive change in the physical world. Safer streets, more time for what matters, and easier access to the world around us, that's why we're building a universal autonomy platform: self-driving for all roads and all rides.

Who We Are

Nuro believes self-driving vehicles are the most immediate and profound opportunity for AI to drive positive change in the physical world. Safer streets, more time for what matters, and easier access to the world around us, that's why we're building a universal autonomy platform: self-driving for all roads and all rides.

Founded in 2016, Nuro is a physical AI company developing Level 4 autonomous driving technology for a wide range of vehicles, use cases, and markets. Powered by the Nuro Driver, our universal autonomy platform enables the global mobility ecosystem to deploy autonomy at scale, from robotaxis and logistics fleets to personal vehicles.

With years of real-world deployment experience and a flexible, partner-led business model, Nuro is working toward a future where millions of autonomous vehicles powered by our technology help make everyday life safer, easier, and more connected.

Nuro has raised over $2B in capital from Uber, NVIDIA, Google, Softbank, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, and other leading investors.

About The Team

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
• Lead cross‑functional projects on sensors and compute for autonomous vehicles
• Mentor software engineers to bring them to their full potential

About You

• Domain experience: Experience in robotics or autonomous driving systems
• Technical excellence: Proven ability to deep dive into complex real‑time systems; strong proficiency in C++, with emphasis on concurrency; system software development expertise, from the device driver to the application level, with deep understanding of Linux kernel‑level algorithmic correctness and performance optimization
• 6+ years of experience with a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field; 4+ years of experience with a Ph.D degree
• 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, visual or thermal imaging cameras
• Experience with machine learning or image processing
• 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

For this position, the reasonably expected base pay range is between $160,360 and $240,540 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.