Sensor Platform Software Engineer – Real-Time Robotics

Nuro; Mountain View (WY); On-site; USD 132,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuro designs and builds autonomous driving technology with a focus on sensor and compute platforms for self-driving vehicles. The Devices Platform team shapes the onboard software, including drivers, inter-device communication, and runtime APIs used by perception and autonomy stacks.

The role emphasizes deep expertise in embedded/real-time systems and C++, with kernel-level performance considerations and collaboration across engineering, PMs, and partners.

Qualifications

• Experience in robotics or autonomous driving systems.
• Proficiency in C++, with emphasis on concurrency.
• Deep dive into embedded and real-time systems; Linux kernel familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop sensor and compute systems for robotics.
• Architect and deploy sensor & autonomous software with high reliability and performance.
• Deliver reliable software via metrics, testing, and vendor collaboration.

Skills

Embedded systems

Real-time systems

C++ concurrency

Linux kernel familiarity

Robotics experience

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in CS/EE or related

Job description

Nuro designs and builds autonomous driving technology with a focus on sensor and compute platforms for self-driving vehicles. The Devices Platform team shapes the onboard software, including drivers, inter-device communication, and runtime APIs used by perception and autonomy stacks.

The role emphasizes deep expertise in embedded/real-time systems and C++, with kernel-level performance considerations and collaboration across engineering, PMs, and partners.