Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Vehicle Frameworks

Aurora; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to advance the Autonomy Frameworks team, building the robotics middleware powering the Aurora Driver. You will shape the AV runtime across vehicle and offline execution, with a focus on high-performance, low-latency communication and robust APIs.

Join a mission-driven company delivering self-driving technology safely and broadly. Expect collaboration across time zones, hands-on field support, and a leadership role in setting coding standards and

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Expert-level C++ programming skills in Linux for high-performance, thread-safe systems.
• Experience building middleware, runtime frameworks, or distributed systems (pub/sub, IPC, schedulers).
• Deep understanding of concurrency, memory models, and Linux internals.
• Ability to work across multiple programming languages.
• Passion for robust, production-grade code.
• Ability to navigate large codebases and collaborate across time zones.
• Mentor engineers, set coding standards, and shape long-term roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architecture of Aurora's AV runtime framework across on-vehicle and offline execution.
• Design high-performance, low-latency inter-module communication (shared memory, IPC, RPC).
• Own stack configuration, deployment, and process lifecycle on the vehicle compute platform.
• Improve determinism and fidelity of offline execution for scalable on-vehicle behavior.
• Build framework capabilities for fault tracing, health monitoring, and recovery.
• Design intuitive C++ APIs for Autonomy engineers.
• Provide engineering support for field testing and fleet operations.
• Mentor senior engineers and drive long-term AV framework roadmap.

Skills

C++ programming

Linux systems

Middleware / distributed systems

Concurrency

Multi-language paradigms

Communication

Large codebases

Mentoring & coding standards

Education

CS degree or equivalent

Tools

ROS 2

ThreadX

FreeRTOS

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to advance the Autonomy Frameworks team, building the robotics middleware powering the Aurora Driver. You will shape the AV runtime across vehicle and offline execution, with a focus on high-performance, low-latency communication and robust APIs.

Join a mission-driven company delivering self-driving technology safely and broadly. Expect collaboration across time zones, hands-on field support, and a leadership role in setting coding standards and